Atol

Estimated call of £11m on Atol fund during first year of pandemic

There were 34 Atol failures in the year to 31 March 2021, the most in a single year since the introduction of the Atol protection contribution, with notable failures including that of STA Travel

Tui v Jet2: How Tui plans to regain its market share - and what it means for agents

Tui’s new chief executive’s to-do list must have his main UK rival high on it

Tui vows to regain UK market leader crown from Jet2

Tui says it will displace Jet2holidays at biggest Atol-holder to regain market leadership

Jet2 boss's message to agents as firm overtakes Tui as UK's largest tour operator

Leeds-based airline and operator now licensed to carry 5.8 million Atol-protected passengers – 500,000 more than Tui

Berkshire-based luxury operator ceases trading as Atol holder

Sublime Travel website and social media presence down, and phone numbers out of use

‘Atol reform is about more than just stability – it's about faith in travel’

Gary Noakes takes a deeper dive into the CAA’s proposals for Atol reform, and assesses the industry’s reaction to new regulations with wide-reaching consequences for businesses

Trailfinders criticises Atol reform 'delays and inertia'

Trailfinders’ Mike Gooley criticises latest Atol change delays but backs segregation of funds

Why the latest Atol reform ideas have industry experts split

Key figures give initial thoughts on Atol Reform document

Abta reconvening financial protection focus groups after Atol update

The association will reconvene panels of experts to offer its view on Atol changes

CAA puts agents’ pipeline money protection reform on hold

CAA will not reform protection of pipeline money this year

Atol protection cost ‘could reach £15pp’, CAA proposes

CAA veers towards a stepped system of Atol Protection Contribution

Atol reformers favour ‘hybrid’ protection model, report confirms

Atol reform likely to involve a mixture of fund segregation and bonds

Pandemic driving up recognition of Atol brand and its importance, says CAA

New CAA survey finds seven in 10 consumers believe Atol protection has become more important since the pandemic

New transport chair: 'Heaven forbid we don’t learn lessons from Covid'

New transport select committee chair Iain Stewart is keen to ensure travel is ready to tackle its future challenges

Watch: Atol unveils ‘biggest-ever’ peaks booking campaign

Running until the end of January, the ‘Booking Boogie’ campaign aims to support the travel industry and raise awareness of the Atol brand

Family-run specialist operator ceases trading as Atol holder

CAA confirms collapse of Caribbean specialist Fun Travel

Brussels urged to back scheduled airline failure protection

Nine consumer and travel groups call on the EU to mandate scheduled airline failure protection

What agents need to know about Atol reform on the horizon

Luke Golding, director, Deloitte Legal, takes a look at potential changes and how they could impact agents

Divide between small and large Atol holders growing

Larger firms’ efforts to bring peaks booking curve forward likely, though, to create ’halo effect’ for smaller businesses

Aviation minister: ‘There’s no clear answer on Atol’

The aviation minister has urged the travel industry to get in touch, not just about the issues they would like changed, but also the positive elements of travel, “otherwise I might get rid of those things”, she warned.

CAA seeks views on how it should oversee the industry

Authority opens consultation on how the CAA is run, including how it administers Atol and oversees consumer rights

Govt hints it will finally give CAA powers to hold airlines to account

Department for Transport says ministers want to ensure consumers have confidence airlines will honour their legal obligations

High street agency closes after 35 years following 45% rent hike

Oundle Travel closed its doors for good earlier this week after it was hit by ‘unacceptable’ rent increases

Did the 'mini-Budget' kill travel's hopes of a normal peaks?

TTG Agenda 2022 panel agree the success of January peaks will likely rest on the upcoming Autumn Statement after the ’unmitigated disaster’ that was Truss and Kwarteng’s ’mini-Budget’