The government has promised to exclude business travel from the forthcoming introduction of changes to the ATOLAir Travel Organisers' Licensing consumer protection scheme.
The reforms to ATOL are designed to increase the range of consumer protection for holidays but business travel organisations such as the GTMCGuild of Travel Management Companies and Advantage feared corporate trips could inadvertently be included through the changes.
But the government today announced its intention to specifically exclude business travel from ATOL as it revealed its responses to the views submitted by the wider travel industry. The changes to ATOL are due to be implemented for leisure travel sales on April 30.
The Department for Transport said in a statement: ?We support the principle of excluding sales to businesses from the ATOL scheme.
?Accordingly, the CAACivil Aviation Authority (UK): Oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. It was established under the Civil Aviation Act in 1972. is planning to make a formal exemption from the regulations for Flight Plus and Flight Only sales to corporate entities. A draft to this effect will be included in CAA's further information and consultation paper.?
GTMC, Advantage and ABTAAssociation of British Travel Agents had all written to the DfTDepartment for Transport: The UK government department responsible for the English transport network, as well as transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that are not devolved. asking for clarification on the reforms? potential impact on business travel.
The GTMC said in its official response to the original ATOL reforms: ?This document does not adequately define business travel. The GTMC believes there needs to be a clearly understood definition of business travel as delivered by travel management companies.
?We believe that business travel should be specifically excluded from Flight Plus.?
ABTA welcomed today?s move to make business travel exempt from ATOL. The GTMC said it would be checking all the details and definitions before making a comment on the issue.
Source: http://www.abtn.co.uk/news/0916952-government-promises-exclude-business-travel-atol
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