ABTOT is an established travel trade association and has been helping travel organisers with the PTRs (The Regulations) since 1993. Our members include small to medium sized niche travel organisers, charities and associations. ABTOT has a friendly and experienced team to help guide travel organisers through the regulatory maze. As an approved Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) body, ABTOT is authorised to hold travel bonds on behalf of travel organisers in order to provide financial protection for their customer prepayments. A customer who books with an ABTOT member has the peace of mind that their money is safe in the unlikely event of their travel organisers failure. ABTOT has it's own Franchise ATOL and may protect flight and non-flight packages. Please visit our website www.ABTOT.com for more information OR call us to discuss your financial protection requirements.
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An amazing achievement in any career - congratulations again to Travlaw's Stephen Mason - read more in the article link below with Travel Weekly UK
Our Senior Counsel Stephen Mason is still going strong after FIFTY years in the business! He spoke to Ian Taylor at Travel Weekly UK -
Exciting news from #ABTOTprotected Adventure Tours UK - look forward to catching this on ITV when it airs #BCorp #travel
We enjoyed an exciting opportunity to join Carole Green and the Clwydian Rangeanddeevalleyaonb rangers in our woodland project earlier this week, filming for ITV Wales' upcoming feature on biodiversity! As a #BCorp-certified business we care deeply for our planet and mitigating our low carbon footprint while creating a biodiverse environment is just one of our many nature positive initiatives 💚 As a tourism business bringing adventurers from around the world to share in the UK's incredible wild spaces, it's also critical to the future of our business that we support the abundance of wildlife found here. Sadly the UK is recognised as one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, so where better to start resolving this than right here in North Wales. Check out the full feature on ITV Wales this Friday and see our Co-founder Claire Copeman speaking with Carole about what we do and why we do it 🌳 A special thanks to Clwydian Range Tourism Group for involving us in this fantastic opportunity 🙏 #biodiversity #naturepositive #climatecrisis #smallbusiness
Hot on the heels of our recent webinar with Travlaw, Confederation of Passenger Transport, and Bakers Dolphin, the government have launched their guidance page on EU Entry/Exit System. The EES start date is confirmed as 10th November 2024. A link to the government site is below: https://lnkd.in/dCAkft6y
Congratulations to everyone at McKinlay Kidd Ltd on this exciting new chapter!
We are delighted to announce that McKinlay Kidd Ltd is officially an employee-owned company. After 21 years of creating holidays made differently, initially in Scotland then expanding across Ireland, England, Wales and the Channel Islands, founders Heather McKinlay and Robert Kidd will step back from the day to day running of the company. Heather McKinlay, Co-Founder of McKinlay Kidd said “We considered different options for the ownership transition and it soon became clear that employee ownership is the right succession planning model for McKinlay Kidd. It will help us ensure long term business success in a way that builds on our values of putting people - customers, communities, partners, and staff – first”. McKinlay Kidd will continue as the company and brand that it is, operating under the leadership of Managing Director Zoe Davidson, supported on the company board by Heather McKinlay and Non-Executive Chair Richard Carrick. 100% of the shares will now be owned by the McKinlay Kidd Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of the company’s employees. The trust board comprises Robert Kidd, employee trustee Roisin Kelly and independent trustee Innes Chalmers. This change of ownership will ensure continuity as a Glasgow-based company and celebrates the McKinlay Kidd ethos that travel relies upon the importance of human connection. In a world of AI, our growing team of 25 employees work hard behind the scenes to source and plan inspirational trips and to deliver world-class service that our customers appreciate and value. We are grateful for the partnerships that we have built with predominantly family-owned businesses, that make it possible for us to provide authentic local experiences to our customers who come from both within the UK and from across the globe. The future as an employee-owned company is an exciting one. We look forward to continuing to grow and flourish with the new opportunities ahead.
Have you registered yet for the in person #ABClive this month with Ami Naru Barbara Kolosinska and Claire Steiner? Limited places left so book via the link below before they are all gone #membership #HR #recruitment #networking Travlaw C&M Travel Recruitment
Joining our expert team of Barbara Kolosinska, Claire Steiner & Travlaw's Ami Naru at #ABClive is Guy Novik - Founder of USAirtours! There's very few spaces left so book your place for free right now https://lnkd.in/dSPSPHHS #travelindustry #hr #event
The finalists are out! We could not be more delighted that all 8 finalists for Coach Tourism Programme of the Year are Bonded Coach Holiday Members! Counting down to 13 November when we will get to present to award to the winner. Good luck to everyone shortlisted in all the categories. routeone Magazine Confederation of Passenger Transport #coachholidays #BCH #awards
This is absolutely amazing from John and Anne. Wishing you strong knees for the final stretch and a cushioned seat! You know there are amazing coach holiday specialists that can take you from one end of the country to the other in comfort instead 😁? Johnsons Coaches #BondedCoachHolidays #ABTOTprotected
As some of you might be aware John Johnson has started off his retirement from Johnsons with a great task, himself and his lovely wife, Anne have embarked on a tandem bike ride from Land's End to John o'Groats - covering 1050 miles in 21 days all in aid of fundraising for BBC Children in Need. He is keeping us all in the loop and reporting back with photos of their journey so far and have asked us to share them with you all.. "We are now over halfway and have made it to Moffat, in Scotland! We are on our second rest day and the weather has been great since Gloucester, except for today! We did 65 miles from Penrith to Moffat and as soon as we crossed the border it started to rain! So the last 30 miles were in torrential rain!😬 😰 We’ve raised about £2500 in total so far. We are still in good nic and so is the bike, so all is well. Thank you for the sponsorship. PS, yesterday we missed a turn at Tebay, but to save us retracing our steps for a couple of miles we consulted the OS map then took a short cut, down a track through a field and over a footbridge… all part of the adventure (see the last couple of photos. Best wishes all. JJ 😀" If you can, please go and donate via John's JustGiving page here https://lnkd.in/e_66AC7G
Catch up with the latest travel law legal updates with Travlaw on 14 August
FREE WEBINAR | Krystene Bousfield leads the latest Hot Topics webinar, featuring updates on EC261, Subrogation Claims, and the potential impacts of the DMCC on your travel business! Join us on Wednesday 14th August by registering below;
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77% of travellers under 30 consider sustainability when making travel decisions… So how do you embed sustainability into your strategy? Firstly, understand it’s not a quick-fix, tick-box exercise. Sustainability is a case of walking the walk, not talking the talk. A few core tenets: 1. Looking local How can your destination or travel company genuinely support the local community? This doesn’t mean simply exploiting any local gems for the fun of your customers… It means creating a win/win… Win for them, win for you. 2. Sustainable choices This seems like an obvious one, but it’s crucial. Where possible, make sustainable choices. Not only that, but talk about those choices publicly. Educate your customers on the way you’re aiming to be sustainable… You never know how that might inspire others to do the same. 3. Think conservation What beautiful aspects of your destination, or the places you take people can be conserved and protected? Don’t wait for others to step in and do the work… If you see opportunities to preserve, conserve and protect, go for it. Of course, there’s lots of great work to be done to truly embody a sustainable organisation… But not only do the customers of tomorrow want us to do so… It’s good for the rest of the world too. Win/Win.
Have a great #RideNDrive everyone!
Sun, posters to acknowledge our brilliant sponsors, doughnuts, and convivial company: CPT's staff team are getting ready to welcome over 150 participants for #CPTRideNDrive #AccessAllAreas #DriveBritainForward