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ABTA.
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Change must support agents
ANY EXTENSION of the Atol scheme Bunce said the industry should
should not threaten the travel not give up on continuing to push
agency model that has been the the government for a comprehen-
driving force behind the industry in sive all-flights levy covering all
the UK, Abta warned. scheduled airlines.
It was important that any Calls for Atol to be extended did
changes did not heap the financial not meet with univeral approval.
and regulatory burdens of princi- Richard Downs, Iglu.com chief exec-
pals on to agents, said Simon Bunce, Simon Bunce: “Don’t load utive, said: “I disagree we should
the association’s head of legal. more obligations on agents” shove protection down customers’
0m Abta is working on proposals throats – it should be optional.”
£1
DFIFTYMILLION
likely to be submitted as part of the CAA Steve Endacott, On Holiday Group chief exec-
consultation on APC, which could see Atol utive, said repatriation should be covered but
extended to non-licensable sales. protection should be offered as insurance. He
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“Agency status is what has contributed to the said the government would listen only if the big
growth of travel in this country,” he said. two, which fund Atol, threatened to pull out.
“Agents can legitimately sell a whole range of John McEwan, Advantage chief executive, met
services but they would not be able to if they with Abta on Wednesday to discuss the prospect
have to pick up all the obligations as package of putting together a group of six to eight indus-
LLION travel organisers.” try bosses to press the government for change.
SCHEDULED AIRLINES.
Carriers slam
Introducing the brand new Rewards Programme:
SANDALS LUXURY INCLUDED STARS!
Atol exclusion
ANNOUNCING “Sandals Luxury Included Stars”, the out from your Business Development Manager what else you
brand new travel agent rewards programme, replacing need to do as you become Concierge and Butler Stars.
Certified Sandals Specialist. There are still 3 levels to the new The Sandals Luxury Included Stars programme will run on a
programme, these are: Deluxe; Concierge; and Butler, and yearly basis from January to December. Similar to Sell & Go,
MONARCH Airlines and Jet2 are both interested
these levels will run at an individual agent level as well as at with each booking you make, you earn the number of Stars
in offering scheduled flyers protection through
shop level. shown to the side.
the Atol scheme — but current rules do not
Meaning you get double the rewards!
For further information please
allow them to.
To start reaping the rewards from Sandals Luxury Included
contact your Business Development Manager,
The law governing the Atol scheme does not
Stars IT COULDN’T BE EASIER! All you have to do is
call Agency Sales on 020 7590 0210,
complete both Sandals and Beaches online training annually
email on agencysales@sandals.co.uk
contain any scope for scheduled airlines to join;
and register all your bookings at www.sellingsandals.co.uk. Find
or visit www.sellingsandals.co.uk
however, some get around this by protecting
under a subsidiary company.
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Bill Gibbons, director of the Passenger
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regimes, one for fly-cruise and one for
cruise-only, was an “increasing burden”.
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