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The Association of British Travel Agents, commonly abbreviated to ABTA, is a trade organisation of British travel agents, founded in 1950. A travel agency is a store where individuals or families go to buy travel packages. ...
As of May 2005, it has 6310 Travel Agent members, and 1052 Tour Operator members; 85% of package holidays in the UK are sold through these members.
It is primarily known among the public for providing financial protection to consumers who book package holidays via members.
The Association of BritishTravelAgents is the UK's Premier Trade Association for Tour Operators and TravelAgents.
ABTA's 1039* tour operator and 6050* travel agency offices are responsible for the sale of some 85% of UK-sold holidays.
Our Travel Information Line is pleased to offer guidance on travel related subjects and can verify the ABTA membership of your travelagent or tour operator.
The Association of BritishTravelAgents, commonly abbreviated to ABTA, is a trade organisation of Britishtravelagents, founded in 1950.
ABTA made representation and contributed to the European Commission's financial protection and the result was a Directive that brought other European countries in line with the system that ABTA operated through its Articles of Association.
ABTA's commercial role is to influence events, for instance at Government and EC level and in commercial affairs in a general way, so as to create as favourable a business environment as is possible consistent with its Members' right to compete freely with other sectors of trade and industry and with each other.
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