The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is warning travellers to not go away themselves unprotected when reserving final minute offers to vacation locations.
With many widespread locations now open for guests, numerous travellers are anticipated to be looking for discount journeys overseas.
Nonetheless, it’s extra essential than ever to test {that a} journey is financially protected, the CAA mentioned.
If you’re reserving a package deal vacation, ensure that it’s financially protected by the ATOL scheme.
ATOL safety implies that if the journey firm you booked with ceases buying and selling, you’ll both get your a refund, or, if in case you have already begun your vacation, be capable of full your journey at no further value.
You will need to look past the worth of some gives and ensure there’s ATOL vacation monetary safety in place on your journey.
Not all web sites ending in .co.uk shall be firms based mostly within the UK too, which implies they might not provide monetary safety.
There are a number of methods to test in case your journey firm is roofed earlier than you guide:
- If the ATOL emblem is on their store window, web site or brochure
- If they’ve a novel 4 or five-digit ATOL quantity
- If they’re listed on our ‘Test an ATOL’ web page on our web site
Andy Cohen, head of ATOL on the UK Civil Aviation Authority, mentioned: “With travellers desirous to get away, we urge shoppers to do their analysis and look past the worth when reserving final minute getaways to hotspot locations.
“It’s extra essential now than ever that travellers make certain they’re financially protected when travelling.”
