ATOL announcement due later today
The Civil Aviation Authority is due to make an announcement later today regarding whether online agency Travel Replublic needs to have an ATOL.
According to sources, the CAA is also due to make a decision on
another online player, On the Beach.
A CAA spokesman confirmed a press statement was due to be released today, but refused to give further details.
It is believed the CAA’s decision will once again raise the thorny issue of passenger protection.
Keep tabs on Travelmole.com for further details.
By Bev Fearis

Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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