Travel agents with an ATOL rip off

Be careful who you book with as travel Agents are being encouraged to earn higher margins by acting as a tour operator with their own an ATOL licence…

Travel agents acting as a tour operator can build in profit margins of 18% to 25% into package holidays.

By selling a package, there is no need to reveal profits to the customer. “The thing about having an ATOL is that you don’t have to break down the costs for the public.

With a spate of recent collapses in the travel industry your should book with the top tour operators, as they have been in business longer and know what they are doing, booking with a travel agent is not good news..

Travel agents acting as a tour operator can build in profit margins of 18% to 25% into package holidays.

Travel agents don’t have to be as transparent with all the commissions to the same degree (as you do with a dynamic package) and that allows them to make a bigger margin at your expense.”