Travel Associations and Memberships
ATOL
The air holidays and flights* shown are ATOL Protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 3545. ATOL Protection extends primarily to customers who book and pay in the United Kingdom.
Click on the ATOL logo if you want to know more.
To confirm TD Travel's ATOL Protected status please click here
ABTA
TD Travel is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents. ABTA maintains a strict Code of Conduct. We agree to be bound by the Code which governs the relationship between you and TD Travel, and also our relationship with ABTA. Our ABTA membership number is 77074.
The Code aims to ensure that you receive the best possible service from an ABTA Travel Agent before you book your travel arrangements, through the booking process and the after-sales service and information you get, to the way they handle any complaint you may have. Full details about the Code of Conduct and the Arbitration Scheme are available for download at the ABTA website.
The ABTA Protection Checklist can be downloaded here [pdf:80k]
IATA
The purpose of IATA Accreditation is to formally recognise travel agents that are authorised to sell and issue international airline tickets.
The Accreditation process has a set of criteria that need to be achieved. They are global in nature, but modified to meet local circumstances as may be required. The criteria includes such areas as :
- Staff Qualifications
- Security of Business Premises
- Finances
- Management
For further information please visit the IATA website.
Institute of Travel and Meetings
The Institute or Travel and Meetings is a not-for-profit organisation whose main activities extend to promoting business travel best practice, benchmarking and the development of individual and collective expertise through a structured education and research programme.
For further information please visit the ITM website.
Guild of Travel Management Companies
Founded in 1967, the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) has become the industry's seal of quality, a guarantee of high standards whenever a Guild member agency is used. The Guild represents the interests of both travel management companies and business travellers themselves.
For further information please visit the GTMC website.


