AITO - Association of independant Tour Operators
AITO members are independent companies, most of them owner-managed, specialising in particular destinations or types of holiday; this means that they are uniquely placed to provide personalised advice based on first hand experience. Every AITO member is passionate about its chosen destinations or activities and keen to share that enthusiasm with discerning holidaymakers.
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ANTOR - Association of National Tourist Offices in the United Kingdom
ANTOR UK, the Association of National Tourist Offices in the United Kingdom, has a membership of 70 National and Regional Tourist Offices whose tourism officials represent nations from all over the world, with vastly different attractions, resources, geographical features and cultural heritage.

This voluntary non-political organisation has been established in 1952 to represent the collective views of its members to its various publics in order to facilitate travel outbound from the UK.
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ATOL - Air Travel Organisers' Licensing
ATOL – which is short for “Air Travel Organisers' Licensing” – exists to protect the public from losing money or being stranded abroad because of the failure of air travel firms. It was first introduced in 1972 and it gives comprehensive consumer protection to 28 million people in the UK who buy flights or air holidays each year.

ATOL has been providing financial protection to the public for nearly 30 years.  From the moment you book, to when you arrive home, every tour operator offering air inclusive holiday packages must hold an ATOL so that your money is safe.
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Business Link
Business Link is an easy to use business support, advice and information service managed by the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) aimed at small to medium sized companies.
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CAA - Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is a public corporation, was established by Parliament in 1972 as an independent specialist aviation regulator and provider of air traffic services.

Following the separation of National Air Traffic Services from the CAA in 2001, the CAA is now the UK's independent aviation regulator, with all civil aviation regulatory functions (economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection) integrated within a single specialist body.

The UK Government requires that the CAA's costs are met entirely from its charges on those whom it regulates. Unlike many other countries, there is no direct Government funding of the CAA's work.
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DOH - Department of Health
Every year, residents of the United Kingdom go on more than 56 million overseas journeys. Travel across the world is now so common that it is easy to forget the health risks which can be involved and the fact that very few countries offer such easy access to medical facilities as Britain. The Dept. of Health website contains advice for travellers about planning ahead, staying healthy and getting treatment elsewhere in the world as well as information about the EHIC, UK citizens’ passport to free or reduced-cost emergency care in most other European countries.
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ECPAT - End Child Prostitution Pornography and Trafficking
ECPAT - End Child Prostitution Pornography and Trafficking
ECPAT UK is part of an international network of ECPAT groups in over 40 countries. We were set up by a number of agencies already working on children's rights. ECPAT UK stands for End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes. ECPAT UK continues to campaign for British legislation to be amended so that it protects all children, both in the UK and overseas, from commercial sexual abuse.
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Family Safe Plus
FamilySafePlus+ is a secure online account to store important family information, that can be made available to you, whenever and wherever you need it.

The information is stored behind a unique Family ID and password and can be accessed 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the world, either via our help line or the internet.

The information is stored in three areas - a Family Zone, Travel Zone and Home Zone. The information stored is designed to help the family but will be of no use to anyone else, e.g. Granddad’s medication, insurance policy and contacts, credit card emergency numbers, travel / holiday itinerary. Although address details are taken, this is for account correspondence only and these details are never stored in the account.

Your unique Family ID can also be used to help retrieve lost items. A Family ID on a briefcase, camera, dog collar or more importantly a child’s safety wristband or tag can help a family wherever they go in the world. With a lost child, or perhaps a vulnerable adult, the Family ID will also unlock other important information such as medical conditions and an emergency family contact.

The cost for a family is £15 per year and can include all immediate or extended family members. The account can be accessed, updated and extended as often as you need.
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FCO - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FCO - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The purpose of the FCO is to work for UK interests in a safe, just and prosperous world. We do this with some 16,000 staff, based in the UK and our overseas network of over 200 diplomatic offices.

The FCO's country-specific Travel Advice notices aim to ensure that British travellers are well prepared before their departure.  The FCO website also contains answers to common questions on travel advice in our FAQs section.  The telephone number for travel advice is 0870 606 0290.
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fit for travel
fitfortravel, the NHS public access website providing a country-by-country guide to  travel health information maintained a by the Travel Health team of Health Protection Scotland, has been relaunched.
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Friends of Conservation
Established in 1982 Friends of Conservation (FOC) works in all parts of the world to support effective community based conservation projects. In the struggle to save endangered species and habitats, FOC is committed to work with local peoples and partners to support sustainable ways of living in harmony with wildlife, ecosystems and the environment.
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Health Protection Agency
The Health Protection Agency has staff with a great range of skills, knowledge, and experience in a broad range of activities that contribute to the control and prevention of infectious disease.
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ICRT - The International Centre for Responsible Tourism
The International Centre for Responsible Tourism is a post-graduate training and research centre based at the University of Greenwich.  The International Centre for Responsible Tourism has a sister organisation in South Africa. It shares the purposes of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism and is committed to the principles of the Cape Town Declaration.
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Know Before You Go
Make the most of your trip abroad - get proper insurance and check out the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website at www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo to find out in a flash how best to avoid trouble. Packed with essential travel advice and tips, the web site offers a wealth of country information.
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TFIU - Travel Foundation Industry Unit
The Travel Foundation Industry Unit has been set up to help coordinate action within the industry. The Unit develops and implements operational tools that help companies to integrate sustainable tourism practices into their core business. It also inputs into the Foundation’s planning and development processes, thus ensuring industry needs are met.
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The Travel Foundation
The Travel Foundation is an independent UK charity that aims to help the outbound travel industry manage tourism more sustainably.
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TOI - Tour Operators Initiative
The Initiative has been developed by tour operators for tour operators with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization (WTO/OMT), who are also full members of the Initiative.
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UK Passport Service
The United Kingdom Passport Service (UKPS) site aims to assist new applicants and existing passport holders by providing information and online facilities for all aspects of application, renewal and amendments of passports for British nationals resident in the UK.
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UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
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World Tourism Organisation
As the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) is vested by the United Nations with a central and decisive role in promoting the development of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, with the aim of contributing to economic development, international understanding, peace, prosperity and universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms. In pursuing this aim, the Organization pays particular attention to the interests of the developing countries in the field of tourism.
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