AITO

As final Brexit negotiations start this week, British travellers aren’t holding off on their holiday plans with 80% claiming that leaving the EU has had no effect on them whatsoever.…

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has announced its partnership with the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO).

Derek Moore, chairman at Aito comments on the recent implementation of the Payment Services Directive 2 – PSD2. Saturday 13 January 2018 saw the implementation of the Payment…

This year’s AITO overseas conference will take place in Evora, Portugal (23 to 26 November 2017) with the theme Reasons to be Cheerful. Sponsored by Tourismo de Portugal and TAP Air…

The Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) says it welcomes the investigation - announced 27 October, 2017 - to be undertaken by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) into…

The Association of Independent Tour Operators recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at a special dinner staged at the Royal Horseguards Hotel, London.  More than 150 AITO Tour…

AITO Agents and AITO operators recently gathered for the AITO Specialist Travel Agents’ domestic conference - held for the first time at Jurys Inn Hinckley Island Hotel, from 9-10 January.…

The Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) has confirmed its annual overseas conference, scheduled to be held next November (2016), will be a joint meeting between AITO tour…

AITO has announced its overseas conference will take place in Istanbul this November. The 30th edition of the conference will take place from 27-30 November in the Turkish city, the…

AITO has voiced its anger over news that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering scrapping the small business ATOL (SBA) scheme. The association said the…

AITO has joined others in calling for a combined financial protection system in its response to the Department for Transport (DfT). In a recent survey of its 125 members which saw 44…

Tourism in Lourdes is expected to be back to normal this summer despite flood damage to the region. AITO members have hit out at “exaggerated” claims that the area will not be open…

Victoria Sturley has been named as marketing executive at AITO. Sturley joins the association from Ocean World Travel where she held a similar role and she was also a cruise specialist…