COSTS
JOINING FEES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS FEES, AND SECURITY
Please note that all fees and subscriptions, including the membership registration fee, are non-refundable.
All fees and subscriptions are subject to VAT at the applicable rate, except for companies located outside the UK and the Isle of Man. Cheques should be made payable to ABTA Ltd.
One-off joining fees
| Membership registration fee | Payable with your application | £330.00 |
| Entrance fee | Payable on admission to membership | £1,200.00 |
Annual subscriptions
The membership year runs from 1 July to 30 June. Annual subscriptions are payable on 1 July each year, by direct debit.
If your business is admitted to membership between 1 July and 31 December, a full year’s subscription is payable. If you’re admitted between 1 January and 30 June, half a year’s subscription is payable.
Subscriptions are usually turnover-based and start at £750+VAT for retail businesses with turnover of up to £500,000 and for principal businesses with turnover of up to £200,000.
| Basic subscription (for turnover of agent business up to and including £500,000 per annum, and turnover of principal business up to and including £200,000), | £750.00 |
plus
a) | £8.31 for each £100,000 or part thereof of agent business turnover in excess of £500,000, subject to b) below |
b) | £2.48 for each £100,000 or part thereof of agent business turnover in respect of the following: |
| Sales of rail tickets issued under an ATOC agency appointment and accounted for under the ATOC Rail Settlement Plan. | |
| Sales of air tickets issued under an IATA passenger agency appointment and accounted for under the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan. | |
| Sales of scheduled stage fare bus and coach tickets within the British Isles. | |
| Retail consolidator turnover, i.e. sales of air tickets direct to the public under a ‘scheduled bonded’ or ‘agency’ ATOL (Air Travel Organiser’s Licence). |
| c) | £27.39 for each £100,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover between £200,000 to £231,000,000 turnover. |
| £5.50 for each £250,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover between £231,000,000 to £250,000,000. | |
| £13.75 for each £250,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover between £250,000,000 to £500,000,000. | |
| £11.00 for each £250,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover between £500,000,000 to £750,000,000. | |
| £8.25 for each £250,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover between £750,000,000 to £1,000 million. | |
| £5.50 for each £500,000 or part thereof of principal business turnover over £1,000 million. | |
| d) | £8.31 for each £100,000 or part thereof of ‘scheduled bonded’ or ‘agency’ ATOL turnover as a principal, other than turnover defined as retail consolidator turnover in b) 4 above. |
Miscellaneous fees
| Change of address (per notification) | Within seven days of the event | £50.00 |
| New branch office (per notification) | Within seven days of the event | £110.00 |
Security
In addition to the fees payable as above, you may (depending on the type of business you do) also need to provide security in the form of a bond and/or a contribution to our Travel Agents’ Bond Replacement Scheme (TABRS) and/or may be requested to pay an insurance premium.
