JOINING PROCESS

Once you've sent us your application to join:

• We’ll acknowledge your application when we receive it. It normally takes six to eight weeks to process an application from the date we receive it. If we need any further information in the course of processing your application, we’ll contact you.
• If your application is for a new business, please note that although we can begin the process for you, we can’t admit you to membership until your company has begun trading. Please make sure that you tell us immediately if the start of business is put back or altered in any way from the information you gave on the application form.
• If you have any queries, or want to add any information to your application after you’ve submitted it, please put this in writing to us. You can contact us by email, or write to the Membership Department, ABTA Ltd, 68-71 Newman Street, London W1T 3AH.
• During the processing of your application you may be visited by one of our inspectors. Our inspectors don’t usually give prior notification of their visits, but they’ll identify themselves when they arrive, so that you know who they are.
• Once your application’s been approved and all the necessary documents provided to us, we’ll ask you to provide us with a bond, if applicable. Your membership will only be granted when we receive this.
• Once your company is admitted to membership, we’ll send you information about your membership of ABTA, including information about the ABTA logo. From this point until your membership terminates you’ll be entitled to use the ABTA logo and to access the full range of Member services and other benefits that come with membership.

We look forward to welcoming you to ABTA.

Stephen Barnes
Senior Membership Marketing Manager