21 new Members and Partners joined ABTA from 1 April to 30 June 2016. This included one dual Member, two retail Members and seven principals.

The following companies became Members of ABTA:

• NOVASOL A/S, ABTA Number Y1468/L5556, Dual, joined 01/04/16
• The Great Traveller Limited, ABTA Number P6989, Retail, joined 04/04/16
• Phillipa Turnbull Events Ltd, ABTA Number Y6351, Principal, joined 12/04/16
• Last Night Ltd, ABTA Number Y6354, Principal, joined 18/04/16
• Advantage 4 Travel Ltd, ABTA Number Y6353, Principal, joined 18/04/16
• The Flights Guru Ltd, ABTA Number Y6355, Principal, joined 19/04/16
• Simply Dolomiti Ltd, ABTA Number Y6360, Principal, joined 06/05/16
• DBF Travel AG, ABTA Number Y6363, Principal, joined 16/05/16
• Walk the Camino Ltd, ABTA Number Y6364, Principal, joined 17/05/16
• Hotel Stay International Ltd, ABTA Number P7017, Retail, joined 24/06/16

A diverse range of companies joined ABTA’s Partner Scheme over the three months, including PayPal, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and two universities.  ABTA Partners supply business services to the travel industry and are experts in their field.

The following companies became Partners of ABTA:

• Cardiff Metropolitan University, joined, 01/04/2016, Partner number, TIP625
• C & M Recruitment Ltd, joined, 25/04/2016, Partner number, TIP626
• University of Wales Trinity St David, joined, 26/04/2016, Partner number, TIP627
• Flexiblecarhire.com Ltd, joined, 03/05/2016, Partner number, TIP628
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Ltd, joined, 12/05/2016, Partner number, TIP629
• Guarantees & Bonds Ltd, joined, 12/05/2016, Partner number, TIP630
• PayPal (UK) Ltd, joined, 03/06/2016, Partner number, TIP631
• RNS Business Solutions Ltd, joined, 15/06/2016, Partner number, TIP632
• Manchester Airport Group PLC, joined, 17/06/2016, Partner number, TIP635
• UKforex Ltd, joined, 17/06/2016, Partner number, TIP634
• Red24 Operations Ltd, joined, 22/06/2016, Partner number, TIP636

Mark Tanzer, ABTA Chief Executive, said: “I’m very glad to welcome these new Members and Partners to ABTA, and look forward to working with them and supporting them over the coming year. Our Membership and Partner Schemes offer support, expertise and resources that I hope they will make the most of.”

Gaurav Arora, Sales Director of new Member The Flights Guru, said “The Flights Guru are very excited to be new Members of ABTA, and are looking forward to benefitting from the increased customer confidence that being a Member brings. We are also looking forward to meeting other Members at ABTA events and using all of the tools and services available to us.”