SPRING ATOL RENEWALS

A total of 1,616 businesses in the travel sector are licensed under the ATOL scheme according to new figures released by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

The regulator, which oversees the financial protection scheme, has published the figures following its completion of the March 2025 ATOL licence renewal process.

Of the 674 ATOL licences that expired on 31 March 2025, 611 have been renewed, with a further 27 still in the application process or yet to meet licence conditions^[1].

Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays, easyJet Holidays and On the Beach make up the current top five licence holders. The latest top 10 ATOL holders report is available on the UK Civil Aviation Authority website.

 Michael Budge, Head of ATOL at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, said:

“Companies renewing their licence in March have shown they expect passenger demand will continue to grow over the next 12 months.

“Household budgets will continue to feel the squeeze in the coming months, however with holidays abroad remaining a high priority for many it is important consumers do their research before booking.  Use our website to check their holiday company is an ATOL licensed tour operator and book an ATOL protected package holiday.”

The UK Civil Aviation Authority reminds travel businesses that they should apply to renew their ATOL well in advance of the deadline because of the time required to analyse and process applications, and for the applicant to put any required conditions in place.

Businesses that fail to allow reasonable time to apply by the deadline risk being unable to take ATOL protected bookings.

[1] Data as at 1 April 2024