Abtot cements partnership with Safer Tourism Foundation

Abtot has cemented a collaboration with the Safer Tourism Foundation to put risk insights and practical safety knowledge into the hands of more operators.

The industry bonding and insurance organisation and the independent charity have formalised their relationship through a reciprocal partnership.

Safer Tourism Foundation is joining the Abtot as an associate partner and Abtot becomes a recognised affiliate partner of the charity. 

As a result, Abtot members will gain direct access to in-depth Safer Tourism Foundation research and insights on traveller risk and safety incidents.

Alongside this, Safer Tourism Foundation will share practical best practice guidance on a growing range of topics.

These include food allergy management across the supply chain, higher risk activity auditing, carbon monoxide and methanol poisoning awareness, women’s travel safety, risk planning and adapting product to an aging travel population and the management of health risks in extreme heat. 

The information will be made available via webinars, dedicated member workshops and content shared through Abtot newsletters.

Abtot business development director Julie Jones said: "We are always looking for ways to deliver greater value to our members, and this partnership with the Safer Tourism Foundation does exactly that. 

“The quality of Safer Tourism’s research and the breadth of their network mean our members will have access to insight that is genuinely useful and immediately applicable.”

Safer Tourism Foundation chief executive Katherine Atkinson added: "Over the last nearly 10 years, Safer Tourism has been cultivating a community of organisations, operators and individuals committed to making travel safer for everyone and working with Abtot’s members extends this community of practice to a much wider range of travel businesses. 

“Our new partnership is a fantastic opportunity to apply our research and insights, building on the diversity of practical operator experience to raise standards across the industry and minimise what can go wrong for travellers.”