Direct Holidays in ABTA warning

g quitting ABTA if it loses its appeal against a Newman Street code-of-conduct ruling.

The Airtours-owned company was fined £25,000 for damaging the reputation of ABTA’s members after an advertising campaign depicted agents as middlemen who offer no value to the public.

Airtours UK Leisure Group chief executive Richard Carrick revealed it was now reviewing Direct Holidays’ membership of the association.