Summary
Future pilgrims are urged to book only with licensed operators who have the Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL), which can be checked on the organisation's website.
He said: "The main achievement of the summit was that it broke the ice. Of the 350 tour operators handling Hajj bookings, only 40 are ATOL registered. The government has now made it clear that they all must come under this ATO regulation. It has also announced a number of regional seminars around the country soon after Ramadhan."G Sughi, an elderly pilgrim from Northampton who was part of a Hajj group last year, said: "We suffered a lot because our hotel was overbooked. They expected us to sleep on the streets until we called the police. I will look into getting compensation."See the full content of this document
Extract
Grim and Bear It No More
HAJJ pilgrims from Britain who are misled by rogue travel agents will be eligible for compensation of thousands of po...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
