Membership of ATOL and Total Payment Protection (TOPP) ensures that all our clients are fully-bonded
when they take a language holiday with us. This is a legal
requirement under the 1992 Package Travel regulations. Please
take precautions if considering any other language holiday
provider.
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ATOL |
Cactus is a member of ATOL (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing), under the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority). ATOL provides our clients with total financial protection for flights and air holidays booked through us. Our registered ATOL number is 9314. |
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TOPP
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Total Payment Protection (TOPP) Policy Cover:
In compliance with the UK Package Travel, Package Holidays
and Package Tours Regulations 1992 and the Civil Aviation
(Air Travel Organiser's Licensing) Regulations 1995
an insurance policy has been arranged with Travel &
General Insurance Company plc to protect customers'
prepayments paid in respect of package holidays as defined
by the Regulations. These include:
- flight inclusive packages commencing & returning
to the UK
- the ground handling aspects of packages where the customer is responsible for arranging travel to the destination
offered on this website and to cater, where necessary
(and subject to the terms of the insurance policy),
for:
- a refund of such prepayments if customers have not
yet travelled
- making arrangements to enable the holiday to continue
if customers have already travelled or
- repatriation of customers to the UK
in the unlikely event of financial failure. Payments for course only bookings are not protected under this policy. |
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WYSE Travel Confederation
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The World Youth Student & Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation is a dynamic, professionally-managed non-for-profit organisation, representing the global community of youth travel, student travel and international education specialists. Confederation members cover a network of 5,000 locations in 118 countries. |
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ALTO
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The Association of Language Travel Organisations
is the world's only global trade association for bonafide
buyers and sellers of language travel programmes. |
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FCO
Know
Before You Go
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Cactus have teamed up with the Foreign & Commonwealth
Office 'Know Before You Go' campaign, which aims to increase
awareness about travel and encourage travellers to prepare
better before going overseas. It provides both generic
(Know Before You Go) and country-specific travel information,
with notices for over 200 countries based on the most
accurate and up-to-date information available. |
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Sussex
Enterprise
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Cactus Language is a member of the Sussex
Enterprise, an organisation that helps to promote business
in the local area. For more information take a look at
their website www.sussexenterprise.co.uk |
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