Useful links

National Geographic UK – www.nationalgeographic.co.uk

National Geographic Travel – http://travel.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel

National Geographic TV – http://natgeotv.com/uk

National Geographic international sites – http://www.nationalgeographic.com/siteindex/international/

FCO (British Foreign & Commonwealth Office) – www.fco.gov.uk/
For the latest travel advice and the ‘Know Before You Go’ campaign.

CIA - The World Factbook – https://www.cia.gov
Details and statistics about every country in the world.

ABTA (The Association of British Travel Agents) - www.abta.com
The UK’s main travel trade association. Tour operators selling holiday packages that do not include flights can be bonded with ABTA, or another body such as IATO. 

ATOL (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) – www.atol.org.uk/
A financial protection scheme for air holiday packages and flights managed by the CAA.

CAA (UK Civil Aviation Authority) – www.caa.co.uk/

AITO (The Association of Independent Tour Operators) – www.aito.co.uk
Tour operators selling holiday packages that do not include flights can be bonded with AiTO, or another body such as ABTA.

IATA (International Air Transport Association) – www.iata.org
International airline association.

FTO (Federation of Tour Operators) – www.fto.co.uk
UK travel trade association representing the UK’s largest tour operators.

PSA (Passenger Shipping Association) – www.psa-psara.org
Represents cruise ship holiday operators.

CPT (Confederation of Passenger Transport UK) – www.cpt-uk.org
The national trade association for the UK's road and rail passenger industry.

TTA (Travel Trust Association) – www.traveltrust.co.uk
A trading group of smaller tour operators.