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The ABTAnet Search facility searches three separate databases:
  • ABTA Members Database: This database contains all the usual information about ABTA members: company name; trading name; address; telephone and so on. Details on companies joining and leaving the association are updated daily, and all reasonable endeavours are used to keep the data up-to-date, but ABTA makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data shown and visitors use the data at their own risk. See Terms and Conditions.

    This same database is also used to produce the annual ABTA Members Handbook. Requests to update information should be made by the ABTA member concerned to the maintenance authority: ABTA's Information Bureau on 0845 177 ABTA (2282).

  • Tour Operator Specialisations/ Destinations Database: This database is updated annually based on returns to a questionnaire sent out to ABTA Tour Operator members. The information is also used to answer consumer enquiries by ABTA. Requests to update information should be made to the maintenance authority: ABTA's Information Bureau on 0845 177 ABTA (2282)..
  • ABTA Member WWW Data: This database is updated in real-time from registration requests from ABTA members. The Online Registration Request Form enbles members to update their own data.

Searches (which are all case-insensitive) are carried out as follows:

  • ABTA Number: searches the ABTA Members Database only looking for an exact match on ABTA Number.
  • Company Address: searches the ABTA Members database only, looking in all address fields (address/ posttown/ postcode) for a match. Partial entries work, but may give rise to many matches, as may specifying "London", "Manchester" etc. Only the first 25 matches are displayed.
  • Destination Country/ Area: searches first the ABTA Member WWW Data for keywords supplied by ABTA members listing their sites (see Registration Request Form), and then the Tour Operator Destinations Database. If you are having difficulty matching terms, this list of current Country/ Area categories may be helpful.
  • Specialisations/ Interests: searches first the ABTA Member WWW Data for keywords supplied by ABTA members listing their sites (see Registration Request Form), and then the Tour Operator Specialisations Database. If you are having difficulty matching terms, this list of current Specialisation/ Interest categories may be helpful.
  • Company Name/ Trading name: searches first the ABTA Members database and then the ABTA Trading Names database, looking in the two name fields for a match. Partial entries work, but may give rise to many matches, as may specifying "travel", "limited" etc.. Only the first 25 matches are displayed.