Your Financial Security

Air Travel Organisers License (ATOL)

Selective Asia is a fully licensed and bonded tour operator. We hold ATOL license # 9203, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). ATOL - which is short for 'Air Travel Organisers Licensing' - exists to protect you, the customer, from losing money or being stranded abroad in the instance of a travel firm or airline ceasing to trade.

If you live in the UK and are booking any flights (international or domestic) in addition to any ground arrangements (such as tours, hotels, guides etc) then your entire holiday will be protected by our ATOL license.

If this does not apply to you then there are certain scenario's where some, or all, of your holiday will not be protected by our ATOL license - please ask your travel consultant to confirm what protection may apply to your booking if you are not sure.

In the highly unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are returned to the UK and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking consisting of any flights and land arrangements. ATOL was first introduced in 1972 and it gives comprehensive consumer protection to 28 million people in the UK who buy flights or air holidays each year.

Our ATOL membership means that our accounts are subject to regular checks by the CAA and whilst this cannot guarantee against failure it goes a long way to ensuring peace of mind.

The air holiday packages shown on this website are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 9203

You can book with Selective Asia in complete confidence that all monies paid to us for air holiday packages are fully protected. For further details visit the CAA website

APTP (Asia Pacific Travel Partner)

Selective Asia is a member of the Asia Pacific Travel Partner (APTP). APTP is a not-for-profit travel trade association serving government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related companies throughout the Pacific Asia region.

APTP's mission is to enhance the growth, value and quality of Pacific Asia travel and tourism for the benefit of its membership. APTP has long been an advocate of balancing growth with responsible conservation measures. For further details visit the APTP website

Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance (SAF)

Schedule Airline Failure insurance protects you against an airline going out of business. Selective Asia offers this cover free of charge through our corporate policy.

The cover becomes valid once a ticket has been issued and applies to scheduled airlines only (i.e not low-cost operators such as Air Asia). This is not a travel insurance policy.

Thailand Specialists

Our staff have all passed the Tourism Authority of Thailand Training Programme.

This level of expertise ensures that your holiday is being created by accredited specialists.