ABTA responds to carbon monoxide campaign
ABTA has welcomed calls for an Europe-wide consistent standard to cover carbon monoxide safety in holiday acommodation.
But the association admitted that it would be difficult to enforce UK standards in other parts of the globe.
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer, responding to charities joining forces to launch carbon monoxide day to highlight the dangers (see previous TravelMole story), said: “The most important measure at present, and the one required under UK law, is for operators to ensure that local safety standards in the destination are met.
“The robust procedures and checks tour operators have in place are designed to ensure not only compliance with local standards but that they are exceeded whre possible.”
But he added: “While it would be heartening to believe that the UK industry could dictate to overseas accommodation providers that they must meet UK standards, this would not be a practical way forward. Tourism is a global industry with tourists visiting countries with a range of standards and requirements on many occasions higher than in their own home country.”
Tanzer said ABTA supported moves to introduce EU-wide standards to ensure consistent protection for holidaymakers in European destinations on a range of safety and secuirty issues.
But he added: “ABTA has been working in Europe to develop hotel fire safety standards for many years. The frustration is that safety standards are not high on the EU agenda.”
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