At inspiresport we recognise the need for peace of mind before booking a youth team sports development tour. Below, we provide details regarding our professional memberships and accreditations. Also offered are some additional sources for supporting information that could be useful during the planning and booking process.
We are here to help and support you throughout the process, so please don’t hesitate to contact-us should you have any questions.
Inspiresport are proud to be a member of ABTA with a membership number of Y6767. ABTA and ABTA Members help travellers to get the most from their trips and assist them when things do not go according to plan. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. For further information about ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint, contact ABTA, 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ. Tel:02031170500 or www.abta.com
Check below the benefits of ABTA membership – http://abta.com/find-a-member
Package Tours are covered by Destination Sport Limited ATOL number 12127. All the flights and flight inclusive trips on this website are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay money to inspiresport, you will be supplied with an ATOL certificate – please check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services} is listed on it.
More information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate can be found at www.atol.org.uk/atolcertificate
inspiresport is an Assured Member of the School Travel Forum (STF) and in booking with us you can be secure in the knowledge that we:
To ensure our health and safety standards are maintained our systems and procedures are fully audited annually by independent experts.
STF membership is the benchmark for good school tour providers; consequently it is an Awarding Body for the prestigious Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.
The Outdoor Education Advisors Panel (OEAP) endorses the Quality Badge and requests Local Authorities to recommend the use of Badged Providers and require the minimum of additional paperwork where Quality Badge accreditation is in place. This means that you can book your trip with confidence, meet your due diligence and reduce the amount of External Provider paperwork necessary
Different destinations have different rules on how long passports must be valid for – it is your responsibility to check the latest requirements for the countries you intend to visit.
EU entry requirements are changing. You may need ETIAS for your next trip to Europe.
Some other destinations also require visitors to obtain visas/visa waivers or electronic authorisations prior to travel.
All the latest information can be found be found at www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
We advise all our travelling groups to seek advice on recommended vaccinations and precautions from either a GP, practice nurse, pharmacist or travel health clinic ideally at least 8 weeks before departure.
Travel health advise can be found at www.travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries.
Regularly updated information regarding the country you intend to visit can be found at www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.
Travel insurance is important and should be taken out as soon as possible after booking your trip.
inspiresport have partnered with Endsleigh Insurance, to offer a bespoke school group travel insurance policy that covers against a variety of unforeseen risks.
Key features and benefits:
We offer a no surcharge guarantee except for government price increases i.e. increase in VAT, Airport Departure tax or other government imposed tax.
Credit card payments incur a 1% fee, but payments by debit card have no additional charges.
Inspiresport are committed to maintaining the exceptional level of service our customers have been used to since 2004. If your experience with inspiresport has fallen short of this then we would like to know in order to continually improve our service. We have a detailed feedback questionnaire that you are welcome to complete. All completed questionnaires are reviewed by our management team and acted upon accordingly.
Should you have a specific complaint about our services you are welcome to email our Head of Operations on Debbie.Abraham@inspiresport.com. As required by the ABTA code of conduct we will reply within 28 days of receipt of your complaint. Inspiresport is a member of ABTA, membership number Y6767. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme for the resolution of disputes (ADR) which is approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. If we can’t resolve your complaint, go to www.abta.com to use ABTA’s simple procedure.
Further information on the Code and ABTA’s assistance in resolving disputes can be found on www.abta.com.
You can also access the European Commission Online dispute (ODR) resolution platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ This ODR platform is a means of registering your complaint with us; it will not determine how your complaint should be resolved.
Please note that when clicking on any of the suggested external links, you are leaving the inspiresport website, therefore we are not responsible for the advice or content provided on the 3rd party sites.
Travel requirements and advice can change so please check back regularly for updates and all the latest information.