Petition · past parliament
Appoint an Ombudsman for the Travel Industry
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Had an accident whilst on a Thomson cruise. My incident has been acknowledged, after 11 months no reply has been received.
Registered my case with ABTA who were unable to help as their member refused to use the conciliation scheme, which is voluntary.
An industry this big needs to be accountable
Registered my case with ABTA who were unable to help as their member refused to use the conciliation scheme, which is voluntary.
An industry this big needs to be accountable
Thomson ref RC/00470/00001/RT
ABTA case reference 172460
ABTA case reference 172460
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you mean by "an Ombudsman for the travel industry", or how you would like this to work.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you mean by "an Ombudsman for the travel industry", or how you would like this to work.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.