A Hajj travel firm and its director have been ordered to pay £43,000 after being convicted of misleading customers over ATOL protection. Islam Freedom Limited was found guilty of several offences last year following an investigation by Trading Standards.
The company, based at 34 Green Street in Newham, was linked to Holy Makkah Tours, another firm which traded from the same address as well as 548A Coventry Road in Small Heath. Both firms were prosecuted by Birmingham City Council after being investigated by Trading Standards officers. The investigation, assisted by City of London Police, was part of a national project to tackle Hajj and Umrah fraud in 2014.
