{October 16, 2007) VICTORIA, BC – The Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA) is advising consumers that CCOC Investments Travel based out of Surrey, BC is not licensed to provide travel services in British Columbia. 

In British Columbia, travel agents and wholesalers are required to be licensed with the BPCPA and contribute to the Travel Assurance Fund.   The fund offers added protection to consumers who have purchased travel services from a BC licensed travel agent or travel wholesaler. Consumers who have booked with CCOC Investments Travel are not protected under the Travel Assurance Fund.

In addition, a travel licensee must not knowingly carry on business in BC with a travel agent or wholesaler in BC who is not licensed unless the travel agent or wholesaler is exempt from licensing.

To determine if a travel agency is licensed by the BPCPA, please click here to search for licensees or contact the BPCPA directly, toll free, at 1-888-564-9963. 

For general or Travel Assurance Fund inquiries:
BPCPA Inquiry Centre
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