ABTA Travel Convention

I have been dreaming of Morocco since it was announced as the host destination for the next ABTA Travel Convention. Unfortunately, the annual conference of travel agents will take place as a…

As we were heading for drinks at the farewell party of this year's ABTA Travel Convention, I caught up with the organisation's chief executive Mark Tanzer and asked him about Hays Travel…

"The failure of Thomas Cook, in my view, is more of a failure of corporate finance than a failure of travel." These are the words of ABTA's chief executive Mark Tanzer addressing the…

Thomas Cook, a former member of ABTA and once considered as a travel juggernaut, is one of the most anticipated topics in this year's ABTA Travel Convention happening in Tokyo on 7-9…

Registration for the Travel Convention is now open with a discounted Early Bird registration fee available to delegates. This year’s event will take place in The Azores from 9-11 October.…

ABTA has confirmed this year’s Travel Convention will be staged under the theme, ‘Risk and Resilience’.  The theme will run throughout the business sessions, which will address how the…

ABTA has announced its Travel Convention will be held in Costa Navarino, Greece in 2015.  The Peloponnese region will host the convention from 12-14 October 2015 at The Westin Costa…

City breaks have overtaken beach holidays in popularity for British holidaymakers driven by more flights, stag weekends and the strong pound, according to new ABTA research. Its…

The travel industry has the ‘opportunity of the century’ to cater to the growing number of people living life through experiences instead of the things they own, according to author…

The UK travel industry has gathered in Ljubljana for ABTA’s Travel Convention for three days of business sessions and networking. This year’s convention focuses on four pillars namely…