People remain committed to travel: Tanzer
Although we are still operating in extremely challenging times, people remain committed to travel, said Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive ABTA. ABTA recently held its Travel Convention in…
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ABTA’s Travel Convention goes virtual for the first time and I miss it already
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…
“It’s a good thing,” says ABTA CEO Mark Tanzer on Hays Travel buying Thomas Cook shops
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…
ABTA CEO Mark Tanzer sheds light on Thomas Cook failure
"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…
After Thomas Cook failure, ABTA chairman Alistair Rowland urges travel professionals to lend a hand
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…
Registrations open for The Travel Convention 2017
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 reveals theme for this year’s Travel Convention
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 14: Travel Convention heads to Greece for 2015
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…
ABTA 14: City breaks most popular among Brits
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…
ABTA 14: Five ways to offer experientialism
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…
ABTA Travel Convention kicks off
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…
