Mark Tanzer

ABTA is holding an extra round of regional business meetings this year, starting from 19 January 2021 and running through to 2 February

ABTA has announced that it believes the travel industry has had no opportunity to recover since the start of the pandemic, as new figures reveal that despite the opening of travel corridors…

The UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been a significant help for businesses in the travel industry, with nine in ten businesses taking part in the scheme to support…

Following the introduction of a 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving into the UK, and the participation of CEO, Mark Tanzer, in an industry roundtable hosted by the Home Secretary last…

ABTA has unveiled new data which shows record levels of engagement with Members and consumers, indicating the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the travel sector for…

Mark Tanzer, ABTA’s chief executive, gave evidence yesterday to the House of Commons Transport Committee as it looks at the implications for transport of the coronavirus pandemic. Asked…

ABTA’s chief executive, Mark Tanzer has written an open letter to customers of the Association’s Members with travel arrangements that have been affected by the coronavirus crisis to explain…

Influential body, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), has published further guidance today for Members and customers on holiday amendments and refunds, as the industry continues…

On day one of ABTA’s campaign calling for grassroots political action by travel and tourism businesses, their staff and anyone who supports the industry, 13,500 people responded by emailing…

As a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak worldwide, the UK travel industry is facing a crisis of unprecedented scale, which is impacting hundreds of travel businesses and many…

ABTA has unveiled its schedule for its Spring 2020  Regional Business Meetings programme. Topics for discussion will include the impact Coronavirus, sustainable tourism, Brexit and an update…

Cases of Coronavirus have continued to emerge with official restrictions being placed on travel to 11 towns in northern Italy and holidaymakers in a hotel in Tenerife being affected in a…

New research from ABTA, commissioned from the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr), shows that 13% of the travel and tourism industry workforce is made up of non-UK workers, with…

ABTA – The Travel Association, is calling on the Government for extensive reform of Air Passenger Duty (APD) to maintain the UK’s global competitiveness and support the country’s net zero…

Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is marking its 70th anniversary this year with a range of activities. These include industry events to recognise this significant milestone…

ABTA has published its revised advice for travellers in the run up to Brexit on 31 January. This latest advice highlights that the UK is now on track to enter a transition period at the end…

During the second Queen’s speech in just three months, yesterday  – an occasion which gives you a peek into the level disruption and division in the country these days –  the monarch…

This holiday season (from 18 December 2019 to 2 January 2020), ABTA estimates that five million UK passengers are heading abroad. Millions of people will be leaving the country through the…

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…

Tourism can be a force for good, offering a vital source of income and employment for communities in destinations, and helping to improve welfare and health and safety standards.  It is…