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ABTA announces dates for travel convention in Marrakech
ABTA has announced the return of its annual overseas travel convention, the UK travel industry’s flagship event
Confidence slowly returning to UK travel sector
As the Covid-19 travel requirements come to an end, new research from ABTA reveals how people are planning to capitalise on their new-found freedoms
Holidaymakers now 30% more likely to use travel professional than before pandemic: ABTA
ABTA’s new report Travel in 2022 predicts holiday trends for the next year, with insights revealed at the association’s Travel Trends Conference
US second most popular destination for holiday plans over next 12 months
New data from ABTA reveal almost 1 in 5 (18%) of people who plan to holiday abroad hope to travel to the US over the next year – making it the second most popular destination UK holidaymakers say they plan to travel to
ABTA urges UK govt to end widespread use of PCR testing for travel requirements
ABTA is calling for a significant overhaul of the government’s traffic light system, including ending the widespread use of PCR testing
ABTA announces Travel Convention dates for 2021
This year’s Travel Convention will take place on 13 October 2021 and will be the first-ever blended Travel Convention - offering ABTA’s Members and the wider travel industry the option to attend the event in-person or online
What Brexit means for travel, government funding and COVID-19 lobbying to feature in ABTA’s Jan meet
ABTA is holding an extra round of regional business meetings this year, starting from 19 January 2021 and running through to 2 February
ABTA: The UK’s economic recovery will be dependent on a strong travel and tourism industry
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 – 9 in 10 (91%) holidays in July and August were changed or cancelled due to restrictions.
UK travel industry has reached a ‘critical point’
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 staff. Yet, with up to 65% of having to make staff cuts, the travel industry is at a tipping point. Save Future Travel...
ABTA: “This is going to take a coordinated approach”
Following the introduction of a 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving into the UK, and the participation of CEO, Mark Tanzer,
Travel agents engagement with customers surges during pandemic
ABTA has unveiled new data which shows record levels of engagement with Members and consumers, indicating the extent to which
ABTA: Mark Tanzer pressures Government during HofC Transport Committee hearing
Mark Tanzer, ABTA’s chief executive, gave evidence yesterday to the House of Commons Transport Committee as it looks at the
ABTA: “Many travel companies are unable to provide immediate cash refunds”
ABTA’s chief executive, Mark Tanzer has written an open letter to customers of the Association’s Members with travel arrangements that
ABTA: The UK Government continues to drag its feet
Influential body, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), has published further guidance today for Members and customers on holiday
13,500 emailed their MP in support of ‘Save Future Travel’ campaign
On day one of ABTA’s campaign calling for grassroots political action by travel and tourism businesses, their staff and anyone
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