ABTA’s new report Travel in 2022 predicts holiday trends for next year, revealed today (November 24) at the association’s travel trends conference in London. ABTA has revealed that holidaymakers are 30 per cent more likely to…
ABTA discusses decarbonising tourism
"Big problems don’t always have big solutions": ABTA's chief executive Mark Tanzer addresses ABTA members on balancing the benefits with the costs of decarbonising tourism. As leaders from across the globe come together at COP26…
ABTA announces regional business meetings
ABTA's regional business meetings take place in 11 regions around the UK, twice a year, and are attended by ABTA members, partners and senior members of the ABTA team. ABTA has announced the dates and…
ABTA responds to autumn Budget
ABTA has responded to the Chancellor's autumn Budget, in which he announced a cut to domestic air passenger duty (APD) from April 2023 - plus a tax hike on long-haul flights over 5,500 miles. Chancellor…
ABTA asks for travel support in upcoming Budget
ABTA has published a blog post from chief executive Mark Tanzer, addressing members on what the association has asked of the government ahead of next week’s Budget. On Wednesday next week, the Chancellor will deliver…
ABTA urges travel companies to apply for government…
ABTA has revealed that there could be up to £300 million of unspent Additional Restrictions Grant funding available to travel companies across England. Travel agents, tour operators and travel management companies in England are eligible…
ABTA launches new Travel Trends Conference
The hybrid Travel Trends Conference is designed to support travel businesses by providing insight on the latest industry trends. ABTA – The Travel Association is launching a new hybrid Travel Trends Conference, scheduled to take…
Industry leaders discuss travel’s ‘next normal’
At the 2021 ABTA Travel Convention, travel bosses from G Adventures, Celebrity Cruises and Sunways discussed navigating the ‘next normal’. The panel was moderated by Travel Weekly Group’s editor in chief Lucy Huxley, who was…
Travel needs a dedicated minister, says ABTA’s Mark…
In his opening speech at the ABTA Travel Convention 2021, ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer called for a dedicated government minister to guide the travel industry through the next phase of the pandemic. Tanzer spoke…