Each issue we speak to an ABTA employee about their work. This time: Claire Biddle, partnerships manager. As ABTA’s partnerships manager my role is to support the 180 corporate partners that provide business products and…
Comment: Donovan White, Jamaica Tourist Board
Donovan White, director of tourism for the Jamaica Tourist Board, explains how the Caribbean island has safeguarded tourism as it reopens its borders It has undoubtedly been a challenging year for the travel industry globally,…
The future of sustainable travel
Before Covid-19, sourcing commendable sustainable tourism products for clients had never been so easy. Here we take a look at a few countries’ sustainable tourism highlights, writes Karl Cushing. A report by ABTA, published in…
Insights: travel in the age of Covid-19
A look at how the tourism industry will get back to business – and what will be the new normal – in a post-coronavirus world. Jenny Southan, founder of Globetrender, shares four key travel trends.…
What ‘air bridges’ mean for summer holidays
The industry will need grander plans and more support if it is to weather the impact of Covid-19 but, for now, air bridges – which allow quarantine-free travel between two nations – are a good…
Cornwall’s lesser-known beauty spots
Cornish tourism chiefs were redirecting tourists from hotspots long before Covid-19. Nathaniel Cramp seeks out some of Cornwall’s quieter spots. In mid-March, before the UK formally entered lockdown and amid confusion over travel restrictions, Visit…
Interview: Julia Lo Bue-Said
The CEO of Advantage Travel Partnership on the green shoots of recovery. How are you supporting your agents? To help our members with their preparations for reopening, we’ve created marketing assets and different types of…
How travel businesses can bounce back
Martin Alcock, owner and director of the Travel Trade Consultancy on how the travel industry can best survive the Covid-19 pandemic. Selling travel is a hard slog at the moment. The last few months have been a…