Move comes amid concern over new variant Six African countries - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini - are to be added to the UK government's red list amid concern over a new…
ABTA travel trends conference begins with GWI report
ABTA's travel trends conference kicked off today (November 24) with travel trends research from audience insight company GWI. Stuart Baker, business director of travel, leisure and hospitality at GWI, kickstarted ABTA's travel trends conference with…
Visit Victoria launches inspirational tourist experiences
Home to over 30 per cent of Australia's native species, Victoria is the perfect destination for inspirational tourist experiences that benefit nature. Following the news that Australia's borders are beginning to reopen, Visit Victoria has…
ABTA to run accessible travel webinar
Travel professionals can get practical advice and guidance on accessible travel and tourism, at ABTA's upcoming webinar. On December 1, ABTA will run a webinar on accessible travel and tourism, between 10.30am and 12.30pm over…
easyJet holidays announces sustainability partnership
easyJet holidays and the University of Oxford have launched a partnership to establish a sustainable development goals lab. UK tour operator easyJet holidays has partnered with the University of Oxford to establish the Oxford SDG…
Travel industry can plant trees while sending Christmas…
Tree-planting organisation Trees4Travel has launched a new initiative for travel industry professionals to plant trees at the same time they send their Christmas cards this year. With each digital Christmas card sent, a tree will…
US reopens to UK travellers
After 20 months of closed borders, the US has lifted its travel ban and reopened to tourism from the UK. As the ban comes to an end, ABTA reveals huge pent-up demand for people wishing…
Just You restarts holidays after 18 months
Solo tour operator Just You has restarted overseas holidays, to Jordan and Iceland, after over 18 months. Its first overseas holiday since travel opened up again was the recent, five-day Icelandic Splendours tour, which took…
G Adventures expands US tour collection
Following the news that the US will reopen to international travel in early November, G Adventures will launch 13 new tours in the country from spring 2022. The additional tours will more than double the…