ABTA marks 75 years at the heart of the UK’s travel and tourism scene Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:15 The trade association began with 97 members in 1950 and is now the UK’s largest travel trade association representing around 4,300 travel brandsNotable moments include helping to repatriate 2,000 holidaymakers after industry’s first […]
Sign up to keep informed of destinations developments Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Thu, 06/26/2025 - 09:30 With the peak holiday period on the horizon, and at a time of global uncertainty, ABTA’s member services become more important than ever in ensuring that your customers can travel with confidence. All year round, our Destinations team monitors […]
ABTA working with the Royal Life Saving Society UK on holiday water safety Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Tue, 06/24/2025 - 13:55 ABTA is partnering with Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) to raise awareness on how to stay safe in and around the water on holiday, particularly in an environment which is new to customers […]
ABTA LifeLine is there to support your employees Full Page image simplesamlphp_… Thu, 06/19/2025 - 09:25 This week, ABTA LifeLine Director, Trudie Clements, has set out on a challenging four-day trek through the Peruvian Andes to reach the ancient Incan city of Choquequirao. She’s joined by 21 senior leaders from across the travel industry to […]
Inbound and outbound equally important says Tourism Minister Full Page image simplesamlphp_… Thu, 06/12/2025 - 12:04 If you were in any doubt as to whether the Tourism Minister, Sir Chris Bryant, valued the outbound travel industry – and the hard work you put in day in, day out to get people on holiday safely - […]
Economic growth is there for the taking – if outbound travel industry is supported by Government Full Page image sberesford@abt… Wed, 06/11/2025 - 09:20 New figures show the UK outbound travel industry has the opportunity to deliver 20% growth by 2030. Data highlights regional dependence on outbound passengers to support air routes for overseas inbound visitors. ABTA […]
Collaborating to help our members Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Thu, 06/05/2025 - 10:31 A big part of what we do at ABTA is working with UK and destination governments, industry stakeholders, charities and colleagues across the travel industry to support and provide our members with the best possible service. This week, we attended the Foreign, Commonwealth […]
ABTA responds to Government announcement on airspace modernisation Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:37 Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA – The Travel Association said:“We’re pleased to see the Government is taking steps to modernise UK airspace. “The efficiencies gained will be good for passengers, businesses and growth, and will also help to advance […]
Future Travel Coalition seeks its members views on booking trends and industry confidence Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:13 The ABTA-led Future Travel Coalition is calling on its member travel businesses to complete the latest Booking Trends and Industry Confidence survey. The survey provides invaluable input to help the coalition in its lobbying […]
What the UK-EU summit means for travel Full Page image dhewitt@abta.co.uk Fri, 05/30/2025 - 13:17 This column was first published in Travel Weekly on 30 May 2025.Last week’s UK-EU summit has had a mixed political response. Politics aside, following years of lobbying by ABTA and other industry bodies, there was lots in the deal for […]
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