Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer and director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge caught up with veteran Conservative MP John Whittingdale on Tuesday (15 August), who has taken over the tourism portfolio at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) from Julia Lopez, who is on maternity leave.
The delegation briefed Whittingdale on travel’s significant economic contribution, in terms of both spend and employment, as well as some of the many challenges the industry faces post-Brexit and now post-pandemic.
