Priorities include the extension of furlough and other business support, the expansion of existing grants schemes to all travel businesses and a renewed focus from government on enabling businesses to trade their way out of the crisis by reopening the economy.
The prime minister’s statement on 22 February, which confirmed the establishment of a successor to the Global Travel Taskforce – something Abta and the coalition had also been calling for – is an important signal on the last of these asks.
