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Abta: 'There are positive signs the government stands ready to support the long-term future of our industry'

Government
Luke Petherbridge
30 June 2025

The Labour government turns one this week. To mark the occasion, TTG reached out to several industry leaders for their assessment of what progress has been achieved for travel over the past year, and where there is still work to be done. Our first contributor is Abta’s director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge.

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It’s hard to believe it’s just a year since Labour was elected. A lot has happened in that time, particularly geopolitically. So one year in, what has the new government meant for our industry – and what lies ahead?

There has certainly been some welcome progress across a number of policy areas the travel industry was raising ahead of the general election, including the themes raised in Abta’s manifesto.