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Agents call on Abta to reduce membership fees again

High street
James Chapple
26 May 2021

Agent campaign group Target has called on Abta to reduce its membership subscription fees for a second year in succession with travel businesses still weathering the effects of the Covid crisis.

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Abta halved its fees last year, and Target – Travel Agents Ref Group Engaged Together – has urged the association to do the same this year after 20% of Target’s near-1,000 members said they would struggle to afford the fees at their proposed levels.


Just 2% of respondents said they were content with the proposed fees, while 73% said Abta should pursue more cost-cutting measures to reduce overheads and allow it to discount membership fees.