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Aito: 'Travel must be treated as a partner, not an afterthought – the rhetoric is promising, but we need action'

Government
Christina Brazier
2 July 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 third and final contributor is Aito head of industry affairs Christina Brazier.

Brazier: 'One year on from the election, the rhetoric is promising, but we need action'

The 2024 election may not have had the slogans or celebrity sparkle of 1997, but the familiar story of division and sleaze in the incumbent government meant voters craved change every bit as much.

Labour’s promise to “kick start economic growth” and support small businesses struck a chord with many, including those in the travel industry, where businesses were still trying to recover from the pandemic – battling debt and grappling with over-regulation and red tape.