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BTA: 'Business travel has critical role in economic recovery'

Business
James Chapple
7 May 2020

The Business Travel Association (BTA) has unveiled a five-point plan to "reignite" the business travel sector, which it says has a "critical role to play" in the post-coronavirus economic recovery.

Clive Wratten said "we must not slip back into the civil wars the industry has been fighting [amid the pandemic]"

Its proposals call for vital action on issues ranging from travel timeframes, to international co-operation and clarity, traveller safety and competitive pricing to rebuild the sector’s £220 billion annual contribution to UK GDP.


Chief executive Clive Wratten has written to transport secretary Grant Shapps and business secretary Alok Sharma to outline vital areas where the government must act or collaborate with the sector.