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Sunak and Shapps in industry Twitterstorm firing line

Government
James Chapple
17 December 2021

The travel industry will come together at midday on Friday (17 December) to urge the government to provide dedicated sector-specific support after fresh restrictions and France’s travel ban severely set the industry back.

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Agent campaign group Target will host a Twitterstorm at midday on Friday with chancellor Rishi Sunak and transport secretary Grant Shapps in the firing line. Sunak, in particular, has come in for criticism after rushing back from the US to meet with industry leaders from the hospitality sector, but not travel.


Abta has called for an urgent meeting with the chancellor to advocate for sector-specific support for travel, a call that has been widely backed throughout travel.