Skip to main content

Tanzer: 'There are three main ways to help agents through this crisis'

Atol
James Chapple
6 May 2020

Abta chief Mark Tanzer has set out his vision for how the government can help travel agents weather the coronavirus crisis.

Some agencies are struggling to find enough staff to fully reopen all their shops

Most Advantage members are seeing new customers

Addressing the government’s transport committee on Wednesday (6 May), Tanzer said there were three key considerations: clear Foreign Office and destination advice; ensuring operators and airlines survive Covid-19; and rebuilding consumer confidence.


Tanzer’s comments came in response to a question from Conservative MP Robert Largan, who asked what the future was for agents and what extra support was needed to guarantee the "huge numbers" of jobs in the sector after the pandemic.