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Travel warned not to waste ‘political profile’ gained during Covid

Government
James Chapple
8 August 2022

Abta chief Mark Tanzer has warned the travel industry not to waste the political profile and acumen it has gained during the Covid crisis.

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Speaking during a TTG Agenda 2022 panel discussion, Tanzer said key to this would be advocating for roles – such as ground handling – to be declared of critical strategic importance to the country.


However, despite travel’s heightened profile, he said he didn’t expect the disruption that has made headlines for several months to have a lasting reputational impact.