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UK travel sector risks 'falling behind' without govt support

Government
Rob Gill
4 February 2021

The UK is at “risk of falling behind” international competitors due to the lack of specific sector support from the government for the travel industry during the pandemic.

Abta's Mark Tanzer said travel firms were "running on empty" due to the lack of specific government support

The Save Future Travel Coalition, which is made up of 12 travel organisations including Abta, SPAA, Aito and Clia, has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak to again plead for “tailored” financial help for both the outbound and inbound travel sectors in next month’s budget.


The coalition highlights the move by competitors such as France and Italy to create specific support packages for their travel industries, plus the “growing level of disparity” within the UK as the Scottish and Northern Ireland devolved administrations have announced funding schemes for travel agents, but England has not followed suit.