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Royal Caribbean on supporting staff during Mental Health Awareness Week
Abta to host mental health webinar for travel businesses
"Mental Health Training for Travel Workforces" will take place on 19 January via Zoom
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Former Abta executive Mary Cooke passes aged 73
Cook joined the association in 1980 and rose to the role of assistant director general
The US is no longer advising citizens to avoid international travel
Consumer interest in US holidays surges for 2022
Abta research finds the US is the second most popular destination behind Spain
Tanzer: 'The thing that gives me – and should give travel companies – the greatest confidence is the desire and demand is still there'
Abta's Mark Tanzer: 'Travel will be rewarded in the long run'
Abta chief sits down with TTG after another tumultuous year for travel, but looks ahead to 2022 with renewed confidence hailing members’ staunch resilience
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Video: Watch TTG's turn of year interview with Mark Tanzer
Abta chief joins TTG’s James Chapple for a full and frank look back at 2021, and assesses the association’s work to lobby for a better settlement and future for travel post-Covid
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Abta sinks into red due to £12 million CMV claims deficit
Association takes massive hit on collapse of cruise line CMV, annual accounts reveal
Jo Rzymowska, vice-president and managing director, EMEA for Celebrity Cruises, said the line feels "very privileged" to be working alongside the charity
Celebrity Cruises to donate £10,000 to Abta LifeLine
The luxury cruise brand pledged a further £1 donation for every agent booking made in January
Abta has opened up to trust accounts (Credit: Andre Taissin/Unsplash)
Abta confirms agents eligible for fresh govt grant funding
Association urges agents in England to apply for a slice of the extra £102 million Additional Restrictions Grant cash announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday
Delmar World's Ann Anglesea is among the agents taking part
Agents to front new Abta confidence campaign
Launching on Boxing Day, Abta’s latest Travel with Confidence push will aim to drive home the benefits of booking and travelling with its members
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Agents facing 'triple whammy' in January as Omicron bites
Target campaign group warns of perfect storm of heightened restrictions stifling demand, bounceback loan repayments and Abta subscriptions
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Abta seeks 'urgent' meeting with UK govt after France tourist ban
‘The time to act is now,’ chief Mark Tanzer has urged ministers
Tanzer called on the government to work in partnership with the travel industry through the Jet Zero Council ahead of COP26
French restrictions 'hammer blow' to winter travel industry, says Abta
‘The winter sports and school travel markets are particularly exposed, and the government must now bring forward a support package’ - Mark Tanzer
Tanzer called on the government to work in partnership with the travel industry through the Jet Zero Council ahead of COP26
Abta calls for relaxation of testing and more financial support
Abta asks for reasons why red list is axed but not testing
Abta has opened up to trust accounts (Credit: Andre Taissin/Unsplash)
'New protection options will empower UK travel businesses'
Protected Trust Services financial director Tom Clay weighs up the pros and cons of trust accounts for TTG
This year's spring Budget will have a very different focus to years gone by (Credit: Ming Jun Tun / Unsplash)
Tourism Alliance urges UK govt to allocate £1.5bn fund to travel
The body called on the central authority to support the sector across the entire period from March 2020 until March 2023
Icelolly's search figures are recovering (Credit: John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
Travel businesses trading at fifth of pre-pandemic levels – Abta
Travel sector employment has also halved since March 2020, according to new research by the association
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Travel industry fury as pre-departure testing reintroduced
Abta said the new rules will be a ’huge blow to travellers and an already devastated industry’
“The 7 October will be a day to remember" - Chris Rowles, Aito chair
Abta urges trade to seek grant support as Omicron looms
Association has created a new template letter to help agents seek Additional Restrictions Grant funding from their local councils
Strong Customer Authentication: are you ready for new payment rules?
Agents welcome Abta decision to soften stance on trust accounts
Association to open up membership to businesses that choose to protect customers’ and clients’ cash using trust accounts
Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
Southern Africa red list move could have ‘knock-on effect’ on other destinations
Advantage chief executive says Black Friday has taken on “new meaning” for travel industry
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
Abta predicts ‘new age’ of the travel professional
Industry could be at the start of “meaningful recovery” fuelled by strong consumer demand
Aviation has pledged to make the UK’s airlines carbon free. Picture: Ethan McArthur
Abta and Deloitte to explore how travel can combat climate change
Collaboration will examine how the industry can take ‘meaningful actions’
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Travel firms warned 'robust' sustainability strategies will become necessities
Sector leaders debated how travel can become net-zero by 2050 at Abta’s Decarbonising Tourism webinar on Thursday (11 November)
How to travel around Europe safely and sustainably
Slow travel and family escapes focus for Abta Travel Trends
Association’s Travel Trends conference to be held on 24 November, with speakers including Byway Travel’s Cat Jones and Black Tomato’s Tom Marchant