Abta

'The most outstanding figure I've known': tributes pour in for industry 'giant' John Hays

Abta chief Mark Tanzer among those to remember ’major figure’ in the industry over many years

Abta pleads for govt support as travel job losses accelerate

Association estimates 164,000 jobs lost or placed at risk since August, with the figure almost doubling from 90,000 in just three months

Abta urges councils to consider travel businesses for £3k grants

Local Restrictions Support Grants needed for travel businesses affected by lockdown, Abta says

'Govt must use lockdown wisely to help restart travel'

’We must make sure government delivers on its promises to support the industry by facilitating the sustained return of safe international travel,’ says Abta’s Susan Deer

Abta: 'Brutal months lie ahead' for travel

Furlough extension of limited value to travel firms, with staff required to administer rebookings and refunds

Former Waitrose comms chief joins Abta

Graeme Buck appointed director of communications, replacing Victoria Bacon who left in May

Abta: Lack of progress on posted workers 'a significant challenge'

‘The opportunities offered to young people through a period of living and working overseas are self-evident,’ says Abta’s Luke Petherbridge

Always a place for face-to-face travel sales, Abta convention told

Private equity experts, though, question whether there will be such a major distinction between face-to-face and online in future owing to Covid

Shapps: 'There’s been billions of pounds of support for the travel industry'

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has defended the lack of sector specific support for the UK travel industry

Make tourism a force for good post-pandemic, urges Abta

Travel association has published a new report on how to rebuild travel for the better post-Covid

Abta reiterates tailored support call at annual convention

Abta paints dire picture of the industry and calls for state support

Abta: Travel taskforce must take decisive and urgent action

Association renews call for tailored support for travel

Abta petition to trigger government response on Covid relief

Save Future Travel campaign gains 10,000 signatures in just three days

Danny Waine appointed Abta head of membership

Waine to join from Hotelplan Group later this month

Quarantine and travel advice take toll on consumer confidence

Abta research shows holidaymakers worried about last-minute changes to Foreign Office advice

Abta 'urgently' seeking clarity from CAA on refund credit notes

CAA yet to comment on whether RCNs issued after 30 September will carry Atol protection

Abta renews call for firms to lobby their MPs for support

New template letter for agents and operators to challenge representatives on government’s new winter economy plan

Abta brands govt response to Covid 'a straitjacket on travel'

Ever-changing quarantine rules and Foreign Office ’shattering confidence in travel’ says association in regional quarantine and testing plea

Transport sec Shapps to address Abta Travel Convention

Shapps to set out government’s vision for the future of travel and tourism

'Employ furloughed staff to process refunds faster,' agent urges Abta

Westoe Travel boss Graeme Brett has called on Abta speed up its claims process

Loveholidays follows On the Beach out of Abta

OTA cites ‘divergent views’ on refund crisis in travel for decision

On the Beach resigns Abta membership

The OTA has left the travel association in a dispute over refunds

Abta coalition makes pre-budget plea to chancellor

’Travel is a critical strategic sector for the entire UK economy,’ group tells Rishi Sunak

Cautious welcome for regional quarantine and travel advice

Here’s what travel had to say after the government introduced regional quarantines for seven Greek islands