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Travel agent champion Colin Brain passes away aged 80
Brain chaired Abta’s Travel Agents’ Council and its aviation committee during the 1980s
Mind your language to help ensure marketing success
Brands should consider changing their language in marketing, even avoiding the word “luxury” as the market becomes more saturated and what people search for becomes more nuanced
Untapped motorhomes market shows potential
High-end motorhomes are an untapped market for the luxury sector, the conference heard
Sector urged to adapt to consumer trends
The days of operators “dictating what customers wanted” from a luxury holiday are behind us, with today’s high-end holidaymaker preferring a more emotionally driven, value-focused booking process
Abta urges public to 'book with confidence' despite Brexit uncertainty
Association has launched new radio and Facebook advertising campaigns in the lead-up to March 29, with the UK’s future in the union still in question
Abta offers agent members free places to attend upcoming conferences
Events will focus on luxury travel, solo travel, cruise, adventure travel, domestic travel and over-50s travel
TTG Media teams up with Abta for luxury travel event
TTG Media is to once again partner with Abta for its second annual Luxury Travel Conference
Abta sets agenda for annual luxury travel conference
The London event will help industry delegates identify, reach and retain affluent consumers
‘Progress’ in travel leaders' Brexit meeting with government
“There are experts who do understand the industry’s needs at a granular level"
Registration open for 2019 Abta Travel Convention in Tokyo
The event in October will coincide with the Rugby World Cup
Abta: ‘Impact of no deal can’t be underestimated’
Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer believes the “bare bones” of Brexit are taking shape, but the situation for the UK travel sector remains far from ideal
Abta: Outbound travel now worth £37 billion to UK economy
The association’s latest report on the value of the outbound travel sector highlights 36% growth since 2014
Political storm clouds are gathering but there are still reasons to be cheerful in 2019
"2019 is going to be a good year”, says Abta’s chief executive Mark Tanzer in this week’s TTG. And it seems his optimism so far is well founded...
No-deal Brexit ‘would potentially put smaller Abta members out of business’
Warning comes from MP Tom Brake following a meeting with the association this week
6 things agents must know ahead of Brexit
Abta has issued new guidance to the trade on six issues they can proactively clue up on ahead of Brexit, whatever the outcome
Travel’s future leaders take a hike for charity
A group from TTG’s 30 Under 30 will pull on their walking boots to trek 30 miles from Gatwick to Heathrow in the hopes of raising £10,000 for Abta LifeLine
Millions of Brits taking to slopes without adequate insurance – Abta
Abta says 2.5 million Britons have admitted taking a winter sports holiday without checking whether their insurance fully covers them
Appetite for EU-travel remains strong as Brexit talks intensify – Abta
Abta boss Mark Tanzer believes Brexit is unlikely to stymie UK travellers’ appetite to head to the continent
All the news from the Abta Travel Convention - day two
Check out all the highlights and headlines from the second day of the Abta Travel Convention in Seville
Japan to host 2019 Abta Travel Convention
Japan has been announced as the venue for Abta’s 2019 conference
🎥 Highlights from day one of the Abta Travel Convention
From Brexit to new brands - find out all the key headlines from the first day of the Abta Travel Convention
Tanzer: The future won't be paradise, but it won't be hell either
That was the prediction from Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer, as he opened the association’s annual Travel Convention in Seville
Abta members demand 'level playing field' for card payments market
The association this week issued its response to a consultation that will underpin a review of changes to the card payments market, which agents say have hit them hard financially
Abta director of public affairs Alan Wardle leaves association
Abta has acknowledged Wardle’s departure comes amid what is likely to be “the most intense political and economic shake-up of recent years” as the UK prepares to leave the EU