Abta

Lastminute.com switches bonding from Abta to Abtot

The company said it was confident the new agreement will further enhance its commitment to its customers

Henbury Travel MD Richard Slater appointed to Abta board

Slater said he will utilises his experience of – and commitment to – the high street travel agency market to help develop the future strategy of the association

Industry recruitment videos watched more than 600k times across social, claims Abta

Abta says its social media industry recruitment campaign has attracted more than 600,000 views

Minister tells travel ‘to work a little harder’ to fill skills gap

The travel industry should collectively present a case about a skills shortage to government if they want ministers to seriously consider making it easier to recruit foreign workers, Baroness Vere told Abta Travel Matters on Wednesday

Travel ‘not out of woods yet’, says Tanzer as he defends Abta lobbying

Speaking at the association’s Travel Matters seminar in Westminster on Wednesday (14 June), Mark Tanzer said that despite a “steady recovery from the dark days of the pandemic”, the sector was “not out of the woods yet”.

“Many customers are still in a cost of living squeeze with a stubbornly high inflation rate keeping interest rates and mortgage costs high, and travel companies are still burdened with the debt overhang from the pandemic, at higher interest rates,” he said.

Industry warned it 'must absorb the cost of sustainability'

Travel must think about sustainability the same way it did health and safety, Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel seminar told

Hotels critical to travel's sustainability push as ‘faces of destinations’

Accommodation providers told they must redouble their sustainability efforts as the main frontline point of contact between destinations and travellers

What's at stake if the government does deregulate UK holidays?

Exempting domestic breaks from the scope of the Package Travel Regulations could have wide-reaching implications for travel businesses – Deloitte’s Luke Golding digs a little deeper into the government’s plans, and their potential consequences

Travel set to face more legal claims for ‘trips and slips’

Industry lawyers are seeing more personal injury cases from holidaymakers

Travel industry warned to brace for regulatory strain this year

Abta’s director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge told Abta’s Travel Law seminar on Wednesday (10 May) the industry would be beset by a ’plethora’ of legal changes this year

'Travel mustn't let government set the agenda for reform'

’With politicians looking through an electoral lens, there is a risk of decisions being taken that have short-term electoral appeal – but carry longer-term costs and risk for businesses,’ writes Abta’s Luke Petherbridge

Abta LifeLine urges industry to support its latest tropical charity day

Director Trudie Clements has invited the wider industry to support Abta LifeLine on 15 June, its charity day, by wearing tropical clothes

Abta conference asks: 'How can travel make a positive impact on the world?'

Abta’s Sustainable Travel Conference will examine practical takeaways for the industry to have a more positive role in developing sustainable tourism

Iata urges CAA to drop plans for segregation of funds from Atol reforms

Airline body says carriers need cash flow to operate, adding that the CAA’s proposals – which come as part of its plans to reform Atol – to segregate funds would prevent this

Earth Day: ‘Small changes can add up to big sustainability gains’ – Abta

‘Travel is in a unique position to be able to influence and act on sustainability issues,’ writes Abta head of sustainability Carol Rose ahead of Earth Day (22 April).

CAA urged to use Atol reform to deliver ‘positive change’

Both Abta and Advantage chiefs told the Barclays Travel Forum that Atol reform needed a “proportionate” approach

'In travel, we can't afford to keep overlooking our social impact'

’Many organisations are focused on measuring their environmental impact, but can the same be said for social performance?’ writes Abta LifeLine director Trudie Clements for TTG

Travel encouraged to complete new 'state of industry' survey

The findings from the survey will provide information which will be used to support the Future Travel Coalition’s ongoing lobbying activity

'Lack of clarity': Abta questions CAA's rationale for Atol reform

Association highlights lack of alignment between government departments in wide-ranging response to CAA’s latest call for evidence on its proposals for Atol reform

Demand for foreign travel back to pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Abta figures published on Saturday (18 March) show that 62% of Britons have been on a holiday abroad in the past year while 65% are planning to go in the next 12 months

Abta unveils new climate change terminology training series

The course is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project

‘Loose tongues have the potential to damage our sector’

Writing for TTG, Abta director of communications Graeme Buck urges the sector not to make mountains out of molehills as travel seeks, this year, to emerge from the Covid crisis

Abta's Susan Deer and Rachel Jordan featured in women 'powerlist'

The list was launched on International Women’s Day (8 March) to celebrate and recognise inspirational women in the association sector

Agents star in new Abta campaign to help trade attract and retain new talent

The two-minute video is the latest phase of the company’s #BePartofTravel campaign