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Jack Smith, former Abta president, pictured with his wife Betty at the 1986 Abta Convention (Image courtesy of Esther Betton)
Former Abta president Jack Smith dies aged 90
Popular industry figure was Abta president from 1986 to 1989, founding what has become Abta LifeLine, and also ran Intasun North – later International Leisure Group
Ailsa Pollard Dnata Gold Medal
Pollard replaces Bevan on Abta board
Abta appoints new director from dnata
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Abta encourages members to respond to survey
The survey aims to assess the latest employment situation and will help to help track the industry’s recovery
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Abta reveals dates for 2022 Travel Convention in Marrakech
Three-day event to take place from 10-12 October
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Abta to offer complaints handling training for agents
The event on 11 May is part of a series of events designed to help members recover from the pandemic
Meet the champions (clockwise from top left): Tony Mann, Chris North, Gina McRobbie, David McDonald and Carol Blackburn
Meet the mental-health champions looking out for you
TTG and Abta LifeLine’s five Get Travel Talking Champions are set to begin their mental-health first-aid training. Here’s what the scheme means to them and how they plan to support their industry peers
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'Most people' have foreign holidays booked in next 12 months - Abta
New findings from the association show 57% of Brits have booked to go abroad in the next 12 months, up from 44% in October 2021
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Abta Twitterstorm on Friday to mark end of travel curbs
The Twitterstorm will take place at 9am using the hashtags #ByeUKTravelRules and #HelloHolidays
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
'This is a watershed moment for the travel industry'
Abta, Advantage, SPAA and WTTC all hail government plans to end of testing and passenger locator forms from 4am on Friday (18 March)
Tanzer: 'We have been in touch directly with the government to share our dismay with ministerial comments this week'
Consumers ‘more likely to book with Abta members’
Nearly seven in 10 people (69%) said they are more likely to book with an organisation they know is an Abta member than one which is not
30 Under 30: Meet Karen Musgrave
'Always assume consumers want sustainable travel'
Agents should spell out sustainable aspects of a holiday even if consumers don’t ask for it, Abta panel says
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Investors 'ahead of consumers' on sustainability
Deloitte warns travel firms to make plans for sustainability demands by investors and regulators
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Intrepid urges other operators to explore community-based tourism
Purpose chief Sara King talked delegates at Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel conference through the operator’s work in the village of Myaing in central Myanmar
Deloitte's Emily Cromwell was among a panel of speakers who set the scene at Abta's Delivering Sustainable Travel conference
Consumers will be more willing to engage with sustainability post-Covid
’We all absorbed the science behind viruses – there’s no reason why we can’t do the same with sustainability,’ Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel conference told
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‘Agents really can make a difference on sustainability’
’Adopting a sustainability approach can feel insurmountable, but it’s worth looking at what you are already doing – and how you can build on that,’ writes Abta’s Danny Waine for TTG
Carbon offsetting branded 'get out of jail card' for aviation sector
Abta overhauls sustainability guidance for agents
New advice designed to help agents ’find a sustainability approach that is suitable for their business’, says association
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Scottish govt pledges further £2.4m for outbound travel
It brings total new funding available to the sector to nearly £6 million after a £3.5 million pledge made earlier this month
Candidate numbers fell to lowest level in six months
Abta aims to help members tackle ‘challenging’ jobs market
Association to host event focused on recruitment strategies and apprenticeships
Graeme Buck has been appointed Abta's new director of communications
Abta launches webpage to 'help build confidence to book and travel'
Members have been encouraged to use the page as a reference point when working with clients
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Abta urges Scottish travel trade to lobby for more support
Association has created a template letter for agents and operators to send to their MSPs to support Abta’s push for a slice of Omicron support cash
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Explora Journeys hails 'important next step' as Abta member
The line is set to begin operations in 2023 with its first ship Explora I and plans to have four ships on the seas by 2026
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Abta chief: 'We must show we're making progress on sustainability'
Mark Tanzer says travel can’t afford to allow government to step in and ‘make progress’ on the industry’s behalf beyond its control
According to Abta, 195,000 jobs in the travel industry have been lost or are at risk
Tanzer: 'Travel must stick together after Covid'
Abta boss says sector must continue to work as a collective as it seeks to recover from the pandemic
Abta's head of sustainability Clare Jenkinson is to leave the association in March 2022
Abta’s head of sustainability to leave association in March
Clare Jenkinson has headed up the travel association’s sustainability policies since 2016