Aito

Derek Moore: Tributes paid to 'amazing' industry role model

’It is hard to think of Aito without Derek; he was such an enormous part of what makes the Aito family’

Derek Moore: Touring 'pioneer' passes away aged 77

Moore co-founded Explore Worldwide in the early-1980s and was a long time chair of Aito

Menopause message finally reaching men in travel, Aito conference told

Instant response to plea by Holiday Extras’ Lindsay Garvey-Jones for travel professionals – particularly men – to join in the discussion around support for people going through the menopause

Travel firms urged to 'showcase career paths, not just jobs'

Industry in a fight for its very future as it competes in jobseekers’ market, Aito conference told

Aito and Advantage 'united in government lobbying effort'

Finding a home within government and simplifying confusing regulations named top priorities for the association and consortium at Aito conference

Industry split on homeworking as travel emerges from Covid

Hybrid models remain popular in travel post-Covid, but some businesses want staff back in

'Financially healthy, emotionally wobbly' customers 'a concern'

Aito members told they’ll have to invest more time in talking customers into parting with their cash post-Covid, despite many having the cash to spend

Spiralling airfares likely to ensure holiday prices remain high

Aito conference told of how fares to Latin America and Asia have more than doubled, leaving operators little choice but to pass on the hit

Autumn Statement: Travel calls on govt to ‘unleash’ sector's potential

The government must offer more support to smaller travel agencies and tour operators, Aito and Advantage have urged

Huw Merriman: Travel's knight in shining armour?

The former chair of parliament’s transport select committee – now a transport minister – has been a vocal supporter of the outbound travel sector throughout the pandemic

Aito tells India new visa rules risk members' £10M bookings

Aito pleads with India to scrap sudden new rules on in-person visa applications

Advantage and Aito join forces to bolster government lobbying effort

Advantage boss Julia Lo Bue-Said said 90% of members said they felt ‘under-represented’ in terms of government lobbying

Watch: Highlights from the Aito Famference in the Maltese Islands

This year the annual Aito Famference took place on the Maltese Islands, with agents and tour operators spending a weekend exploring Malta and Gozo. Here, they share their highlights and learnings from the trip

Winter is coming – so welcome to the calm before the storm

The cost of living crisis hasn’t fully hit home for travel yet, but the industry is bracing itself for a shock when soaring fuel bills start to kick in

Experience Travel Group achieves B Corp status

Asia specialist becomes first Aito member to gain sustainability certification

Aito appoints new members to agents’ panel and HQ

The association has added four new members to its Specialist Travel Agents’ Panel and one to its Twickenham HQ

Aito slams UK govt for ‘playing blame game’ over airport delays

Chairman Chris Rowles said: ‘We’ve had enough. The government is playing the blame game, and trying to pass the buck to the wider travel industry.’

FCDO's ‘precautionary’ stance on Sri Lanka ‘understandable’

Specialist says advisory against all but essential travel could be removed in time for summer if country makes progress on restoring political and economic stability

New Atol reform consultation this summer, CAA confirms

Paul Smith, CAA group director of consumers and markets, told the Aito general meeting the authority had received ’around 300’ responses to its initial consultation

Spear Travels rejoins Aito after five-year hiatus

Group’s 12 Spear and Broads branches, as well as its homeworkers, set to benefit from support of Aito network again

Aito welcomes DfT probe into 'poor' airline refund laws

Time for reform of airline refunds via tour operators, Aito says

Testing overhaul 'will undoubtedly bolster consumer confidence'

Aito executive director Martyn Sumners said the removal of pre-departure and Day 2 PCR tests will ’unquestionably’ help the economy

Aito: Rescue package vital for 'badly beaten-up industry'

French government decision to ban Brits on eve of ski season ’an extremely unwelcome pre-Christmas ’gift’,’ says association

Aito members 'forced to think like start-ups again'

Members discuss challenges of being brought back to square one after nearly two years of pandemic upheaval