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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