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Balmforth records #SaveTravel 'protest song' to Boris Johnson
Ex-Superbreak sales chief urges prime minister "don’t pass us by"
Tanzer on Shapps speech: ‘It was about how grateful the industry should be’

“It was about what has been done and how grateful the industry should be for that… I don’t think it took on board that we are still in the middle of this crisis,” said Mark Tanzer after the appearance. 

“The furlough may have saved jobs but it’s about what’s going to happen for the next six months as well. And it’s really critical that we do have support. 

Abta reiterates tailored support call at annual convention
Abta paints dire picture of the industry and calls for state support
Sunvil boss hails local MP's #SaveTravel response
Chris Wright asked Labour’s Tan Dhesi to get leader Keir Starmer to address travel’s struggles at PMQs
Aito: 'UK plc has closed a virtual door in our faces'
Tour operators and travel agents seem to have been forgotten, says Aito chair Chris Rowles
Norwegian looks to cut Gatwick workforce by a quarter
More than 250 roles placed at risk as airline enters into consultation with staff and union representatives
Sunak criticised for failing to support travel and tourism
Chancellor again accused of “ignoring” pleas from industry
Campaign launched to open travel corridors to Africa
Trade urged to sign online petition to put pressure on UK government
#SaveTravel Twitterstorm: 'This morning, the travel industry roared'
TTG asked the industry to come together this morning on social media. We hoped to create a Twitterstorm. And boy, did the industry respond
Agents hopeful of November 'mini peaks'
They also called for lobbyists in Westminster
Abta petition to trigger government response on Covid relief
Save Future Travel campaign gains 10,000 signatures in just three days
Save Future Travel Coalition launches petition
Save Future Travel petition launched with 10,000 signature aim
Abta brands govt response to Covid 'a straitjacket on travel'
Ever-changing quarantine rules and Foreign Office ’shattering confidence in travel’ says association in regional quarantine and testing plea
Accountancy firm warns 'blizzard' of redundancies yet to come
"It’s doubtful all the planned layoffs can be reversed"
Govt announces further 'cash flow' help for businesses
Sunak mentioned hospitality and tourism as "two of the most affected" sectors
Chancellor announces job protection plans for the winter
Employers can claim both the Job Support Scheme and the Job Retention Bonus
Iata: Airlines facing just six months-worth of cash
The figure is only one month for carriers with poor reserves
‘We’re in a living nightmare, but there is hope’

So where do I start? Well, it has been horrendous – a living nightmare – and really hard mentally. Everybody’s normal life has had the types of impact you thought were reserved for disaster movies. Our industry has been devastated and its reputation torn apart.

School travel specialists seek urgent govt help for 'decimated' sector
The School Travel Forum is lobbying the government for urgent assistance for the school travel sector
'Livelihoods matter': Kirstie Allsopp champions embattled travel sector
Presenter reminds would-be travellers to think about the ‘hundreds of thousands of hard-working, tax-paying people’ affected by the Covid downturn
Abta coalition makes pre-budget plea to chancellor
’Travel is a critical strategic sector for the entire UK economy,’ group tells Rishi Sunak
Hays Travel acquires Tailor Made Travel out of administration
Tailor Made Travel went into administration at 4pm 0n Thursday
Worcester agency hosts MP for #SaveTravel chat
arrangeMYescape welcomed MP Robin Walker to discuss sector-specific support for travel
Irish agents launch campaign to #SaveTravel in Ireland
A group of agents will hand over petition to politicians in Dublin next week