The wide-ranging discussion, conducted in mid-December 2021, assesses travel’s response to the ongoing Covid crisis, soon to enter its third year, with Tanzer praising Abta members for their resilience and resolve. "This will be rewarded." he says. "People realise the value of travel professionals. They will gravitate towards those who can provide proper advice and protection."

Other topics covered include both the UK and international response to future developments – and potentially, future pandemics; Abta’s lobbying efforts, including last June’s Travel Day of Action; travel’s troubles to publicly raise its pleas with government; testing; intra-industry collaboration; sustainability; financial protection; Abta’s role and operations; and why travel businesses should fix their gaze on the yet-still dim light at the end of the tunnel.

You can also read the highlights from the interview here, which features in the January 2022 edition of TTG – out now.