Abta News

ABTA unveils simple six-step Travel Checklist ahead of busy summer getaway
ABTA – The Travel Association has unveiled a simple six-step Travel Checklist (abta.com/travelchecklist) to guide holidaymakers through the most important elements of their pre-holiday preparations.

Register now for ABTA’s 2023 Travel Convention
Registration for this year’s ABTA Travel Convention is now open, with discounted Early Bird fees available until mid-July.

ABTA’s Aviation Forum to tackle the key issues facing the sector
ABTA – The Travel Association will be hosting an Aviation Forum on Tuesday 25 April 2023, bringing together a senior line up of speakers from regulators, airlines, operators and associations to discuss the future of aviation.

New research from ABTA shows demand for foreign holidays is back to pre-pandemic levels
New figures from ABTA – The Travel Association show that 62% of people have been on a foreign holiday since the lifting of the UK’s COVID travel restrictions.

ABTA, The School Travel Forum and UKinbound welcomes new commitment
ABTA, The School Travel Forum and UKinbound welcome the commitment to make school and youth group travel between the UK and France easier

“Travel is the industry to work in” says new careers video from ABTA
ABTA – The Travel Association has launched a new video campaign which highlights travel as a great industry to work in. The two-minute video is the latest phase of ABTA’s ‘#BePartofTravel campaign’, which aims to support members to attract and retain talent in the industry. It has been launched to coincide with National Careers Week which runs 6 – 11 March.

ABTA to engage members and wider industry on ATOL reform proposals
ABTA – The Travel Association has welcomed the CAA’s update on ATOL reform and request for information from the industry.

ABTA 2023 events programme to support industry in its recovery and developing staff
ABTA has announced its events schedule for the first half of 2023 with a range of varied and high-quality conferences and training days designed to keep the travel industry up to date and develop skills and knowledge within the sector.

ABTA Members’ customers travel with confidence in latest campaign
ABTA has launched the second phase of its annual flagship Travel with confidence campaign with a customer-focused video to be promoted through social media advertising. The campaign launches today, Boxing Day, to coincide with the start of the peak holiday booking season and to promote and support Members during the busy period.

Bodrum revealed as destination for ABTA’s 2023 Travel Convention
ABTA is delighted to announce that Bodrum, Türkiye will be the destination for the 2023 Travel Convention.

Abta unveils expanded campaign to help members recruit
New measures announced by Abta today “should go some way” to helping members attract and retain employees, says chief executive Mark Tanzer.

ABTA writes to Conservative leadership candidates on priorities for the industry
ABTA – The Travel Association has written to Conservative leadership candidates Rt Hon Liz Truss MP and Rishi Sunak MP to outline what is needed to support the UK travel industry through its recovery from the COVID pandemic, and to ensure a prosperous future for the sector.