Abta News
ABTA expands Travelife team
ABTA has appointed sustainability professional Sören Stöber to take on the new role of Business Manager for the Travelife Sustainability System – an ABTA owned subsidiary, which provides a practical tool for hotels and tour operators to monitor and manage their social and environmental impacts. The Travelife team is also currently recruiting for a new role of Relationship Manager.
ABTA: Are Brits behaving abroad?
A report released today by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) regarding British Behaviour Abroad shows that the number of Britons arrested overseas has fallen by over 10%.
ABTA encourages debate on ATOL reform
ABTA is encouraging its Members to watch a live interactive webinar on the Department for Transport’s ATOL reform proposals at 11AM today, Thursday 11 August.
ABTA hosts interactive webcast on ATOL Reform Proposals
ABTA is encouraging its Members to register for its live, interactive webcast on ATOL Reform which broadcasts online at 11.00 am on 11 August 2011.
Willie Walsh returns to ABTA Travel Convention
ABTA is delighted to welcome back Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group to talk at The Travel Convention in Palma, one year on from his presentation at the Malta Convention.
End of the line for Gill’s Cruise Centre
After a week of speculation, ABTA has confirmed Gill’s Cruise Line has been classified as a “financial failure”. The news follows the decision by a host of cruise lines to severe contact with the agent, with Carnival first to terminate its agreement on Tuesday.
ABTA gains two victories for travel trade in Brussels
ABTA has helped achieve two significant lobbying successes in Brussels, the association can today reveal. The European Parliament has rejected proposals for a cooling off period after booking a holiday and the next EU budget no longer includes the introduction of a European wide tax on aviation.
ABTA: Holidaymakers urged to continue ‘buying local’
When it comes to putting something back into our holiday destination and supporting local communities, British holidaymakers appear to be doing better than we might expect, but this positive behaviour is not necessarily about a conscious decision to be greener according to new research from ABTA and the Travel Foundation.
ABTA responds to Governments ATOL reform proposals
ABTA welcomes moves to extend financial protection, but more work is required to ensure proposals are “workable and affordable”
ABTA seeks to cut through red tape
The ABTA Red Tape Task Force has identified the first five pieces of red tape regulation for the chop following consultation with its members. The task force chaired by ABTA Director and Barclays’ policy chief, Christine Farnish was set up in May to review the sector’s heavy burden of red tape and make proposals for cutting regulation.
ABTA identifies red tape for the chop
The ABTA Red Tape Task Force has identified the first five pieces of red tape regulation for the chop following consultation with its Members. The task force chaired by ABTA Director and Barclays’ policy chief, Christine Farnish was set up in May to review the sector’s heavy burden of red tape and make proposals for cutting regulation.
ABTA health and safety programme trains 500 in Turkey
ABTA’s Destination Manager, Angie Hills, Donna Boucher ABTA Destination Services coordinator and Health & Safety expert Ian Greaves from IGI have returned from running a ten day health and safety seminar tour in Turkey’s most popular resorts.