ABTA’s public affairs team will attend all three political party conferences over the next few weeks to highlight the importance of the outbound travel industry to the UK economy and discuss the policy priorities to support UK travel businesses. The …

ABTA and UKinbound spoke with MPs at an event in parliament 12 September to hammer home the importance of addressing UK-EU labour mobility for the travel industry. The associations organised the parliamentary drop-in session to highlight to MPs and Peers …

Amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, data reveals innovative ways people are maximizing their holiday budgets, while ABTA (The Travel Association) offers advice on achieving great value for vacations. Over the August Bank Holiday, ABTA estimates that more than 4.5 million …

ABTA – The Travel Association estimates that over two million British holidaymakers are set to head overseas for summer holidays this weekend (21-24 July), which for the majority of schools in England and Wales marks the start of the summer …

Richard Slater, Chair of the ABTA North West region, has been appointed to the ABTA Board of Directors. Mr Slater was selected by the other ABTA regional chairs to be put forward for appointment. Mr Slater is the Managing Director …

An area of focus over the coming weeks is helping holidaymakers to swim safely and enjoy the water wisely, following a high number of incidents in the UK and abroad of people getting into difficulty in the water. Using the …

69% drop in UK travel staff working in the EU set to impact travel businesses’ growth. ABTA and Seasonal Businesses in Travel (SBiT) are calling on the UK and EU governments to work together to address challenges travel companies are …

This new activity is the latest phase of the association’s Travel with Confidence campaign which helps drive business to members and is designed to maintain high public favourability for the ABTA brand. With research unveiled at ABTA’s Travel Marketing event …

ABTA Chairman Alistair Rowland outlines the benefits of being an ABTA member. ABTA was set up over 70 years ago by a group of travel agents and tour operators keen to raise standards in the travel industry and provide reassurance …

In a couple of weeks’ time, on 14 June, we’ll be holding the travel industry’s leading policy conference – ABTA’s Travel Matters. This year’s theme is Travel in 2030, and I’m pleased we’ll be hearing from both Baroness Vere, Aviation …