Latest News Stories

Mark Tanzer ABTA Chief Executive said : “It is critical that any Member whose business may be impacted by the Department for Transport’s proposals should get involved in the debate by completing ABTA’s own questionnaire so that we can put forward a powerful and representative industry view.  This is the final week for our questionnaire to be completed and I would urge Members to go to www.abta.com and submit their views by our deadline of Thursday 18 August.”

For further information contact:
Sean Tipton, Senior Press Officer, tel: 020 3117 0513
Victoria Bacon Head of Communications, tel: 020 3117 0515
Out of Hours:  Contact the Duty Press Officer via pager: 07659 190 987
E-mail: press@abta.co.uk
Web: www.abta.com
Twitter: @ABTAtravel
 
Notes to Editors
ABTA has been at the heart of travel for more than 60 years. Our purpose is to help our Members to grow their businesses successfully and sustainably, and to help their customers - the travelling public – have confidence in their travel experience.

The ABTA brand stands for expertise, reliability and fairness. These qualities are core to us. They ensure that holidaymakers remain confident in the holiday products that they buy from our Members.

We help our Members and their customers navigate through today's changing travel landscape by providing schemes of financial protection and a course of redress if something goes wrong; by raising standards in the industry and by giving guidance on issues from sustainability to health and safety; and by presenting a united voice to government to ensure the industry and the public get a fair deal.

ABTA currently has over 1,300 Members and represents over 5,000 retail outlets and offices. For more details about what we do, what being an ABTA Member means and how we're working at the heart of the industry to ensure that we continue to build confidence in travel visit www.abta.com.