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ABTA announces speakers at Travel Matters conference
Transport minister for aviation Baroness Sugg and the soon-to-be new head of the CAA Richard Moriarty will be among the speakers at ABTA’s Travel Matters conference next month.
Other speakers include Surinder Arora, founder and chairman of The Arora Group, Martin Alcock, director of Travel Trade Consultancy, Baroness Stowell, All Nippon Airways senior VP Akira Nakamura, and former political adviser turned broadcaster and comedian Ayesah Hazarika.
The majority of places at the annual policy conference are by invitation only but, in response to demand, ABTA has released a limited number of tickets which are available to buy.
Travel Matters 2018 will take place on the morning of Wednesday June 27 at One Great George Street in Westminster, London.
"The UK is at a critical juncture when decisions by political leaders will have a profound effect on the future of the country and the industry," said ABTA. "The conference will explore themes of trust and confidence; in our system of financial protection and regulation; in what transport infrastructure looks like beyond Brexit and, at a fundamental level, in the people who are keeping us informed – the political decision-makers and new and old media."
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer said: "There are big political and regulatory decisions looming which will shape the next phase of the travel industry. It is these issues, and many more, which will be explored at Travel Matters, ABTA’s flagship policy conference.
"The event brings together senior representatives from across the industry with a panel of esteemed speakers, ensuring an interesting and lively debate. We are delighted to open up the event to additional industry representatives by offering ticketed places."
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