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Aviation minister to speak at ABTA conference
ABTA has announced Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill MP and Shadow Secretary for Transport Mary Creagh MP as the keynote speakers at the forthcoming Travel Matters conference.
The event in Westminster on June 18, with the theme ‘Targeting Growth, 2015 and Beyond’ , will be opened by chief executive Mark Tanzer.
Julia Lo Bue-Said from Advantage Travel Partnership and Phil Boggon of the Monarch Travel Group will form part of an on-stage industry panel to discuss industry topics .
The full programme can be viewed here
ABTA head of public affairs Stephen D’Alfonso said: "Politics is centre-stage in the UK at the moment as we countdown to May 2015, and Travel Matters is a great opportunity to bring the politics and policy debate to the heart of the industry."
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