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Is ABTA doing enough for agents?
Last week, ABTA came under fire from all sides for not giving enough support to its agency members.
Member Steve Endacott, chief executive of On Holiday Group, accused the association of not doing enough to protect agents from the repercussions of Flight-Plus, while Travel Counsellor chairman David Speakman said agents were being disenfranchised.
Concerned agents are now even forming a new lobbying group to specifically fight the corner for agents.
So, in our latest Mole Poll, we asked you if you agreed that ABTA isn’t doing enough for agents.
Here’s what you said:
75% agreed
25% disagreed
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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