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ABTA must bypass Westminster and look to Brussels
Bev - Nov 30, 2024
ABTA must bypass the UK government and go straight to the European Commission over the issue of protection, chairman Justin…
Categories: Operators
Doubts raised over business travel procurement transparency
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
More than half of corporate travel suppliers (60%) believe organisations are not fully transparent when involved in supplier negotiations. And half of…
Triton scraps fees for new system
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2024
Triton is to offer its new tour operating system to members subscription-free as part of its drive to encourage agents…
Made to Measure Holidays sold to W&O
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
Luxury travel group Western & Oriental has acquired specialist tour operator Made to Measure Holidays for £420,573. Founded 30 years…
ABTA pledges spending transparency
Bev - Nov 30, 2024
ABTA has pledged to be more transparent about how it spends its money by posting a break down of expenditure…
Medhotels to launch agent-only website
Bev - Nov 30, 2024
Medhotels is launching an agent-only website in the next few weeks Commercial director Carl Burrows said the accommodation-only website, part…
Caribbean favoured for Christmas – Opodo poll
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
More than one in two of people would rather go abroad than spend a traditional UK Christmas with friends and family,…
First Choice will not be rushed into sale
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 29, 2024
First Choice managing director Dermot Blastland has warned it will not be rushed into making a decision about whether to…
ABTA living in ‘cloud cuckoo land’
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 29, 2024
ABTA was accused by the Civil Aviation Authority of being in ‘cloud cuckoo land’ for hanging on to the belief…
Evans calls for ABTA/FTO merger
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 29, 2024
Lowcostgroup founder Paul Evans has urged ABTA to join forces with the Federation of Tour Operators to become an effective…
‘Incompetent and wasteful’ – Speakman attacks ABTA
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 29, 2024
ABTA was accused of being incompetent, wasting millions of pounds of travel agents' money and abandoning retailers, in an outspoken…
Tanzer claims association has vital role to play
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 29, 2024
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer gave a passionate defence of the association in his opening speech, arguing that it has…
