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Issues that are currently under discussion by ABTA are listed below, in alphabetical order.

See ABTA Comment for details about other issues.   

ABTA is a non-party political organisation which represents the interests of its Members to government and key opinion formers. In the UK these include Government ministers, MPs, members of the Opposition parties, Select Committees and senior civil servants. In Europe we have close ties with members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and staff within the Directorate Generals.

As well as working to make sure that governments are sensitive to the needs of the travel industry, we work with other leading travel industry organisations and maintain strong links with representatives of the main travel destinations and with other travel principals and suppliers. Many of these belong to our Travel Industry Partner scheme.

ABTA’s policies and views are actively promoted to international, national, regional and trade media. See our Media Zone for recent releases. 

If you’re an ABTA Member and there are any issues you’d like us to lobby on, please contact us (choose I have a comment/question about a lobbying/industry issue from the dropdown menu).

Air Passenger Duty (APD)
Airport Capacity
British & International Standards
Collective Redress
Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection: EU Revision of the Community Acquis on Consumer Protection
Disability Discrimination Act
Disability: Access to Aviation
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Package Travel Directive & Regulations
Passenger Rights - Air
Passenger Rights - Rail, Road and Maritime 
Service Standards
Travel Price Advertising
VAT: Tour Operators' Margin Scheme
Working Time Directive


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