The ABTA Manifesto

ABTA's first Manifesto outlines ABTA’s position on the key lobbying issues facing the travel industry. It contains five priority demands:

1. Reform consumer protection for holidays, flights and accommodation to ensure that all the travelling public are protected.
2. Reform Air Passenger Duty to incentivise planes to fly full with a fair tax contribution based on efficiency of aircraft not on a per-passenger basis, and more closely align the duty to distance travelled.
3. Safeguard jobs in the tourism sector by removing barriers to doing business successfully.
4. Increase airport capacity across the UK but especially in the south-east of England to meet current and future needs. 
5. Create a dedicated Minister of Tourism and give a Whitehall department the lead responsibility for the domestic, inbound and outbound tourism sectors.

This year's general election will bring a number of new MPs to Parliament and may bring a new Government. The ABTA Manifesto aims to ensure that MPs and Peers understand where the travel and tourism industry stands on key issues, and sets out how government can help the sector continue its economic recovery.

See our press release for more information.