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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA’s Response to The Pre-Budget Report 2008]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA is disappointed that the Government has chosen to continue with Air Passenger Duty (APD), which is acknowledged not be environmentally efficient, and actually penalises those airlines who operate full aircraft. As it now has four different distance bands, it means that passengers flying to Australia from 2009 will have to pay nearly 38 per cent more than today, and 112 per cent more in 2010/11. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA Urges Government Not to Increase Aviation Tax Burden]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging the Government to lessen the financial burden on airlines and holidaymakers by not taking the easy option of increasing aviation tax.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA To Move to London Bridge in 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Following the ABTA and FTO merger in July, ABTA has signed a lease agreement on new premises at 30 Park Street, close to the key transport hubs of London Bridge and Waterloo. ABTA plans to relocate all staff - currently based at 68-71 Newman Street, and Graphic House in Hayward’s Heath - at the end of January 2009.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Largest Tourist Region in the World Commits to Sustainability]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The region of Calvià in Mallorca – technically the largest tourism destination in Spain by number of beds, and possibly in the world – with 60,000 tourist accommodation units/beds in total - has committed to improve its sustainability by working with the Federation of Tour Operators on its Travelife Sustainability System.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ramblers Worldwide Holidays Signs Up to Reduce My Footprint ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has signed up to the ABTA Reduce My Footprint (RMF) initiative today (Wednesday 12 November). RMF will help Rambers Holidays’ customers make the best choices when it comes to travelling responsibly and reducing their carbon footprints. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA and ECPAT UK Gain Comic Relief Funding for Child Protection Training]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Comic relief has granted funding to ECPAT UK in partnership with ABTA to develop and implement an online training course for travel and tourism professionals to protect children both travelling with UK travel companies and children in holiday destinations. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA Members offer greater protection against Airline Collapse ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The failure today (Wednesday 29 October), of Sterling Airlines A/S - the Icelandic owned low-cost airline based in Denmark today demonstrates, once again the gaps in the current financial protection system for airline passengers. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NEW COMPLAINTS HANDLING GUIDE FROM ABTA AND BSI ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA, for the first time, has joined forces with the BSI Management Systems (BSI) to produce a guide on how to implement an effective complaints-handling process.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ATP TO BECOME TRAVEL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL STANDARD]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ATP – Accredited Travel Professional - scheme, developed by ABTA, in association with ITT and People 1st, is the travel industry standard for continuous professional development.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tourism 2023, the Travel Industry´s Plan for Coping with the Future]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[How will the travel industry deal with climate change? How can it ensure that it offers the right holidays to Britain´s ageing population? Will it cope with increasing energy prices and tackle the dramatic increases in the numbers of holidaymakers from China and India? ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Travelife Sustainability System rolled out to ABTA Members]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An all-in-one solution to help manage the environmental and social issues facing  travel businesses is being rolled out to all ABTA Members, ABTA announced today, Wednesday 8 October 2008.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA Launches Media Campaign ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[“Book with Confidence” is the clear message of a nationwide media campaign which will kick off with adverts in The Telegraph Travel section from October 4th.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CONCERN FOR THE PLACES WE LOVE TO VISIT REMAINS HIGH]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ipsos MORI survey can reveal that a significant proportion of holidaymakers are concerned about the environmental and social impact of their holiday with 83 per cent saying that it was important that their holiday should not damage the environment. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CONFUSION REIGNS OVER FINANCIAL PROTECTION]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fifty-eight per cent of respondents to the ABTA Holiday Survey conducted by Ipsos MORI have said that they were not aware, didn’t know or couldn’t remember if financial protection was included or not in their last holiday they booked. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BOOK IN PERSON WITH TRAVEL AGENTS ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bucking expectations, 16 to 24 year olds are more likely to book through a travel agent, in person than any other age group, the ABTA Holiday Survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI has found.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[OVER 80 PER CENT OF HOLIDAYMAKERS TO HOLIDAY ABROAD AGAIN NEXT YEAR ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Foreign travel for 2009 is very much on the radar for the majority who holiday overseas, with 83 per cent - who have been on a recent overseas holiday are planning to take another one in the next 12 months. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA and IPP launch Supplier Failure Insurance to cover ABTA Principals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA and leading insurer International Passenger Protection have joined together to offer ABTA Principals a unique insurance product, which will insure them against losses that they incur when one of their suppliers fails.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABTA CRITICAL OF TORY AVIATION PLANS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA has written to the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers, suggesting Tory plans for Heathrow and the aviation industry are illogical, ill-conceived and totally unworkable.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Companies rush to join ABTA after XL collapse]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA saw enquiries to join the Association double following the failure of the XL holiday group.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[You can’t win if you don’t enter – Springboard and Shine Awards]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABTA is encouraging its members to put themselves and their staff forward to two of the leading recognitions of excellence in the hospitality and travel industry, the Shine and Springboard awards. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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