TUI’s Nick Longman Joins ABTA Board
Date published: 29 July 2010Nick Longman Distribution Director of TUI UK Ltd has been appointed to the ABTA Board of Directors after Tim Williamson of TUI has stepped down from the Board.
Nick Longman commenting on his appointment said: “I am very much looking forward to joining the Board of ABTA and contributing to the great work it does for consumers and the travel industry as a whole”
Mark Tanzer ABTA Chief Executive commented: “Nick’s expertise and experience will be invaluable to the ABTA Board and we all look forward to working with him. I would also like to thank Tim Williamson for his significant contribution to the work of the Board over the last two years.”
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Notes to editors
ABTA – The Travel Association was founded in 1950 and currently has 1,351 members with 5,700 outlets. Members include travel agents, tour operators and support services right across the spectrum from small family-owned businesses to the largest tour operators.
ABTA is the largest travel association in the UK and its members provide 90% of the foreign package holidays in the UK as well as selling millions of independent travel arrangements.
In 2008 ABTA merged with the Federation of Tour Operators [FTO], thereby cementing its role as the leading travel association and increasing benefits for both ABTA and FTO members. Both the ABTA brand which is highly recognised by consumers and the FTO brand which is well known in destinations will be retained.
As part of its comprehensive package of services to members, ABTA, as a non-party political organisation works to represent the interests of its Members to government and key opinion formers in the UK and EU.
