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News Articles

• ABTA Launches its First Manifesto
  10 March 2010
  ABTA today launched its first ever Manifesto outlining ABTA’s position on the key lobbying issues facing the travel industry.
• ABTA Responds to European ‘Framework for Tourism’ Consultation
  10 March 2010
  The European Union should encourage tourism to be of the highest quality to flourish in a sustainable and safe way, ABTA has said in response to the first ever European consultation on creating a tourism framework for Europe.
• ABTA’s Submissions on Key European Union and UK reviews of Transport and Tourism Legislation
  10 March 2010
  ABTA has submitted recommendations over the last two months on two out of three fundamental reviews of transport and tourism legislation being conducted in the UK and the European Union and will be responding on the third tomorrow.
• ABTA Comments on the European Commission’s plans for revising the 1990 Package Travel Directive
  09 March 2010
  Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection John Dalli gave an update yesterday on the Commission's work on the revision of the Package Travel Directive.
• Costa Cruises Joins ABTA
  04 March 2010
  We're delighted to welcome leading cruise company Costa Cruises into ABTA membership.
• Change of Name to Key ABTA Department
  04 March 2010
  ABTA’s Destination Strategy & Services Department has changed its name to Destinations & Sustainability to reflect the work that the department does and the importance of sustainability to the travel industry today.
• Aviation Tax Hikes Will Hit Family Visits
  25 February 2010
  As we approach next month’s budget ABTA is calling on the public to contact their MPs to protest about the Government’s intention to increase the flying poll tax, Air Passenger Duty, on 1 November 2010 following significant rises last year.
• ABTA Announces Elections to Board and Council of Regions
  25 February 2010
  ABTA is inviting nominations for election of two Directors who will take office at the AGM on 29 April 2010
• ABTA Announces One Day Domestic Conference - Travel Matters - Westminster 3 June
  23 February 2010
  ABTA announces Travel Matters, a one day conference to be held on Thursday 3 June in Westmnister, Open to 300 delegates it will bring together leading travel personalities and political influencers to discuss challenges facing the industry and the approach of a new Government to them.
• ABTA Chairman Collects Three Awards in Three Weeks
  17 February 2010
  ABTA Chairman John McEwan was honoured to receive three major awards on behalf of ABTA and its Members from the Spanish tourist industry over the last three weeks.