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News Articles

• TUI’s Nick Longman Joins ABTA Board
  29 July 2010
  Nick 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.
• The Transport Hub – A New Forum to Influence Politicians
  27 July 2010
  ABTA, FlyingMatters and the Airport Operators Association have joined the Transport Hub, a forum to put transport back at the heart of the political agenda in this year’s Party Conference season.
• ABTA Reveals Summer Holiday Plans of MPs and Peers
  26 July 2010
  The first annual ABTA Parliamentary Holiday Survey finds MPs more likely to holiday abroad this summer than their colleagues in the House of Lords. For both groups the Mediterranean is number one for foreign holidays and Scotland rules for domestic holidays.
• The Great School Summer Getaway
  22 July 2010
  As the majority of English schools break up this Friday, this weekend is one of the major getaway weekends for the year. ABTA estimates that 1.9 million of us will be heading overseas this weekend 23-26 July.
• Book for the Travel Convention Now Before Prices Go Up
  07 July 2010
  ABTA is urging delegates for the Travel Convention to book before 19 July in order to save £60. Prices also go up again on 31 August.
• ABTA Targets MPs with Travel and Tourism Magazine
  07 July 2010
  ABTA has joined forces with the House Magazine to publish a special travel supplement, which will go to all MPs.
• Young artist from Twickenham school is announced as the National Winner of the ABTA Schools Art Challenge
  05 July 2010
  Staff and students at the Newland House School in Twickenham will be painting the town red this week – after scooping four top prizes in the first ever ABTA School’s Art Challenge.
• ABTA Calls for ‘detailed policy discussions to begin’ on replacement options for Air Passenger Duty
  30 June 2010
  ABTA is calling for the Government to publish its consultation on replacement options for Air Passenger Duty as soon as possible – and before the summer Parliamentary recess.
• ABTA Invites Members’ Input on New CAA Claims Procedure
  30 June 2010
  ABTA is writing to its Members’ seeking their views and needs over a root and branch review by the Civil Aviation Authority of the ATOL claims handling procedure.
• Holidaymakers urged to go greener this summer
  30 June 2010
  During Make Holidays Greener week, ABTA and the Travel Foundation have conducted new research that has found that almost half of Britons admit their green habits are forgotten the minute they arrive on holiday.