News Here you'll find ABTA's press releases, including statements and comments on the latest news and events in travel and tourism.
11 Jun 2026 News Showing that Travel Matters Mark Tanzer reflects on ABTA's Travel Matters conference held this week in Westminster.
11 Jun 2026 News ABTA Parliamentary drop-in builds support for the outbound travel industry ABTA hosted a parliamentary drop-in event for MPs and peers in Parliament on Tuesday following its Westminster-based Travel Matters policy conference.
09 Jun 2026 News ABTA's Travel Matters conference: Opening address from Mark Tanzer Read Mark Tanzer's opening address from today's Travel Matters conference.
09 Jun 2026 Press releases New research shows appetite for overseas travel remains as holidays continue to be a spending priority, despite the Middle East conflict New consumer sentiment research, released today from ABTA, explores the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and the rising cost of living on people’s intention to travel over the next 12 months.
04 Jun 2026 News Influencing the policies that matter to travel Mark Tanzer comments on how ABTA has been responding to consultations and advancing members’ interests across a wide range of policy areas.
03 Jun 2026 News Urgent action needed to resolve EES queues ahead of summer peak ABTA's Mark Tanzer and Airlines UK’s Tim Alderslade warn of hour-long delays and call for system contingency extension.
28 May 2026 News Bringing industry and Government together at a crucial time Mark Tanzer comments on this year's annual ABTA Travel Matters conference on 9 June.
22 May 2026 Press releases Half-term holidays are a go as families head to Europe for the school break Families looking to escape the UK for May half-term are jetting off on short-haul breaks, with holiday favourites in the Mediterranean proving popular.
21 May 2026 News The time is now: Turning confidence into bookings Mark Tanzer comments on the launch of ABTA's latest 'Travel with confidence' campaign – The time is now.
20 May 2026 News Meet the team: ABTA Regional Student Representatives Two of ABTA's Regional Student Representatives set out what being a student representative has meant for them and how much they value the help and guidance provided by their mentors and ABTA staff.
18 May 2026 Press releases ABTA launches ‘The time is now’ phase of Travel with confidence campaign at pivotal time to drive last minute holiday bookings ABTA is supporting its members ahead of the key summer holiday season with a new phase of its ‘Travel with confidence’ campaign, telling UK holidaymakers that ‘The Time is Now’ to book with an ABTA member.
15 May 2026 Press releases Sign up to a four-day adventure challenge in Madeira to support LifeLine and the Intrepid Foundation Opportunity for industry colleagues to join a fundraiser ahead of ABTA’s Travel Convention in Madeira.
