ABTA Elections 2026

Nominations are now open for election to the Board of Directors and the Council of Regions, to take effect from the AGM on 24 September 2026. The deadline for nominations is 17:00 on Wednesday, 19 August 2026.

Board of Directors

Nominations are now invited for election of two Directors who will take office from the AGM on 24 September 2026:

• One Director from, and elected by, ABTA Retailers with annual turnover of not less than £20M
• One Director from, and elected by, ABTA Principals with annual turnover of not less than £50M.

Visit the Governance page of our website to view the current Board of Directors.

Council of Regions

Nominations are also invited for the vacancies on the Council of Regions. Any Member may stand for election to the Council of Regions providing he or she is engaged in the travel business to a significant degree within the region for which they are standing.

There is one vacancy in each of the following Regions:

• Greater London
• Midlands
• North East
• North West
• South West

The elected Member is expected to play an active role in that Region.

Visit the Governance page of our website to view the current members of the Council of Regions.

Who is eligible to stand?

Candidates for election to the Board of Directors must be a proprietor, a partner or employee of a firm or a director or employee of a corporation which is an ABTA Member or an associated company of the ABTA Member.

Candidates for election to the Council of Regions must be a proprietor, a partner or employee of a firm or a director or employee of a corporation which is an ABTA Member or an associated company, or an Ancillary office of the ABTA Member.

Current Board and Council of Regions members may, if eligible, seek re-election. A Member of ABTA can put forward only one representative for election. That representative may, however, stand for election to the Board, or to the Council of Regions, or both.

For the purpose of the elections, a Member's turnover is that declared with their most recent audited accounts lodged with ABTA.

Who may nominate?

Nominations to fill the vacancies must be made by the candidate's own employer, i.e. the proprietor of a sole trader, the partner of a partnership, the company secretary or director of a limited company which is an ABTA member.

Proposal forms can be found at the end of this page. Candidates are also required to submit a curriculum vitae, including an election statement of not more than 200 words, on the form provided (at the end of this page), and a photograph (head and shoulders) of themselves.

Deadline for nominations

All nomination papers must reach the Secretariat by 17.00 hours on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. In the event that there is a ballot, those persons in the appropriate turnover band and/or Region would be invited to vote. Ballot papers would be sent out in August.

If you have any questions, please contact Daryl Nurthen dnurthen@abta.co.uk on 020 3117 0564.