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Registration for this year’s ABTA Travel Convention has opened, with delegates able to save 20% on registration fees if they register in the next four weeks.

89% of people say they are more likely to book with an ABTA member than a company that is not and 54% say they are willing to pay more for a holiday booked through an ABTA member, according to new, independent research.

ABTA – The Travel Association estimates over two million British holidaymakers are set to head overseas over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend of 3 – 6 April, with Good Friday and Easter Sunday the busiest days for travel.

ABTA is helping to facilitate a virtual workshop between travel agents and the Aviation Accessibility Implementation Group to look at making flying a better experience for disabled passengers and is encouraging agents to sign up.

ABTA’s advice on navigating travel during the Middle East conflict has been reaching its members and their customers with significant uplift in traffic to ABTA’s website and engagement on its social media channels.

ABTA’s Claire Biddle, Commercial Director, along with Shelly Beresford and Laura Stephen who job share as Head of Brand and Marketing have been included in the 2026 Women in Trade Associations Powerlist, which celebrates inspirational women in trade associations.

ABTA has created a dedicated section within the ABTA Member Zone to help members who are dealing with the fast-moving situation in the Middle East.

ABTA initiated its crisis response team over the weekend to support members in responding to the conflict in the Middle East.

Marking National Careers Week 2nd to 9th March, ABTA has launched a new multi-media presentation toolkit to help its members inspire people to consider careers in the travel industry.

Following a rigorous recruitment process to appoint new Trustees to the ABTA LifeLine Board, the charity is delighted to welcome three senior figures from across the travel industry.

ABTA has added its voice to growing opposition to a tourism levy in England, outlining opposition to the proposals to give local Mayors new powers to introduce overnight fees in a response to the Government’s consultation, which closed last week.

The CMA's pricing guidance makes it clear that prices must include unavoidable taxes and fees payable on arrival or departure at hotels, ports or airports. This applies to any business providing a price for travel arrangements to a consumer, including travel agents.