ABTA responds to UK-EU summit talks

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 0

ABTA issued a response to the agreement reached between the UK and EU, with a call to do a deal on youth experience arrangements and steps to make travel easier.

The agreement covers a range of travel related issues such as use of e-gates.

ABTA strongly welcomes the announcement that the UK and EU are to work on a youth experience scheme, which will be similar to those in place with other countries. The reopening of opportunities for young Brits to work within the EU would be great news for individuals and the UK’s outbound travel industry,” said Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA.

“Since the UK left the EU, we’ve been working hard to highlight the issues faced by UK travel businesses and travellers, and the solutions to address them.”

“The agreements around e-gates and pet passports will make it easier for travellers, cutting down on queues and pre-holiday admin. There are of course more border changes coming down the line – including the EU Entry/Exit System planned for October 2025.”

“It is vital we continue to see good cooperation between the UK and EU on the introduction of this scheme, to make it as streamlined as possible for UK travellers.”

“A big headache travel companies have faced has been the ability to employ UK staff in EU countries to do holiday jobs, such as chalet hosts and tour reps,” Tanzer added.

ABTA says UK workers in EU-based travel roles have declined by 69% over recent years.

“We’ve long argued that an agreement between the UK and EU would be mutually beneficial – and that these deals are not akin to freedom of movement in any way. We urge policymakers on both sides to get an agreement in place as quickly as possible.”

Learn more about : ABTA ( United Kingdom )

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