ABTA welcomes new members
ABTA has welcomed 11 new members and four new partners in the past quarter.
Five are dual members, two are agents and four are principals.
They are:
- THG Ltd
- Alan Rogers Travel
- Royal Travel
- Travza
- Glencor Golf Holidays
- Moresand
- World Travel Partners
- PH Travel
- Live Holidays
- Golf Villa Holidays
- Lifestyle Holidays
The following companies became ABTA partners between April and June:
- CitySprint
- Ince & Co
- Anglia Ruskin University
- DWF LLP
From July 2016 to June 2017, ABTA welcomed 54 new members in total.
Its total membership remains stable at around 1,200. Aggregate member turnover has increased to £36.4 billion, up from £33.5 billion the previous year.
In total, 24 new partners joined between July 2016 and June 2017.
Chief executive Mark Tanzer said: "I am delighted to see such a diverse range of travel companies joining ABTA’s membership and am pleased to welcome our new members. ABTA continues to work with closely with its members, identifying priority areas for the travel industry such as tackling the rise in holiday sickness scams.
"I would encourage our new members to make use of the many benefits of being an ABTA member from the ABTA brand to our member guidance."
Linsey McNeill
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