Comment by Jeremy Skidmore: Convention a success but sessions need to offer more
- Nov 02, 2026
Comment by Jeremy SkidmoreAnother ABTA Convention comes to an end and what have we learnt? Not a lot, but such…
Categories: Operators
Government accused of targetting industry over APD
- Nov 01, 2026
ABTA Convention Special: The government was accused of cynically targetting the travel industry to raise revenue in the opening session…
‘Eco-tax’ was wrongly spent
- Oct 31, 2026
ABTA Convention Special: According to the Spanish tourist authorities, money raised from the Balearics' controversial eco-tax has been used to…
Simpler consumer protection is years away
- Oct 31, 2026
ABTA Convention Special: ABTA is proposing a complete overhaul of the consumer protection scheme for holidays, but says it will…
Tourism industry not touched by fires
- Oct 31, 2026
The wildfires that have devastated parts of San Diego County have not spread to the hospitality industry, reported the San…
Southwest scheme lets agents set commission
- Oct 31, 2026
Southwest Airlines Vacations says it is putting travel agents in control of their own profitability with their Set Your Commission…
AeroMexico launches agent programme
- Oct 31, 2026
AeroMexico Vacations has created an in-destination Mexico Specialist Program exclusively for US travel agents. Christine Grabowski, director of private label…
Comment by Jeremy Skidmore: Retailers need new income streams
- Oct 31, 2026
As if this year hasn't been difficult enough for travel agents, the next few months are set to be even…
Operators must ‘hold their nerve’ for 2004 bookings
- Oct 30, 2026
ABTA Convention Special: Forward bookings for holidays next Summer are down 30% compared to this time last year because of…
ABTA Convention gets underway
- Oct 30, 2026
ABTA Convention Special: The 50th ABTA Convention gets underway today in Palma, Mallorca.This year´s convention - its fourth time in…
Dot travel domain name delayed
- Oct 30, 2026
Industry hopes that a dot-travel domain name could soon be approved have been dashed by the news that the domain…
Travel industry ‘doesn’t value’ academic qualifications
- Oct 29, 2026
Recruiters in the travel industry continue to value experience over qualifications, according to recent research.The study, carried out by Northumbria…
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