ABTA has written to officers on the division for enterprise, power and industrial technique (BEIS) to protest at ranges of grant assist being made out there to the retail journey trade in England. The physique argues the money is at odds with these offered to different enterprise sectors. Restart Grants, lately introduced by the chancellor, […]
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Mar
Mar
ABTA has welcomed the announcement from the Northern Eire Govt of a Covid-19 assist scheme for journey brokers. The Northern Eire scheme features a flat fee of £10,000 to journey companies working from industrial premises, or a £3,500 fee to self-employed journey brokers working from residence. To be launched on March 19th, the scheme might […]
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Mar
Mar
In a letter signed by greater than 80 MPs from proper throughout the political divide, the All-Occasion Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism is urging the chancellor to supply decisive monetary help to guard sector companies essential to communities across the UK. An analogous call was heard from the aviation sector earlier. The tourism […]
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Dec
Dec
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance have known as for governments to implement suggestions for slot aid measures for northern summer time 2021. The decision was issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council Worldwide (ACI World), IATA, and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG). Because the pandemic continues to influence air journey, […]
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ABTA requires additional assist as ONS reveals injury to journey commerce | Information
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Dec
Dec
Journey brokers and tour operators have been worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic when in comparison with another providers sector, in accordance with the ONS figures revealed at present. Nonetheless, the trade, not like different sectors similar to hospitality and the humanities, has had no tailor-made assist from the UK authorities, argues ABTA. The figures […]
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Nov
Nov
The federal government has unveiled plans for a brand new monetary assist package deal for English airports and floor handlers serving them. The assist, which is designed to shore up jobs and reinforce native economies, can be obtainable to business airports throughout the nation. The system will handle fastened prices and be equal to the […]
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Nov
Nov
New figures from ABTA recommend 9 in ten holidays have been both cancelled or rearranged in July and August, because the Covid-19 pandemic precipitated havoc within the journey sector. The brand new findings are from a survey of members carried out on the finish of October earlier than the most recent lockdown measures have been […]
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Sep
Sep
Convened by ABTA, the Save Future Journey Coalition has written to the UK treasury and different related departments with a joint finances submission. The journey trade group has outlined plans for tailor-made help for the sector. The letter highlights the strategic and financial significance of each outbound and inbound journey, and the intense scenario that […]
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Sep
Sep
Associations from throughout the journey trade got here collectively earlier to debate how they’ll proceed working collectively to foyer authorities on the necessity for particular help to save lots of jobs and companies within the journey trade, following the coronavirus disaster. ABTA, Benefit Journey Partnership, AITO, ATAS, the BTA, the SPAA and UKinbound met through […]
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Aug
Aug
UKinbound has launched its newest enterprise barometer outcomes, indicating that the current authorities stimulus, designed to assist companies and the financial system, falls brief. The commerce physique has discovered current assist won’t assist a big variety of priceless corporations within the inbound tourism trade. Over half (52 per cent) of companies said that the VAT […]