The Save Future Travel Coalition has launched a new bid, urging the government to provide tailored support for the struggling travel industry.
The coalition has stressed, once again, that the government’s financial package is “insufficient to save jobs and businesses” and it is calling on the industry to sign a petition – the petition requires 100,000 signatures in order to be discussed in Parliament.
ABTA Director of Public Affairs Luke Petherbridge said: “The Save Future Travel petition builds on the work ABTA and the other Coalition partners have been doing over the recent weeks to put the industry’s case to Government Ministers and officials about the desperate need for tailored support for the travel industry. It also supports the ongoing efforts of industry representatives who are using our template emails to reach out to their local MPs, and will further raise awareness of our plight.
“We have seen Government respond to the need for ongoing salary support and business support measures, but the plans unveiled in the Chancellors’ Winter Economy Plan do not go far enough. The Job Support Scheme misses the mark for most travel businesses, and we strongly encourage the Government to review the scheme.
“We also need to see urgent progress on testing, and a fully regionalised approach to quarantine rules, as already happens in Germany and elsewhere, in order to restore the confidence in travel that will be critical to recovery.”
Sign the petition here.
