Travel bodies have pulled together to form the ‘Save Future Travel Coalition’. ABTA, Advantage Travel Partnership, Association of Independent Tour Operators, the Association of Touring and Adventure Specialists, the Business Travel Association, the Scottish Passenger Agents Association and UKinbound have all joined forces and met by video link to achieve a strategy to collectively put pressure on the government to help the struggling industry.
ABTA Director of Public Affairs Luke Petherbridge said: “The entire travel industry is going through a period of uncertainty and challenge like it has never seen before. It is our job as travel associations to make the case for our industry.
“We must come together to highlight the vital strategic importance of travel for the wider UK economy, as businesses that underpin the country’s aviation connectivity, and support inward investment and export earnings.
“Alongside championing the importance of the sector, we must also offer Ministers practical and workable solutions to problems facing the leisure and business travel sectors.
“That is why, with MPs returning to Parliament this week and the Budget nearing closer, now is an opportune moment to hammer home the plight of the industry, and the actions needed to secure jobs and businesses.
“Coordinating our efforts through the Save Future Travel Coalition enables us to speak with one voice on areas of common interest and will ensure our industry’s voice is heard more clearly in the critical weeks ahead.”
The Save Future Travel Coalition’s aim is to put pressure on the government on key issues including the need to adopt a regionalised quarantine policy.
