Saturday, January 20, 2024
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This week, opinion polls have attracted consideration as analysts speculate concerning the upcoming common election. Nevertheless, for ABTA’s lobbying and political engagement efforts, our focus stays on politics fairly than polling. The beginning of 2024 has been marked by a busy interval as we actively champion the significance of the UK journey trade to the financial system and champion our members’ priorities.
Our public affairs technique entails participating with politicians throughout the political spectrum on behalf of ABTA members – an important facet as we strategy the Normal Election. Our present emphasis consists of guaranteeing the continuity of an academic pathway for journey and tourism and advocating for very important adjustments to job mobility between the UK and EU for roles within the tourism sector.
This week, Luke Petherbridge, ABTA Director of Public Affairs, addressed these points at a Tourism Alliance roundtable alongside Barbara Keeley MP, Labor Shadow Tourism Minister. As well as, discussions on these points had been not too long ago held with Baroness Twycross, Labour’s spokesperson for schooling within the Lords.
Related conversations have been held with Liberal Democrat leaders within the Home of Commons, together with Transport and Local weather Change MP Wera Hobhouse and Tourism MP Jamie Stone. Each MPs expressed receptiveness to our views, notably on youth mobility, and dedicated to elevating the matter with the Minister for Combating Unlawful Immigration, Michael Tomlinson KC MP.
Wanting forward, I sit up for discussing these issues straight with the Minister for Aviation, Anthony Browne MP, throughout our assembly on the finish of the month.
On a distinct word, earlier this week Luke and I engaged in a constructive dialog with the CAA Unbiased Overview Panel investigating the failure of the NATS air site visitors administration system over the August financial institution vacation weekend final yr . Whereas media protection has targeted on the affect on airways and airports, it’s essential that the evaluate acknowledges how this incident affected all aspects of the journey ecosystem. We hope that the ultimate report, anticipated later this yr, will embrace important suggestions to keep away from a repeat sooner or later, recognizing the distinctive efforts of ABTA members throughout the nation who went above and past to assist clients regardless of incurring important prices.
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