{"id":128936,"date":"2021-10-15T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spotler.com\/?post_type=blog&p=128936"},"modified":"2024-09-22T19:39:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T17:39:29","slug":"3-things-we-learned-about-the-travel-industry-from-abta-chief-executive-mark-tanzer","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/spotler.com\/en-gb\/blog\/3-things-we-learned-about-the-travel-industry-from-abta-chief-executive-mark-tanzer","title":{"rendered":"3 things we learned about the travel industry from ABTA Chief Executive Mark Tanzer"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week ABTA kicked off its annual travel convention. With past convention destinations of Abu Dhabi and Tokyo a distant memory, ABTA Chief Executive Mark Tanzer dreams of a brighter future.<\/p>\n

We listened to his opening remarks from the event<\/a> and thought we would share 3 things we learned.<\/p>\n

The resilience of the industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n

From Brexit, to a global pandemic and everything in between, the industry has had a bumpy road. The pandemic especially forcing international travel into a mini ice age, with nearly three key seasons written off. And whilst there still no certainty things are starting to thaw.<\/p>\n

Huge intent to travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ABTA\u2019s most recent customer research shows intention to travel for this winter and for the next twelve months is heading back to pre-Covid numbers. Mark goes on to remark that maybe the love of travel has been even more intensified and there is huge excitement.<\/p>\n

A call for sustainability<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Meeting sustainability challenges is not just a political necessity but also a commercial one. Customer confidence to travel is returning, but part of that confidence to travel is to travel with a good conscience. And it\u2019s not just consumers demanding high sustainability standards, but employees and residents in destinations too.<\/p>\n

In summary Mark was cautiously upbeat, however reminds the industry that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before we see pre-pandemic buoyancy. But the travel industry is still standing and by acting now there is a rewarding future ahead.<\/p>\n

To listen to the full talk please click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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