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My ABTA colleagues and I enjoy meeting and chatting to our members. It’s more important than ever due to the ever-changing landscape of travel, especially with upcoming changes around EES and ETIAS.     That’s why we’re pleased to join you all at various events throughout the year. Whether it’s at our own ABTA events or at Travel Gossip Roadshows, we really value hearing from our members about their business and taking any questions they have for us.      Interested to see where we’re headed to next? Read more in my blog: https://lnkd.in/eMha3yn5    #IamABTA #ABTAevents #events #conferences #seminars #travel #travelindustry 

📣Don't miss your last chance to get your early bird rate for ABTA's GA4 training day📣 This in-depth training day will teach you everything there is to know to ensure you are using GA4 to it's full potential. You'll learn how to set up GA4 properly, understand custom events and configurations and perform self-audits for accurate data collection and reporting. Register your place before 30 August to secure your early bird rate: https://ow.ly/cas050T7E5Q #ABTAEvents #GoogleAnalytics #GA4 #DigitalMarketing #Learn #Development

The target implementation date for the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is 10th November, ABTA is encouraging members to use the time now to understand what the new system will mean for their customers and businesses. Visit our Member Zone for further information https://ow.ly/q9yB50T7yZQ

ABTA's Public Affairs team welcomed MP Christine Jardine at Barrhead Travel Group in Edinburgh today to discuss the state of the travel industry. They talked about the support needed to drive growth, the importance of a UK - EU youth mobility scheme, and the industry's path to net-zero.

Blaire Palmer, future of leadership expert, author of Punks in Suits and former Today Programme producer, will speak at the Convention about rethinking leadership in today's rapidly changing world and creating an organisation that’s fit for the future. Join the Messinia Without Trash community project on Monday 7 Otober at Divari White Beach. Supported by the Captain Vassilis & Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation and COSTA NAVARINO, participation fees will be donated to Save Your Hood, with easyJet holidays matching the funds. The event programme, including business and breakout sessions, networking, activities, and excursions, is now available online. https://conta.cc/3YSHD5c #ABTAcostanavarino

The ABTA Destinations team continues to work closely with various stakeholders to encourage change and improvements in safety, security and crisis response. As part of our ongoing relationship with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) earlier this week the team met with the FCDO Global Response and Travel Advice teams.

We now know that the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) has a target go live date of 10th November 2024. This will initially mean a big change for UK holidaymakers when travelling to Europe. We’re here to support members and your customers on this matter.   We are in close contact with the European Commission and UK Government departments responsible for EES, and have information on abta.com and in the MemberZone to help you. You can expect to hear more from us on EES in the run up to implementation including in a member conference call in September. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/dxjVjCu6 #ees #travel #europe #travelindustry

Not using your ABTA logo? 80% of consumers associate ABTA with confidence and 68% only trust companies that are members of ABTA We also get thousands of weekly searches of customers looking for their local member or confirming their peace of mind. Make sure you’re using the ABTA logo in your marketing – visit our marketing toolkit for resources https://lnkd.in/eaGd_war

A pleasure to speak with Steve Holden on LBC yesterday evening to talk through the launch of the EU's ETIAS visa waiver scheme next year - what we know and what we currently don't. Changes like this can be worrying and confusing for some people and one of ABTA's focuses in its media work is to clarify what's going on and give sound advice. You can see more about ETIAS (and the other new scheme, EES) at ABTA's website here https://lnkd.in/euUruCr6

We are excited to share that the agenda is now available to download for our M&A Conference! 👉Gain an understanding of tax implications and discover how to keep tax to a minimum. 👉Understand the value of your business and what makes it attractive. 👉Hear from experts on how to ensure your staff stay motivated throughout the process and during the post-merger integration. View the agenda and secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/eDZmtxp5 #ABTAEvents #MergersandAcquisitions #Conference #Travel #Learn