Guardian news Thank you Sadiq Khan and Best for Britain . As i highlighted in our recent report with @abta a youth mobility scheme with EU Nations would unlock huge growth potential in the uk travel industry as well as the uk hospitality industry… Kate Nicholls OBE Luke Petherbridge

A good morning representing ABTA Members at the The Tourism Alliance Insights Conference - positive news on outbound sentiment and intention to travel, especially the move to booking with travel experts, which supports our own findings over recent years

Our Director of Public Affairs, Luke Petherbridge, was glad to join RHA, as part of the new partnership with ABTA Members, alongside Transport Sec Mark Harper for the start of #NationalCoachWeek

Good to start #NationalCoachWeek on a visit in Cinderford with new ABTA Members partners RHA, Grindles Coaches and Transport Secretary Mark Harper - a really insightful meeting, thank you to all. No rest, back to London & off to Brussels for meetings tomorrow #UKtravel

ABTA and Seasonal Businesses in Travel (SBiT) welcome today’s announcement from the European Commission that they are recommending to the Council that negotiations be opened with the United Kingdom on a youth mobility agreement. Read more here: abta.com/news/abta-and-…

This afternoon, the new Legal Migration Minister, Seema Malhotra MP, spoke positively about supporting the growth and contribution of the travel and tourism sectors to the UK economy. Hearing her talk about the importance of industry/government collaboration was also encouraging.

🚨Tourism Policy Conference Panel Announcement🚨 The Future of Tourism Employment and Skills. This will be an extremely important part of the tourism policy agenda going forward and we've gathered some real industry experts to provide their insights.

Very much looking forward to chairing this The Tourism Alliance session - huge expertise on the panel across every part of travel, tourism and hospitality, addressing a topic that is essential to the future success of our sectors #tourismskills

Great day 2 of the ABTA Members visit to Port of Dover to see the extensive prep for EES whenever it comes in. Huge thanks to Emma Ward for the tour—great to see the scale of work already done to be as ready as possible. ABTA’s efforts continue to prepare members for launch.

Very good news - it’s important that school travel is promoted for its educational and cultural benefits and we need governments to work together to remove barriers 👏 #schooltravel

If accurate, this is incredibly welcome - and much needed. ⁦ABTA⁩ strongly supports better relations with the EU, including extension of YMS, which can restore opportunities for young people to #getintotravel and develop rewarding careers thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

ABTA and Seasonal Businesses in Travel (SBiT) have revealed new research showing strong public support for securing a youth experience deal with the EU, and we urge the govt to press ahead with negotiations with the EU following May’s UK-EU Summit. Read > ow.ly/bsBY50WME7e

An EU youth mobility scheme would give our young people greater opportunities, boost our economy and raise living standards. New research shows the public overwhelmingly back it ⬇️ travelweekly.co.uk/news/abta-stud…

Great to see Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan supporting ABTA & SBIT calls today for a youth mobility deal with the EU. Important for industry growth and restoring opportunities for young people to start a career in #travel