So @annietrev will be gaining a whole host of new followers this morning from the UK travel industry. We have high hopes for how you will support an industry that Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps did his very best to destroy during the pandemic. Hoping that you can both undo and right his wrongs 🤞

So @annietrev will be gaining a whole host of new followers this morning from the UK travel industry. We have high hopes for how you will support an industry that Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps did his very best to destroy during the pandemic. Hoping that you can both undo and right his wrongs 🤞

Another taskforce – that'll do it 👀

ABTA Tanzer says detail needed on process for reviewing which businesses are 'vulnerable', highlighting how the next six months represent low season for travel with 'most' travel companies still recovering from Covid while still having loans due for repayment.

Thank you to ABTA Members Kate Nicholls OBE and the other trade bodies who have campaigned for support for travel and leisure businesses #savefuturetravel #savetravel

⏰Late payments cause over 50,000 small firms to close each year. We’re asking large companies to pay small suppliers on time and help to keep small businesses alive through the winter. #TimeUpOnLatePayments

Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday - make sure you visit and support your local cafes, neighbourhood restaurants, hotels and community pubs. The heart of our communities, providing local jobs and supporting local producers

Rishi Sunak U & yr team HM Treasury made yr feelings crystal clear on small biz during COVID-19:- 'Admin difficult' 'Resource intensive' 'Fraud concern' 'Deadweight' Apparent reasons to deny CJRS & SEISS to 2.9m National Audit Office We see yr hypocrisy & doublespeak #GeneralElectionN0W EUA Campaign

Even if called off at 11th hour, damage has already been done to hospitality, with cancellations and plummeting consumer confidence to travel Nd come back to towns and city centres

Our newest data conveys that a third of pubs and restaurants are having to reduce their Christmas opening hours due to chronic staff shortages. CGA by NIQ Kate Nicholls OBE The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/…

We have teamed up with Abta LifeLine (ABTA LifeLine) and Citizens Advice (CitizensAdvice) to focus on ways to save money this winter as the country continues to be gripped by a #CostOfLivingCrisis. More below 👇 ttgmedia.com/news/7-tips-to…

We thank Peter Aldous MP for holding a debate in Parliament this week on Business Rates & Levelling Up. Hospitality has the power to unlock the potential of our high streets and create vibrant places to live, but the unfair #businessrates system is restricting investment.

This is the really devastating impact for city centre businesses - it is not just the days of the strike it is the knock on effect on shoulder days but more importantly the hit to consumer confidence as they write off a whole week or decide it is not worth trying to travel

As businesses still recover from the loss of two vital trading seasons due to Covid-19 and soaring #inflation costs, we simply cannot afford to withstand the effects of ongoing rail strikes. Kate Nicholls OBE BBC News (UK)

We are encouraging all parties to come together to reach a solution urgently to put an end to the additional strikes. Kate Nicholls OBE RMT BBC News (UK)

Our Chief Executive, Kate Nicholls OBE appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss some of the disruption caused to trading due to the ongoing #railstrike disputes. Watch the full clip here: (From 1 hr 17mins) ⬇️ itv.com/watch/good-mor…

UKH CEO Kate Nicholls OBE relays some of the statistical data on the extent of the impact of the current #railstrikes on hospitality businesses, hotels and High Street shops, as trading falls throughout this week. BBC Business

Another crazy move that will impact our Travel Industry

Tourism levy would push up prices to customers, add to the costs of doing business and be yet another tax on a sector that already bears the highest tax burden and is the least proce competitive in the world. It would be inflationary, would reduce investment and damage growth

TARGET (Travel Agents) Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram UKHospitality Abta Travel Weekly TTG Travel Gossip We need who work in travel & tourism to come together and respond to this and the impact it will have throughout the sector. It will have real consequences