07/06/2021
23 June 2021: Travel industry day of action
Trade bodies from across the aviation and travel industries are coming together for a travel industry day of action ( ) on 23 June to put pressure on the UK Government to support a safe return to international travel in time for the peak summer period. The day’s activities will start from 12.30pm allowing people time to travel down for the day.
The day of action will be calling on the UK Government to:
Allow international travel to return safely and in a risk-managed way by properly implementing the Global Travel Taskforce’s plan.
Bring forward a package of tailored financial support to recognize that the unlocking of international travel, and hence businesses’ ability to trade and generate income, will be much slower than first anticipated, and more gradual than for businesses in the domestic economy.
The day of action will involve an organized lobby at the Houses of Parliament – which would see Members of Parliament meet with a large number of their constituents at Westminster on a single day. There are also plans being developed for events across other parts of the UK, targeted at the Devolved Administrations.
Organizers and supporters of the cross-industry day of action already include ABTA, Airlines UK, the Airport Operators Association, BAR UK, UKinbound, the Business Travel Association, Advantage Travel Partnership, TTNG, and the other 11 members of the Save Future Travel Coalition, with other industry organizations welcome to join.
The bodies are calling on all corners of the travel industry – every airline, airport, tour operator, travel agent, supplier and partner - to get involved and support the activities of the day.