Today, the travel industry has called upon the Government to safely reopen travel and provide financial support to help the sector get through the crisis, at ABTAs Travel Day of Action.
Travel agents, pilots, tour operators, aviation workers and cabin crew are among the thousands of people who have spoken up for travel today, as part of a Travel Day of Action, to put pressure on the Government to capitalise on the vaccine rollout by safely reopening travel for the summer season and provide tailored financial support to businesses.
As part of the Day of Action there are a range of events and activities happening across the UK including 800 people attending an organised lobby outside Parliament in London, 200 people at an event in Holyrood in Edinburgh and 100 gathering in Belfast. There will be a virtual lobby in Cardiff, as well as activities at a range of UK airports, and meetings with MPs locally and campaigning on social media.
Emma Brennan, head of media and PR at ABTA, told Travel Bulletin:
'We hope the Government will listen, there are a lot of people here that are dependent on travel for their jobs and their livelihood - the Government needs to recognise the value that travel brings to the economy at a whole, it supports hundreds and thousands of jobs...this is just one of many events happening today. We're saying, if you want to send a message on our behalf and support us, please send a message to your MP!'
To write a letter to your MP, use templates found here
