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Travel Convention 2009

This page features news, photos and video from ABTA’s 2009 Travel Convention in Barcelona, Spain.


 


Highlights






Summer 2009 was ‘scary’
TUI Travel boss Peter Long speaks at the 2009 Travel Convention in BarcelonaTUI boss Peter Long has spoken about a tense wait for bookings and warned that recovery will be a ‘long haul’
Tourism 2023 scenarios
Tourism 2023 - the scenariosCould one of these projections, created by a green charity, be the future of the industry?


 


News from the conference


Market and economy



 


Agents



 


Cruise



 


Environment



 


Tech and online



 


Skills and training



 


Opinion






It’s time to adapt
Travel Weekly editor Karen DempseyThe chances of a return to ‘business as usual’ are slim, says TW editor Karen Dempsey
Change will not come cheap
Ian TaylorThe Tourism 2023 initiative is a great idea, but commitment will come at a price, says Ian Taylor


 


Photos


The T20 ForumTUI bosses at the T20 ForumDermot Blastland at an e-tid breakfast briefing


View from the W Hotel, BarcelonaTravel Weekly editor Karen Dempsey at the Travel Convention icebreaker partyTravel Weekly news editor Michelle Perrett and Villarenters general manager James Marchant try out a GoCar


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Twitter: Official Travel Convention tweets



 


News: Conference build-up




 


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