This page features news, photos and video from ABTA’s 2009 Travel Convention in Barcelona, Spain.
Highlights
Summer 2009 was ‘scary’ TUI boss Peter Long has spoken about a tense wait for bookings and warned that recovery will be a ‘long haul’ | Tourism 2023 scenarios Could one of these projections, created by a green charity, be the future of the industry? |
News from the conference
Market and economy
- Waiting for bookings was ‘scary’, says TUI Travel boss
- Hoseasons reports 61% increase in 2010 bookings
- Luxury operators see 30% growth despite recession
- Tanzer warns of continuing money worries
- Lamont predicts slow economic recovery
- Recession changes holiday buying patterns
- Holidaymakers ‘buy clever’ during recession, reports PwC
Agents
- Long says relations with independents are ‘sacrosanct’
- Teletext signs deal with Tesco to open 20 travel agencies
Cruise
- Discounting has opened cruise to wider market
- Price of cruising ‘must go up’
- Royal Caribbean to review tipping policy
- ‘Don’t charge for cruise extras’
- Cruise sees 5% increase in 2009 passenger numbers
- Thomson Cruises to offer Cuba
Environment
- Blastland slams travel industry’s climate change efforts
- Travel giants back Tourism 2023 project
- Tourism 2023: The four scenarios
Tech and online
Skills and training
Opinion
It’s time to adapt The chances of a return to ‘business as usual’ are slim, says TW editor Karen Dempsey | Change will not come cheap The Tourism 2023 initiative is a great idea, but commitment will come at a price, says Ian Taylor |
Photos
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