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Atas Leaders' Dinner 2026
From left: Tolene van der Merwe, Visit Malta; Claire Brighton, Atas; James Clarke, Travelzoo; and Nicki Goldsmith, Virgin Atlantic
Andrew Turner, AE Expeditions; and Sam Conway and Luke Zuerner-Crane, both Travelzoo
Stu Parish, Travel Weekly; Kelly Cookes, InteleTravel; and John Sullivan, Advantage Travel Partnership
Raj Mistry, Railbookers; Caroline Thorne, East of England Co-op; and Richard Forde, Involved Holidays
Connie Georgiou, Silversea; Jessica Shelton-Agar, Travel Weekly/OTT; Sarah Lancashire, Gold Medal; and Sarah Szyszkiewicz, Trailfinders
Gary King, Wendy Wu Tours, and Ian Dines, Newmarket Holidays
Sally Cowdry, Exodus Adventure Travels; Joan Jones, Once in a Lifetime Holidays; Claire Moore, Peakes Travel Elite; and Raj Mistry
James Coughlan, Travel Department; Darren Bien, Designer Travel; and Neil Sealy, Exoticca
Kelly Jackson, TTC Tour Brands, and Claire Brighton
Julie Pinkney, TTNG; Vicky Billing, Riviera Travel; Sue Hare, Your Dreams Travel; and Fiona Pearcy, TTNG
Paul Waters, Premier Travel, and Chris Photi, White Hart Associates
Claire Moore and Hannah Porter, Travel By Hannah
Niel Alobaidi, Newmarket Holidays
Caroline Thorne; Josh Harford, Mercury Holidays; and Debbie Sowden, Not In The Guidebooks
Fireside Chat: Visit Malta’s Tolene van der Merwe with Lucy Huxley, Travel Weekly
The Association of Touring & Adventure Suppliers welcomed more than 50 guests to its fourth annual Leaders’ Dinner last week. Speakers included Atas chair Niel Alobaidi and White Hart Associates’ Chris Photi, who both said the sector would bounce back strongly from ongoing geopolitical challenges. The invitation-only event, which hosted more guests than ever before, was again held at Browns Covent Garden. The headline sponsor was Travelzoo, while Visit Malta was supporting sponsor and Virgin Atlantic sponsored the drinks reception.
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