The Travel Convention to address global warming at Majorca gathering

The Travel Convention will again address the challenges of intensifying global warming at this year’s event, Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer has confirmed.

 

The issue was highlighted at last year’s gathering in Costa Navarino and will need to be raised in Majorca in October, Tanzer said.

 

“The planet is hotting up,” he warned. “We saw record temperatures in June and the driest spring ever.

 

“The temperature was 38C when I was recently in Madrid and that is where it’s going to be for the next month.

 

“Then you look at the temperatures further south – and we say Brits like the heat and will still go when it hits 40 degrees, but it’s not a great holiday experience with children when not all places have air conditioning.

 

“The evidence is that, if anything, this year has been hotter than last.”

 

The Travel Convention will provide an opportunity to mark Abta’s 75th anniversary, but Tanzer was cautious about revealing any plans at this stage.

 

He hailed Majorca as having “the benefit of great connectivity from all parts of the UK” and Calvia as “an important destination for our members”.

 

He added: “We wanted to ensure the convention this year is as accessible as possible for people who may not have come for a while, to ensure everybody has an opportunity to experience it.

 

“Everyone will stay in one of two good-quality hotels next to each other on the seafront and close to the convention venue, so there will be easy access to everything.”

 

All events will take place outside or near the hotels.