Tag: British Travel Agents (ABTA)

• Monday, July 30th 2018 - 12:38 UTC

  Thomas Cook will stop selling tickets for Sea World and Loro Parque

  

  Global tour giant Thomas Cook says it will stop selling tickets to “any animal attractions that keep orcas in captivity”. That means marine parks like Sea World in Florida and Loro Parque in Tenerife will be dropped next year.

• Sunday, May 29th 2016 - 14:18 UTC

  British tourists target holidays in Spain and Portugal instead of Egypt and Tunisia

  

  More British tourists are set to spend their summer holidays in Spain and Portugal as demand for sunshine breaks in Tunisia and Egypt declines over fears of violence, travel agents said. Trade body the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) cited figures showing that bookings to Portugal were up 29%, while Spain was up 26% and Cyprus increased 18% compared to last year.