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ABTA UPDATE ABOUT ABTA
• ABTA has been at the heart of travel for more than 60 years. Its main purpose is to assist Members in developing their businesses successfully and sustainably, and helping customers have confidence in their travel experience.
• The ABTA brand stands for expertise, reliability and fairness.
• ABTA helps Members and their customers by providing schemes of financial protection and a course of redress if something goes wrong; by raising standards and giving guidance on issues from sustainability to health and safety, and presenting a united voice to the Government.
ABTA LIFELINE ABTA’s charitable trust, ABTA LifeLine,
aims to provide support to former and current industry staff and their families. It awards grants to help with both the big things and little things. From financial support and disability funding to property repairs and back to work initiatives, the ‘lifeline’ reaches far and wide. To find out how LifeLine can help you or to make a donation, email
lifeline@abtalifeline.org.uk or visit
abtalifeline.org.uk
TRAVELIFE Launched in 2007, Travelife was
developed in partnership with tour operators as a way of managing the impact their accommodation has on the environment, people and local communities. Hotels meeting Travelife’s requirements can achieve an award, undergo an audit and get advice on how to make improvements. For more details on how Travelife works, or to check out its awarded properties, please visit its website at
travelife.org
ABTA PARTNERS ABTA’s range of ABTA Partners can
offer expert advice and guidance. Whether it’s help with taxes or in-depth legal expertise, they offer a competitive, professional service. The Members section of
abta.com contains details of ABTA’s Partner+ members, who play a key role in supporting the industry and provide Members with insight and exclusive services. Contact Stephen Barnes on 020 3117 0503 or
sbarnes@abta.co.uk
Tis year’s Travel Convention takes place from 12-14 October in Costa Navarino — a sustainable resort located in the Greek region of Messinia in the Peloponnese. Te resort comprises two five-
star hotels, first-class conference facilities, a spa and thalassotherapy centre, two golf courses and nearly 20 restaurants. In addition, visitors can partake in a variety of activities, from racquet sports and basketball to off-road biking, trekking, watersports and sailing. Delegates will be staying at the
Westin Resort Costa Navarino, while the business programme — themed to ensure all presentations carry a consistency of message — will take place in the hotel’s House of Events. ABTA chairman Noel Josephides
said: “Messinia is a beautiful and historic part of Greece and Costa Navarino’s facilities are second to none.”
thetravelconvention.com
THE 2015 TRAVEL CONVENTION
• The 2015 Travel Convention will be held in Costa Navarino from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October, with all business sessions held at the House of Events.
westincostanavarino.com/meetings
• For a full programme of Convention events, and to register, visit the website
thetravelconvention.com, where details will be appearing soon.
• Delegates will be staying in the Westin Resort Costa Navarino, a 445-room and suite hotel by the Ionian Sea.
westincostanavarino.com
Costa Navarino
Below: Westin Resort Costa Navarino
Costa Navarino to excel as Convention host
12 ABTA Magazine February 2015
countrybycountry.com
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