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The BTA’s Clive Wratten and Abta’s Susan Deer
‘Collaboration is key to working with ministers’
Travel leaders say industry needs to engage with government. Ian Taylor reports
The industry can’t expect a sharp relaxation in travel restrictions, with no solutions to quarantine likely to come overnight. But it remains vital to engage with the government and not just demand “get this sorted”. That is the view of senior figures
at Abta and the Business Travel Association (BTA) who are leading the outbound sector’s engagement with ministers and officials. BTA chief executive Clive
Wratten said: “All of us working 40 27 AUGUST 2020
with government know the scale of this crisis means nothing is going to happen quickly. Every industry is fighting for solutions.” Abta director of industry affairs
Susan Deer agreed, saying: “None of the possible solutions are going to occur overnight.” Deer leads for Abta in relations with the Foreign Office. Wratten said: “We were pleased
when the travel corridors came through. Everyone was fighting for the same thing and we got that. We continue to engage with the
government, talking in the background to help guide them to where we need to get to. Unfortunately, it’s not happening as quickly as we would like, but the industry has had some successes. “What is important is that we’re
engaging and collaborating with government, offering solutions, not just saying ‘Get this sorted’.” Wratten insisted: “The government
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