Holidays are very important to people from a psychological and welfare point of view

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of holidays for psychological well-being with Mark Tanzer, CEO of Abta.

With so much uncertainty and confusion among travellers, I am talking today to the man who has led Abta, the travel association, for 20 years: CEO Mark Tanzer. "I don't anticipate from where we are today that there'll be large scale disruption for people," he tells me. "With everything going on in the world, it's a good time to have a holiday." This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Simon Calder

Guest: Mark Tanzer

Topics covered

• psychology
• travel
• holidays
• welfare
• uncertainty

Keywords

• holidays
• travel association
• psychological welfare
• Mark Tanzer
• Abta
• travel uncertainty
• importance of holidays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abta, The Independent

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