Industry acts to save tourism qualifications

INDUSTRY bodies have joined forces to launch a campaign to persuade City and Guilds not to scrap Aviation, Travel and Tourism qualifications.

Announcing that qualifications will close to new entrants between December 2023 and August 2024, City & Guilds said it wants to focus on delivering industry specific qualifications to a smaller number of sectors in the future.

The BTA, ABTA, the Institute of Travel and Tourism, UKinbound and the Tourism Alliance have formed a joint working party to understand the changes and to develop a co-ordinated and collaborative response.

A statement from the BTA said the decision was “ironic and misguided” and it was "paramount" that courses continue.