Away from the Ukraine crisis, there is more positive news for travel with the EU set to relax border rules from 1 March. Hotel giant IHG has also said its bookings are getting back to pre-Covid levels.
Elsewhere, research has revealed the number of “ghost” flights operated by airlines from UK airports during the pandemic, while the much-derided "Marble Arch Mound" in London is being dismantled.
Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Wednesday (23 February).
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