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Holiday bookings 'bounce' and England to drop all Covid rules

Government
Rob Gill
10 February 2022

Bookings are surging for key destinations such as Greece and Portugal after they removed testing requirements earlier this week.

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Thursday’s headlines also focus on prime minister Boris Johnson’s surprise announcement that all Covid-19 restrictions are set to be dropped in England later this month.

Other positive stories include Stansted holding its first recruitment fair since the start of the pandemic, and a strong rebound for Disney’s theme parks in the US.

Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Thursday (10 February).


Tourist bookings surge as holiday hotspots drop Covid testing rules