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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
UK 'back in business' as hopes of US return soar
Travel hails easing of quarantine rules for EU and US visitors, although the news was tempered by a first daily increase in new Covid-19 cases in the UK for a week
G Touring's Sarah Weetman (left) said members of the team had pushed themselves to complete new personal challenges
G Touring team run, walk, bike and climb their way to Tokyo
6,000-mile challenge completed in 12 weeks – just in time for the Olympics
Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku district (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
'The Olympics should have been an opportunity to relaunch Japan'
’Speak to anyone who was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup or the 2019 Rugby World Cup and they will tell you how good it was – not because of the event, but because of Japan’
The tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July and bring Tokyo to London
Wendy Wu Tours launches Tokyo Olympics incentive for agents
Escorted tour operator to run trade initiative throughout the games in Japan
Cyprus is among a number of destinations to signal it is ready to reopen to British tourists
Tui to restart holidays to more amber list destinations
Tour operator plans to resume trips to a host of amber countries over the next two weeks
The 132-night voyage will begin on January 6, 2024
Regent sells out 2024 world cruise in under three hours
Fares for the 132-night cruise started from £54,949pp
Croatia and the UK are in talks over a resumption of travel this summer
Travel Counsellors expecting spike in Croatia bookings
It predicts the destination to follow the booking trends of Spain and Greece once it is officially added to the green list
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Thailand reopens Koh Samui for international tourists
Popular holiday island begins welcoming overseas guests two weeks after restart in Phuket
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Foreign Office relaxes advice for Bulgaria, Croatia and Mauritius
The trio are the latest countries to have Foreign Office advisories against all but essential travel dropped
Wendy Wu Tours is offering free flights to Japan for group departures in 2022 and 2023
Wendy Wu offers free Japan flights to mark Tokyo Olympics
Tour operator’s promotion applies to group tours departing in 2022 and 2023
Thailand's borders are currently shut to international leisure travellers (Credit: Sebastian Pichler / Unsplash)
Pata UK&I hails first step towards return to 'meaningful trading'
Pata UK and Ireland chair Chris Crampton, though, warns significant barriers to opening up Asia Pacific region remain
Japan has been the biggest seller for Alfred& by Kuoni so far
Asia specialist reports 'reassuring' consumer desire to travel
Consumers willing to spend more and most see their next long-haul trip coming in spring 2022
The "Phuket Sandbox" programme sees the island reopen to fully vaccinated travellers
Phuket welcomes tourists as part of phased reopening

Thailand is currently on the UK government’s amber list for travel meaning people arriving back in the UK have to quarantine for 10 days.

Fully vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine upon arrival in Thailand as part of the "Phuket Sandbox" model - but those without a vaccine are required to complete 14 days’ isolation at a state quarantine or Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) facility.

The tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July and bring Tokyo to London
Wendy Wu to host Tokyo-themed event to celebrate Olympics
The operator’s "Tokyo-on-Thames" tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July
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New airline serving India plans autumn start-up
Hans Airways securing two aircraft for launch later in 2021
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui cancels raft of destinations until late July
Holidays to more than 20 destinations have been cancelled “due to ongoing uncertainty” around international travel
Neil Taylor was among the first people to sell a holiday to Estonia after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Ex-Regent director given MBE for UK/Estonia services
Neil Taylor was among the first people to sell a holiday to Estonia after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
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Marella Cruises pauses Discovery 2 programme until May 2022
All planned sailings onboard Marella Discovery 2 have been cancelled from 1 November through to 30 April 2022
The majority of destinations are currently classed as amber in the traffic lights system (Credit: benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)
Portugal and UAE blast 'illogical' traffic light update
Chief of Portugal’s national health council said the decision by the UK government to remove Portugal from its green list was ’an over-reaction’
Mark Hopper joins Insider Journeys with more than 35 years of industry experience
Hopper makes the move to Insider Journeys
Operator appoints industry veteran to head up sales in the UK and Ireland
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
'Nepal variant' holiday threat and fears over green list update
The first update of the government’s green list is imminent with speculation that some countries, including Portugal, could be removed
Adela Liew will be the go-to at the HKTB for agents
Hong Kong Tourism Board names new point of contact for trade
Adela Liew will be in charge of building relationships with the trade, delivering agent training and managing joint marketing efforts with operators
NCL will operate four ships in Alaska in summer 2023
NCL unveils redeployment plans for eight ships
Vessels will operate to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Panama Canal and parts of Asia throughout the rest of the year and early 2022
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Happiness retreats and long-stay wellcations: wellbeing trends you need to know
In a post-pandemic era, a whole new world of wellbeing is emerging, with a host of specialist programmes and philosophies now available