City and finance

Call to scrap passenger locator forms as half-term prices 'soar'

Airport boss says ’complex form should go, while February half-term holiday prices are in the spotlight

EasyJet expects 'strong' summer for UK beach flights

Airline saw UK sales ’jump’ in January as the UK government eased travel and testing restrictions

Wizz Air hopeful of spring rebound despite mounting losses

Boss Jozsef Varadi said despite ’short-term headwinds’ caused by the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, he was ’cautiously optimistic’ for a continued recovery into spring and summer

CMA puts brakes on National Express-Stagecoach merger

Competition watchdog calls in deal outlined in December, which would see National Express acquire rival Stagecoach

MSC Cruises parent opens talks to buy Italian airline

Shipping giant MSC Group plans bid for Italy’s flag-carrying airline

Cathay Pacific previews improved 2021 financials

Cathay Pacific expects 2021 losses to be substantially down on 2020

Crystal Cruises parent directors resign en masse

Almost the entire board of Crystal Cruises parent Genting resign as liquidators appointed

Doubts over need for testing and oil prices at seven-year high

New study casts doubt on whether testing travellers actually prevents spread of Covid, while the boss of one major testing firm has called for Day 2 testing to be scrapped

Crystal Cruises suspends operations amid parent's financial woes

All ocean and expedition voyages paused until 29 April, and all river cruises until the end of May after Genting Hong Kong filed for a winding up order on Wednesday

WFH guidance axed and MPs demand end to travel curbs

Millions set to return to workplaces with govt poised to scrap work from home guidance, while senior Tory MPs have called for the country’s Covid travel rules to be eased

Crystal Cruises parent files winding up order

Genting Hong Kong warns it faces running out of cash by the end of the month after its shipbuilding division fell into insolvency last week

Covid rules to be eased as PM fights for his future

Statement on Plan B restrictions due on Wednesday, while there has also been confirmation of record inflation

Late airline Covid refunds caused 'reputational damage', says On the Beach

Airlines cost the industry its reputation during pandemic due to late refunds, On the Beach says

Crystal Cruises parent ready to file for liquidation

Genting Hong Kong said it had ’exhausted all reasonable efforts’ to stave off liquidation after its shipbuilding subsidiary filed for insolvency last week

5G flight grounding fears in US and cruise brand's financial warning

US airline chiefs warn of flight chaos if 5G is introduced, while the owner of Crystal Cruises has issued a liquidation warning

Covid restrictions eased again and Tonga tsunami casualties feared

Covid quarantine period in England cut further, while the full picture from the tsunami in Tonga caused by an underwater volcanic eruption is becoming clearer

Spain's tourism sector 'close to reaching pre-pandemic levels'

Country’s GDP from tourism forecast to be worth €135bn in 2022, 88% of pre-pandemic figures, according to industry association Exceltur

Delta records annual loss despite second-half profit

Delta give optimistic outlook buoyed by recovery in the US

Thomas Cook directors 'to face no action' over collapse

Insolvency Service concludes its investigation into Thomas Cook’s 2019 collapse

Avventura Group acquires Uttoxeter-based agency

Luxury specialist to establish high street presence with deal for Journeys a la Carte

Cruise giant's shipbuilding business insolvent

Genting Hong Kong places shipbuilding business into involvency after refinancing attempt fails

Tenerife and Italy ramp up restrictions as skiers swerve France

More European destinations introduce restrictions as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 takes hold on the continent

Broadway Travel's new owner to invest in technology

Call centre agency and sister firm, bed bank Beds With Ease, snapped up by private investor

Domestic holidays specialist sold to its managers

Travel Chapter seeks next development after MBO and acquisitions spree