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Easyjet pulls more than 200 flights due to Covid among staff
Affected customers have been contacted and can rebook on alternative flights or receive a voucher or refund
Boiling point: Rising cost of living adds fuel to fire
Despite travel making inroads to recovery, factors – including increasing bills, record inflation and the war in Ukraine – may yet dampen UK consumers’ appetite for travel
Norwegian Air drops face mask mandate
The move will come into effect on Monday (4 April)
Flight bookings to Turkey and Greece up by more than 50%
Data collated by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and ForwardKeys showed a significant rise in bookings to summer favourites
US CDC drops Covid-19 warning for cruises
Put in place more than two years ago, the cruise health travel notice provided guidance to consumers on restrictions in cruise travel
France reopens to unvaccinated travellers
The country’s consul general in London confirmed the UK will be placed on France’s green list from Thursday (31 March)
New credit data reveals near ten-fold increase in travel spend
Average spending on holidays, hotels, flights and travel bookings up 453% year-on-year in January and February according to UK credit provider NewDay
‘Create the working environment candidates are looking for’
’Changing policies and improving working conditions needn’t be expensive,’ Travlaw partner Ami Naru told C&M Recruitment’s Fit To Employ webinar on Wednesday
Grenada removes all Covid-19 travel curbs
From 4 April all travellers, regardless of vaccination status, will no longer be required to a take Covid-19 test to enter
Tui to return €700 million in Covid state aid next month
European travel giant to start paying back Covid support provided by the German state and the country’s banking sector
Denmark lifts all remaining Covid travel restrictions
Danish ministry of health confirms all Covid travel rules scrapped from midnight on 29 March
Second P&O Ferries ship detained as Shapps issues ultimatum
Authorities have detained a second P&O Ferries ship as the government prepares to take action against the ferry operator over its decision to sack 800 seafarers without consultation
South Africa tourism chief hails 'step towards' 2019 outlook
Country has further eased its restrictions on international travel
Latam launches WhatsApp channel for health forms
Latin America carrier to allow passengers to use WhatsApp to submit any pre-flight health forms to speed up processing times
Swan Hellenic reschedules sailings due to ‘tragic’ Ukraine situation
Move to reposition vessels comes following conflict in Ukraine and the Covid-19 situation in Asia
Pressure builds on P&O Ferries and fuel duty cut
Government urged to act over P&O Ferries’ mass sacking while the chancellor is looking at ways to ease the cost-of-living crisis
Hong Kong to lift UK flight ban next month
UK among nine countries from which flights to the territory will soon be allowed to resume
Cambodia drops Covid-19 testing for overseas arrivals
Visitors will no longer need to take pre- or post-arrival tests
Steve Witt: 'Travel is about to see the biggest comeback ever'
Not Just Travel co-founder reflects on the extraordinary fall, and now rise, of the travel industry, writing on the second anniversary of the moment the UK was told: ’Don’t travel’
Vietnam reopens borders to international visitors
UK travellers can stay in Vietnam for up to 15 days without needing a visa
The great British take-off: filling the Thomas Cook-shaped gap in travel
Cook’s collapse in 2019 created a near-2.5 million annual passenger gap – Gary Noakes explores how airlines hope to fill this during what is, hopefully, the first full summer since Cook’s demise
Antigua drops testing for fully vaccinated arrivals
Passengers showing symptoms of possible infection may be required to take to a PCR test on arrival at their own expense
MP calls for transparency over govt's ‘secretive’ travel committees
Ben Bradshaw said public inquiry into Covid should have full access to "various and quite secretive" committees set up by govt to impose travel restrictions
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic scrap face mask rules
The carriers will not require passengers to wear a face covering onboard flights from Wednesday (16 March)