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Disney Cruise Line to mandate Covid vaccines for over-fives
Children aged between five and 11 will need to be inoculated against the virus from 13 January
European countries continue to reintroduce Covid restrictions as cases rise
Ireland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are set to follow Austria and The Netherlands in rolling out new measures
Germany considers lockdown for unvaccinated
Those without two jabs could be limited to meeting just one person from outside their household and barred from non-essential travel
Transit passengers to be spared quarantine after Qatar red lists UK
Gulf state takes action owing to continued high rate of Covid infection in the UK, although passengers transiting Qatar won’t be affected, the FCDO has said
Johnson: 'Booster jabs likely to be vital to travel'
Prime minister confirms the government does plan to expand the NHS’s vaccine certificate to accommodate booster jabs, and urges those looking to travel to get their boosters
Almost 180,000 travel jobs at risk if restrictions return, warns WTTC
’Travel for the triple-jabbed only would cause serious damage to the sector’
European nations ponder fresh lockdown measures
Netherlands expected to announce new partial lockdown on Friday, while the Austrian government is also understood to be considering new measures to curb sharp rises in Covid cases
Shapps backs aviation amid climate concerns and BA recruitment drive
Transport secretary says it’s okay to keep flying as Boris Johnson prepares to return to the negotiating table at Cop26 while BA is on the lookout for 4,000 new members of staff
Majority of firms confident travel 'on the path to recovery'
Trade optimistic about prospects as industry seeks to exit and rebuild from Covid crisis as consumers begin to look at spending on travel again
Travel must project 'more positive' image of its prospects
While travel may be gradually recovering from the Covid crisis, the sector is now facing a new hurdle as a recruitment crisis looms
Austria places expiry date on vaccination validity
Jabs will now only be seen as valid for nine months after the second dose, after which a booster is required
US bookings surge upon 'crucial' reopening and govt widens vaccine acceptance
Airlines add more US flights after seeing uptick in demand ahead of the US reopening its borders to international travellers on Monday (8 November)
In TTG: US reopening and travel's climate reckoning
The latest issue of TTG is out now, with extensive coverage of the US reopening to international visitors from 8 November and travel’s need to up its response to the climate crisis
US reopens to fully vaccinated arrivals after 20-month travel ban
The restrictions on travel to the US were initially introduced in March 2020 by the Trump administration as the Covid-19 pandemic began to take hold
Leap in agency insolvencies and US reopens after 20 months
New figures show a rise in agency failures, but there is good news with the reopening of US borders for UK visitors for the first time since March 2020
Brits could face restrictions without booster jabs
More countries could follow Austria and Israel’s lead, with both having imposed time limits on vaccination validity, according to national press reports
Delta pledges to simplify pre-flight journey ahead of US reopening
Customers on most routes to the US will be able to use the Delta FlyReady app to verify their Covid-19 vaccination certificate and test results
Netherlands reintroduces mask wearing amid Covid-19 spike
Face coverings will be made mandatory in all public indoor spaces from 6 November
WTM London: International vaccination efforts falling short for developing world
World leaders have “fallen short” and not created a coherent approach to supplying Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries – risking not only the tourism recovery of those nations but the resurgence of new variants
Red list and hotel quarantine to be reviewed every three weeks
Department for Transport sets out more details of new border measures to guard against variants of concern
'The shadow of uncertainty over travel has been lifted'
Industry welcomes removal of remaining seven countries from the UK’s red list
UK's red list reduced to zero but not scrapped
Grant Shapps confirms seven remaining red list countries to be removed from 4am on Monday but the system – and hotel quarantine – will remain in place for use, if deemed necessary
Israel to reopen to vaccinated tourists next month
Country’s tourism ministry confirms individual tourists will be able to enter the country from 1 November without having to arrive as part of an organised group
Travel crunches Budget impact and red list to be scrapped?
The UK’s red list could be axed as soon as Monday, according to national press reports, while plans for an online sales tax are revealed and APD cuts criticised