The August edition of TTG assesses the impact of the latest travel rules and progress towards a resumption of UK-US travel, while in features we take a deeper dive into UK spa breaks and D&I training
Current system of travel rules branded ’too complicated’ while the cost of Covid-19 travel tests will be examined according to the latest travel headlines making the national press
Friday’s national press headlines cover renewed fears over wait times for passport renewals and the impact of Covid on the high street, as well as more fallout from the latest traffic light update
Passengers travelling to the UK from Spain will, however, be advised to take a pre-departure PCR test instead of an antigen test, while France’s ’amber plus’ status has been scrapped
Huw Merriman, chair of the transport select committee, has hit out at the high cost of PCR tests – branding them an ’unnecessary rip off’ for international travellers
The Biden administration has inter-agency working groups working ’to have a new system ready for when we can reopen travel’, a White House official confirmed to Reuters
Scandi carrier, which is rebuilding after being pushed to the brink by Covid, said the easing of travel restrictions and higher rates of vaccination against Covid-19 was driving demand anew
Thursday’s national press headlines (5 August) cover the government’s latest traffic light update extensively, including fears new pre-departure testing advice for Spain will cause snags
Chair of parliament’s transport select committee says the government’s decision to bestow so-called ‘amber plus’ status on France highlights the need for more openness from government
Wednesday’s national press headlines hint at a highly anticipated traffic light system update this week, while more teenagers are set to be offered Covid vaccinations
20 package holiday providers placed on ’do not book with’ list issued by Which? on Wednesday (4 August), which the association has branded ’misleading and incorrect’
