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Public confidence in agents rising owing to pandemic
Holidaymakers now 25% more likely to book a holiday with a travel professional now than before the pandemic according to new research conducted on behalf of Abta
Inbound operators join forces to 'emerge stronger' from Covid
Tiernan Travel to merge with Cashel Travel after ’tough two years’
Royal Caribbean claims industry first with Alaska return
Serenade of the Seas’ seven-night Alaska sailing from Seattle the line’s first to the so-called Last Frontier since 2019
Agents still feeding off scraps – Advantage chief
Continued lack of viable green list destinations and uncertainty over countries’ amber status resulting in ’very limited product’ for trade to sell
NHS app concerns and 'lax' Border Force checks
Travellers urged to check Covid app data before travel, but there are claims Border Force checks will be minimised – all the travel headlines from Wednesday’s national press (21 July)
Travel's traffic light legal challenge fails in High Court
Judge backs government in traffic light legal battle, but grants Manchester Airports Group permission to seek further judicial review
Half of Carnival Cruise Line fleet to return to service by October
Further three ships to resume guest operations in September, and another four in October
EasyJet to shoot for 60% of pre-Covid capacity this summer
Forward bookings currently skewed in favour of intra-EU travel owing to ’uncertainty’ around UK government travel restrictions
EasyJet hopeful of recovery as travel restrictions ease
Carrier’s confidence comes despite £318 million third-quarter loss, which easyJet said partly owed to the more restrictive travel environment in the UK
Spain 'amber plus' fears and test price hikes
Spain could face further UK government travel restrictions while Covid test prices are ’soaring’ – all the national headlines concerning travel on Tuesday (20 July)
US ups UK's Covid threat level to highest tier
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges US citizens not to travel to the UK, throwing a resumption of UK-US transatlantic travel into further doubt
Johnson: More countries will demand full vaccination
Prime minister says many of life’s pleasures and freedoms ’likely to be increasingly dependent on vaccination’
Shapps urged to explain traffic light methodology
Travel Industry Alliance calls for transport sec to be hauled before the transport committee, accusing government of withholding reasoning behind traffic light categorisation
Saga's new ship Spirit of Adventure named in Portsmouth
Line’s second new-build named by godmother Commodore Inga Kennedy, former head of the Royal Navy Medical Service
Domestic cruises highlight effectiveness of protocols – Clia
Association says the sector is committed to a cautious restart as it awaits UK government clearance to restart international cruises
Jet2 restarts amber list flight and holiday programmes
Airline and operator to offer more than 40 destinations this summer, with Croatia set to become the latest addition later this week
Industry laments France 'amber plus' quarantine decision
Abta says government’s decision to exclude France from the easing of quarantine for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals would dent consumer confidence at a crucial time
Hays Travel offers 'carry with you' Covid test kits
Independent has partnered with Collinson to offer the kits at a discount price of £33.60, which includes a video call to help holidaymakers carry out the test correctly
Government rejects industry's plea for furlough extension
Treasury knocks back call for additional support despite petition signed by more than 16,000 people
'Amber plus' anger as 19 July unlock marked by more restrictions
Ministers have urged caution as Covid restrictions are lifting, with travel facing yet more disruption over the coming weeks and months
Bulgaria bans UK holidaymakers on eve of green list switch
Country’s decision to put the UK on its red list on Monday (19 July) coincides with UK government’s decision to place Bulgaria on its green list
'Travel needed a jobkeeper approach to Covid, not the furlough scheme we got'
Travel carrying the weight of ’ignorant’ government policy, founder of group travel specialist Groupia, Simon Denning, writes for TTG
France could go red due to variant fears – reports
UK government officials reportedly concerned about the prevalence of the beta – South African – variant of Covid-19 in the country
'Inconsistent' vaccine recognition could delay restart, says WTTC
The global tourism body has called for a global effort to implement a ’common list’ of approved Covid-19 vaccines