Group of 77 parliamentarians call on chancellor to extend the job retention scheme until March 2022 for workers in travel and aviation to prevent ’significant job losses’
OTA stands by decision to take all departures before September off sale, warning the constant chopping and changing risk further damage to consumer confidence
Javier Pinanes, director of Spain’s tourist office in the UK, defends the Balearics’ Covid outlook after UK government decision to move the islands to its amber list
Business to be wound down at the end of the month owing to the ’catastrophic’ effects of Covid on the travel industry, managing director Janine Glasspole confirms
Advantage chief calls for ’ludicrous cycle’, reminiscent of last summer’s stop-start travel corridor policy, of speculation around changes to the government’s traffic light regime to end
Spanish islands lose short-lived green status while confusion grows about post-19 July rules according to the latest national press headlines affecting travel
It comes after Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed quarantine would be eased for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals from Monday (19 July)
Boris Johnson issues warning despite giving go-ahead for lifting of remaining Covid restrictions, while Nicola Sturgeon is set to update Scots on the country’s Covid unlock later
