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Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Aviation chiefs criticise govt's 'over-cautious' restart plan
UK risks squandering ‘vaccine dividend’, say Heathrow, BA, easyJet, Jet2 and MAG bosses
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian 'confident' of resurgent demand as Europe reopens
Carrier’s April traffic figures continue to be impacted by travel restrictions leading to low demand
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P&O extends Australia cruise pause to mid-September
All voyages scheduled to depart up to an on 17 September cancelled
The event had been due to be held in Madeira (Credit: Stephen Lammens/Unsplash)
Do recent changes in Foreign Office advice hint at 'green' destinations?
The FCDO is no longer advising against all but essential travel to mainland Portugal and Madeira, the Canary Islands and several Greek islands, as well as Malta – so what does this mean for travel?
Vaccine passes 'an inevitability' when travel resumes
Airport Operators Association says a single portal or app vital to ensure a four nations approach to the resumption of international travel
Indian Ocean destinations (Pictured: Maldives) are proving particularly popular said Dixon (Mohamed Lammah / Unsplash)
First-time customers driving new Holidaysplease sales
More than 60% of homeworking agency’s April sales from brand new customers, director Richard Dixon reveals
Marques said she was confident Brits would be able to return to Portugal promptly this summer (Credit: portugal.gov.pt)
Portugal a cert for UK's green list, says tourism minister
Portugal’s tourism minister banks on the country being open to UK visitors this summer
Jet2CityBreaks will offer Funchal starting 1 November (Credit: Dimitry B / Unsplash)
Jet2 to offer Funchal as new city break destination
Jet2CityBreaks packages to Madeiran capital available from nine UK bases from 1 November
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Some foreign travel coming from 17 May – Johnson
Prime minister’s reassurance to the sector comes after a group of MPs urged the government to ’discourage’ international leisure travel over the coming weeks and months
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Traffic light uncertainty 'could cost people their jobs'
House of Commons’ transport committee blasts govt for failing to categorise countries under proposed new traffic light system promptly
'With your long-requested, long-awaited help, we will proudly fly the flag for a global Britain' (Credit: Sebastiano Piazzi / Unsplash)
EU sets out plan to restart non-essential travel this summer
Entry into EU to be allowed for those travelling from countries with low rates of Covid-19, and those fully vaccinated against the infection
Hays will offer test options from Assuredscreening.com from £45pp
Hays Travel to offer clients PCR test options from £45pp
New partnership with Assuredscreening.com will allow the independent to provide a range of government-approved PCR test options, where needed
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SPAA: 'Clients are moving bookings to English departure airports'
SPAA president Joanne Dooey tells TTG Scottish travellers lack confidence the country will adopt a four nations approach to the traffic light regime and other Covid challenges, despite a pledge by Nicola Sturgeon
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Govt urged to allow international cruising from 17 May
‘Align international travel advice for cruising with that for aviation’, MP for Romsey and Southampton North Caroline Nokes tells aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts
Air Transat plans to operate its daily Gatwick-Toronto service using the neo
Air Transat to offer refunds for Covid travel credits
Canadian budget carrier has come under fire from agents for only partially refunding bookings for flights cancelled owing to Covid-19
More than half of those surveyed said they planned to travel in the next six months (Credit: Christian Lue / Unsplash)
MEPs back 12-month EU Covid-19 certification scheme
European Parliament votes in favour of new certificate verifying EU citizens’ Covid status, ensuring they’re not be subject to additional travel restrictions such as quarantine, self-isolation or testing
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Heathrow's Covid losses spiral to nearly £2.4 billion
Boss John Holland-Kaye said Covid border closures had ‘devastated the aviation sector and British trade’
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Foreign travel could 'overwhelm' UK testing system – Which?
Consumer champion says test capacity for travel is already struggling to meet demand, even before international travel resumes en masse
New routes include Copenhagen
Oceania Cruises to restart operations in August
Phased resumption will start with 1,250-guest ship Marina, sailing Scandinavia and western Europe
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Carnival Corp chief Arnold Donald named new WTTC chair
Donald takes over from Chris Nassetta, president and chief executive of Hilton, after a three-year stint
Could 'air bridges' make summer holidays a possibility this summer?
'There are going to be good and bad pressures on R'
Health secretary Matt Hancock and deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam asked about what new data on vaccine efficacy against Covid variants means for international travel at government Covid briefing
Domestic holidays have defied the Covid downturn (Credit: Charisse Kenion / Unsplash)
Travel Counsellors bookings recover to 80% of pre-Covid levels
’Spike’ in domestic demand pushes UK up to third in the homeworking giant’s top-selling destinations
Shapps chaired the meeting on Tuesday 2 March (Credit: @GrantShapps/Twitter)
Shapps: NHS app to be used as Covid pass for overseas travel
Transport sec offers further details of govt plans for resumption of overseas travel, stressing he would reveal the ‘green list’ of quarantine-free destinations ‘in the next couple of weeks’
The FCDO has updated its travel advice for Spain (Credit: Filip Sochor / Unsplash)
Spain hopeful of reopening to foreign tourists in June
Country’s tourism minister Fernando Valdes tells WTTC Global Summit digital health certification will be central to Spain’s tourism revival