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Scotland's islands to reopen to visitors from late April
Loganair welcomes decision by first minister Nicola Sturgeon to align islands’ restrictions with those of the rest of the country so travel can ’operate more normally’ from 26 April
Israel to welcome vaccinated tourists from 23 May
Group visitors will have to return a negative PCR test result for Covid before flying to Israel, and undergo a serological test to prove their vaccination on arrival
London-based flight consolidator and agent collapses
More than 20 UK employees to be made redundant, KPMG confirms
Inghams extends summer 2022 price freeze until end of April
Operator cites ‘little clarity’ from government on travel restart for its decision
Consumer spend with agents picking up as lockdown eases
New figures from Barclaycard show month-on-month increases in spending on travel services during Q1 2021
Which countries will open to Brits this summer, and when?
Several countries have announced plans to reopen to British tourists in the coming months – so which destinations will be open for business when we are allowed to travel again?
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays pushes restart back to late-June
All flights and holidays due to depart up to an on 23 June cancelled says airline and operator
Taskforce report 'another hammer blow' for business travel
Business Travel Association says framework provides the sector ‘no more certainty’ than it had from Boris Johnson on Monday
'This is not the reopening of travel as promised by ministers'
Mixed response to Global Travel Taskforce framework for resumption of international travel from aviation sector
Shapps: 'I'm no longer advising people against booking holidays'
Transport secretary says people can potentially start thinking about their summer holidays, and will be able to make decisions on the travel plans with greater confidence in two to three weeks’ time
Abta welcomes 'ambitious but imperfect' taskforce report
Much-needed framework offers hope of 17 May restart, says Abta, but association also urges govt to address concerns over cost of testing and look again at targeted financial support for travel
Govt pledges to cut Covid testing costs for leisure travellers
The Global Travel Taskforce has committed to working with the travel industry and the testing sector to reduce costs
Global Travel Taskforce sets out plans to restart travel from May
A ‘green watchlist’, additional enforcement powers for the CAA and a new Covid-19 passenger charter are among plans to restart international travel this summer, amid hopes travel could still resume in May
CAA to be given greater enforcement powers to act on airlines
Additional enforcement powers will allow the authority to take action against airlines that have breached consumer rights
Govt to reveal destinations' traffic light status 'by early May'
Countries will be sorted into green, amber and red categories, while a new ‘green watchlist’ will be created for countries at risk of being relegated to amber status
Shai Weiss: 'Our people are Virgin's magic sauce'
It’s been a turbulent year for all airlines – Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss talks people, sustainability and future plans with TTG
Royal brands extend US cruise pause to end of June
’We strongly believe President Biden’s stated goal for society to reopen in time for Independence Day is a realistic goal," said Royal chief Richard Fain
Silversea confirms restart with guest and crew vaccination requirement
New flagship Silver Moon to set sail from 18 June in the eastern Med
Virgin Voyages to offer UK 'staycations-at-sea' this summer
Scarlet Lady to sail a series of short voyages from Portsmouth in August
MPs urge govt to limit testing cost and burden to travellers
Henry Smith, chair of the government’s all-party Future of Aviation Group, says any cost to travellers arising from testing must be kept to a minimum
Virgin Voyages pushes back Scarlet Lady debut
All planned sailings onboard the line’s first ship, scheduled to depart from 4 July to 17 September, have been cancelled
Majority of travellers comfortable with digital health passes
Nearly three-quarters of travellers polled by Censuswide for Amadeus said they would be happy to store their health data electronically if allowed them to pass through airports with fewer face-to-face interactions
Inverness Travel gears up for post-Covid travel boom
Agency expands across Highlands and Moray by taking over operations at Alba Travel and Beaver Travel in move expected to quadruple business
Advantage launches 'largest ever' domestic campaign
Consortium urging agents to capitalise on demand for holidays at home and new seacations