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Marella Cruise ships sailing into the sunset
Marella Cruises extends operational pause to end of June
Line cites ’ongoing uncertainty around travel restrictions’ for fresh round of cancellations
More than half of those surveyed said they planned to travel in the next six months (Credit: Christian Lue / Unsplash)
'We need a common European roadmap for return to travel'
Trade body representing agents and operators across Europe says approach must be based on testing and health certificates
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Govt assessing various travel certification schemes – Shapps
Iata Travel Pass and World Economic Forum’s CommonPass among options, transport secretary tells House of Commons
There are concerns over the infection rate in France (Credit: Chris Karidis / Unsplash)
France to ease Covid border restrictions
Travellers will still be required to test negative for Covid-19
Queen Elizabeth at sunset
Cunard to introduce UK summer 'staycation' cruises
Cunard becomes the latest line to look closer to home this summer, announcing further cancellations to its Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 programmes
Rocky Mountaineer shares key selling points ahead of 30th anniversary
Rocky Mountaineer extends season for new US route
Start date for operator’s Canada travel season, meanwhile, pushed back to 1 June
Qatar Airways jet over the ocean
Qatar Airways launches Iata Travel Pass trial
Passengers on carrier’s Doha-Istanbul route will test the association digital testing and vaccine certification platform, starting Thursday (11 March)
Steve Heapy said Jet2 looked at its numbers again following the collapse of Thomas Cook
Jet2holidays chief Steve Heapy joins Abta board
Heapy said Abta had a vital role to play in travel’s recovery from the Covid crisis
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian Air presents reconstruction plan to creditors
’This is an important milestone in the process of securing Norwegian’s future," said chief Jacob Schram
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Heathrow passenger numbers fall to 55-year low
Passenger numbers fell to less than 500,000 in February
The new add-on features a stay at Ginzan, famous for its hot springs (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
InsideJapan marks 10th anniversary of Tohoku tsunami
Japan specialist has created a new seven-day Tohoku trail, which can be added onto many of the operator’s other itineraries
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair upgrades app to host test and vaccine certificates
New Covid-19 travel wallet aims to meet likely EU travel requirements
Mauritius has entered a new two-week national lockdown
Mauritius locks down again following new Covid cases
Two-week lockdown to run until 25 March; all international flights halted
Agents used the TTG roundtable to put forward their case for more government support
Govt 'letting us bleed' agents tell MP at TTG roundtable
Agents spell out devastating impact of the Covid crisis on their businesses
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ITT's Istanbul conference to go ahead in September
Three-day event, now over 20-22 September, had originally been due to take place last June
The app will certify pre-departure test results and Covid vaccination status (Credit: Iata)
All Nippon Airways to trial Iata Travel Pass
ANA becomes the latest carrier to trial the digital health pass, which can certify pre-departure testing results and vaccine status
An investigation into Ruby Princess's arrival in Sydney is under way
Carnival brands extend cruise pause into summer
Seabourn, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises announce further changes to their 2021 programmes
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Aviation sector welcomes domestic APD review
Rates on domestic flights could be halved under new proposals set out by government on Wednesday (10 March)
Allure of the Seas' trade sailing will go to Barcelona
Royal Caribbean Group extends cruise pause to June
Restart dates for Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea Cruises and Azamara pushed back
The Tokyo games will take place without overseas fans (Credit: George Kedenberg / Unsplash)
Tokyo Olympics to be staged without overseas fans – reports
’It’s a big blow, but we understand why this is necessary,’ says InsideJapan Tours, which had nearly 300 people still due to travel to Japan for the rescheduled games
Cruise ship ocean sunset
Minister raises hopes of 17 May domestic cruise restart
All Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group says aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts has given assurances there is a ‘pathway to the domestic cruise market reopening on 17 May’
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Hong Kong to embark on £128m tourism recovery drive
Tourist board expects to be able to welcome visitors from ‘selected markets’ by the end of the year
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson: 'Vaccine certificates to be a feature of our lives'
‘There have been certificates for things like yellow fever and other diseases in the past and I’m sure that will be a feature of our lives in the future,’ says prime minister
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Covid flight refunds total more than £3bn, CAA reveals
Nearly 30 million passengers have been affected by more than one million Covid flight cancellations, with airlines having now provided around 95% of refunds