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Joanne Dooey, new SPAA president
SPAA to mark centenary amid 'momentous time' for global travel
Association to kick off its centenary year with a pre-centenary dinner event on Thursday (4 March)
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Govt to discuss digital Covid pass with EU
Department for Transport to assess how vaccination certification will be implemented in Europe and beyond, Downing Street tells BBC
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EU to present 'digital green pass' proposal this month
President Ursula von der Leyen confirms bloc working on legal framework for Covid-19 vaccine and testing certification
Latin Routes welcomes agent applications for Academy in Peru
Lata Foundation steps up support for Peruvian porters
New fundraising campaign launched to help porters hit by the Covid tourism downturn
Scandinavia Only's operations date to the early 1970s
Aito specialist Scandinavia Only to wind down business
‘We remain a solvent company – however, the future seems so much less bright now than it did at the start of 2020,’ said managing director Suzel Taber-Shaw
Win a five-star fam trip to Malaysia with Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines to roll out digital health pass
The pass will be available via the airline’s mobile app, and will incorporate elements of Iata’s Travel Pass
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Labour MP warns govt risks overpromising on summer holidays
Yvette Cooper, chair of the home affairs select committee, reiterated home secretary Priti Patel’s comments that it was ‘too soon’ for people to be booking
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
OTA pays further £1 million in refunds after legal threat
The Competition and Markets Authority warned Lastminute.com it would take it to court if it failed to meet its commitments on refunds
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas pushes international flight restart back to October
Airline now targeting a 31 October restart for flights to ’most destinations’, including London – four months later than its previous July estimate
Gatwick posted a £465.5 million loss in 2020 (Credit: J Milstein / supplied by Gatwick)
Gatwick reveals dire impact of Covid crisis last year
Airport records £465 million loss in 2020, with the pandemic leading to a more than 40% reduction in staffing levels
If Only has partnered with 16 hotels and resorts for the campaign
If Only resets for March peaks push
Wish You Were Here campaign to return next month wit exclusive offers, new marketing materials and agent incentives
Could Greece be the first destination for UK holidaymakers? (Credit: Stefania Chihaia / Unsplash)
Greece sets out plans to open up to Brits this summer
Country to favour vaccine certification or pre-departure testing in lieu of any inbound quarantine requirement
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Carnival brands pull Alaska and Pacific coast voyages
Itineraries hit by Canadian transport ministry order closing ports and waters to passenger vessels
Azamara to add fourth ship after Pacific Princess purchase
Azamara extends cancellations to end of June
Line hoping to restart guest operations in July
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Greece 'could open up to vaccinated Brits in May'
Country reportedly set to break with EU stance on international travel
The tie-in will see ITT Future You host its first events in Ireland next year
ITT Future You to host first 'Skills Fest'
Event to feature interactive workshops and virtual assignments focusing on key skills for careers in aviation, travel and tourism
Dooey: 'What the travel sector in Scotland needed from today’s statement (Tuesday) was a glimmer of hope'
Scottish agents lament govt's 'failure to offer hope'
Nothing in first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s statement on easing Scotland’s lockdown ‘which gives us any hope bookings will increase’, says SPAA
East Midlands airport, like others, awaits the return of holiday passengers
Analysis: Is govt ignoring the role of regional airports?
Campaigners emphasise vital national infrastructure role played by smaller airports
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'There is a real and present need for trusted travel advice'
Travel Counsellors MD Kirsten Hughes reflects on the focus the Covid crisis has placed on agent-client relationships
Bevan said the industry had flexed to function in a 'new reality', boosting consumer confidence
'Travel must not jeopardise the trust it has regained'
dnata Travel Group chief John Bevan says the very fact travel even made it on to the prime minister’s roadmap is cause for guarded optimism
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Agencies in Scotland could reopen in late April
First minister Nicola Sturgeon targeting ’significant reopening’ of Scotland’s economy in the last week of April, including non-essential retail premises
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Agents report immediate uptick in positivity and bookings
’We had a busy day on Monday before the government announcement; today, the phone is ringing off the hook!’
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
EasyJet puts 2022 spring and summer holidays on sale
Airline’s operator division brings forward sale dates following surge in demand following government’s Covid roadmap announcement
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
'The good, the bad and the unlikely hero of travel'
Sometimes heroes come in the unlikeliest of forms...