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Last week brought optimism but it will take more than positive thinking to help the industry bounce back
Updated: Health sec to make hotel quarantine announcement on Thursday – PM
Boris Johnson confirms update imminent on protracted hotel quarantine policy roll-out
Farina Azam, partner and travel lead at Kemp Little
Kemp Little travel law team join Deloitte Legal
More than 80 lawyers, including 29 partners, to join Deloitte Legal – doubling its headcount
Riviera Travel has hailed the trade's response to its 2021 and 2022 programmes
Riviera Travel extends flexible booking promise
Commercial chief Jim Forward hails trade’s response to 2021/22 river cruise and touring programme so far placed on sale
Could the UK itself be this summer's tourism hotspot?
National park focus for new English wilderness brand
Active Travel Group turns attentions south with sister brand to long-established Wilderness Scotland operation
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair Jab & Go ads banned after thousands complain
Advertising Standards Authority cautions travel firms against exaggerating when it will be possible for people to holiday again
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Scotland to introduce blanket hotel quarantine for all arrivals
First minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms new Covid border measures, while SPAA urges ministers to chart travel’s emergence from Covid
The IBTM Asia Pacific was scheduled to take place in Singapore this year
Singapore aiming to engage 15,000 agents this year
Tourist board announced seven trade partners, through whom it plans to update agents on its efforts to welcome back visitors
Peter Lancaster and Jayne Standen are now delivering Covid vaccine jabs in Nottingham
Furloughed Tui crew reunited to help vaccination effort
East Midlands crew Jayne Standen, Angela Sewell, Peter Lancaster and Julie Long join team at Nottingham vaccination centre
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
Govt ducks scrutiny on hotel quarantine start date
Number 10 declines to confirm rumoured 15 February start date, which would come the best part of a month after the policy was first aired
Tucan Travel ceased trading on Tuesday (2 February)
Adventure specialist Tucan Travel ceases trading
Begbies Traynor appointed administrator with firm forecasting no realistic return to ’normal’ international leisure travel until 2022
Repeated virus lockdowns could ‘hike travel prices’
Staycation firm hails health sec after bookings boom
Cottages.com predicting fastest-ever summer staycation sell-out after setting new sales record at the weekend
Galway has been named a European Capital of Culture.
€55m boost for Irish tourism sector
Tourism Business Continuity Scheme designed to support tourism businesses that missed out on previous support and grant initiatives
Chris Galanty and Katherine Gershon have joined the board of the BTA
Chris Galanty and Katherine Gershon join BTA board
Flight Centre Corporate and Wexas chiefs, respectively, grow Business Travel Association’s governance team to 15
UNWTO has urged the tourism sector to take steps to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 crisis
'Travel is more than simply aviation and airports'
Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said writes for TTG on the government’s continuing failure to understand ‘travel’ and its complex eco-system
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Govt's airport support scheme opens for applications
Transport secretary Grant Shapps says up to £8 million support available to each individual airport
Flight Centre
Flight Centre joins calls for greater govt engagement
Boss Steve Norris calls for ‘transparent exit plan’ for travel following hotel quarantine policy move
Jamaica's UK flight ban has been extended until the end of February
Jamaica extends UK flight ban to end of February
New Foreign Office advice issued for Caribbean destination
The #SaveTravel manifesto letter is addressed to Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps, Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel
More than 1,000 back #SaveTravel manifesto in 24 hours
TTG’s petition calls on government to engage with the travel industry, provide dedicated support – and protect jobs
Joanne Dooey, new SPAA president
SPAA: Govt grants for agencies 'just a first step'
Association says there remains significant gaps in support for homeworkers and the self-employed
Race said the group wanted to leverage the sales potential of the Shearings brand
New chief executive for Leger Shearings Group
Liam Race to take over top role, with Ian Henry moving to executive chair role
Posted workers play a vital role in the UK's outbound ski sector (Credit: Joan Oger / Unsplash)
Hotelplan's UK brands pull March ski departures
‘While we think there is still a possibility ski holidays could go ahead this season, we will continue to monitor the ever-changing situation closely,’ says chief Joe Ponte
Find out where your clients can go amid the coronavirus outbreak (Credit: Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)
Tony Blair: UK must lead on global vaccine passport regime
Former PM brands current border restrictions around the world ‘disjointed’ and calls on Boris Johnson to put a global travel pass on the G7 agenda
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Sandals to offer free pre-departure Covid tests
On-resort testing will be available for guests required to test negative ahead of their flight home
It is time for government to provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the industry to save jobs
New #SaveTravel campaign launched to protect jobs
Government must draw up a roadmap out of the Covid crisis, provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the sector to save jobs