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WTTC: 'Travel cannot sit by and wait for Covid vaccines'
Effective testing and ‘robust’ hygiene protocols sufficient to allow travel to restart safely ahead of full vaccine roll-out, says council and partners
UKinbound has renewed its call for govt Covid financing to be widened (Credit: Artur Kraft / Unsplash)
Trade to front Abta's Travel with Confidence campaign
Agents and other travel professionals are front and centre of new national advertising campaign launching on Monday (14 December)
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
UK self-isolation period to be cut to 10 days
New 10-day period will also apply to international arrivals from non-travel corridor destinations
Wizz will launch flights to Tenerife in November (Image courtesy of Adam Niescioruk / Unsplash)
Canaries corridor decision 'absolutely devastating' for travel
Another cruel blow for the industry ’just as it was starting to feel like having turned a corner’
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Canary Islands removed from travel corridor list
Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the decision to axe the Canaries travel corridor in a tweet on Thursday afternoon (10 December)
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Industry lambasts lack of clarity on Brexit travel outlook
Industry bodies urge govt to ’grit its teeth and agree a deal with the EU’ or risk ’sounding the death knell for the travel trade’
The swab test process is expected to take less than 30 minutes
Virgin Atlantic launches pre-flight testing trial
All customers aged five and above tested before flight VS131 to Barbados departed Heathrow on Thursday morning (10 December)
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Canaries transitions to cheaper antigen test requirement
Government agrees to accept cheaper and quicker antigen tests as proof of Covid-negative status instead of PCR tests
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On the Beach reveals £42 million Covid hit in annual figures
Group posts pre-tax loss of £46.3 million, impacted primarily by a ’significant reduction’ in new bookings as well as Covid cancellations
The SPAA marched on Scotland's parliament last month calling for greater support for travel businesses
UK urged to follow Scotland's lead on agent support
’It’s imperative Westminster and the devolved administrations recognise the unique circumstances travel businesses have faced throughout the crisis,’ says Abta
JG's Claire Dutton said the group had seen an 'impressive surge' in trade bookings once agents were able to reopen their doors
Trade bookings boost for National Holidays parent
Triple-digit growth in trade business over week of 2-8 December, JG Travel Group reveals
Agents have been calling for sector-specific support for months (Credit: Charlie Green / Unsplash)
'Australia’s support for agents puts the UK govt to shame'
Agents down under eligible for one-off grant of up to AUS $100,000 (£56,000) under new tailored support package – why can’t it be the same here?
Proof of vaccination is likely to be a requirement for air passengers, says Qantas chief (Credit: CDC / Unsplash)
UK vaccine chief's summer holiday hope
’My gut feel is that we will all be going on summer holidays,’ head of UK’s vaccine taskforce Kate Bingham tells BBC radio
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Travel and tourism 'got huge amounts' of Covid support
Watch tourism minister Nigel Huddleston defend the govt’s record on supporting the sector ahead of TTG’s Agenda 2021 conference over 7-8 December
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Carnival pushes back Mardi Gras debut
New ship’s inaugural sailing now scheduled for 24 April 2021
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Cyprus unveils new entry criteria as vaccine nears
Country ready to accept vaccination over pre-travel tests from 1 March
New measures are a 'first step' says BTA chief Clive Wratten (Credit: Amy Hirschi / Unsplash)
'Business travel is a vital economic enabler – it should be exempt'
’Business travel takes many forms; all should be exempt if we are to unlock travel and the economic benefits it brings," BTA chief Clive Wratten tells TTG
Riu Palace Jandia will reopen as a five-star property on Saturday (5 December)
Riu readies Canaries hotels for Christmas demand
11 of the firm’s 17 properties in the Canaries will be open for Christmas
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Inghams parent suspends all January ski trips
Move affects Hotelplan’s Inghams, Ski Total and Flexiski brands
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Ryanair orders additional 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft
Budget carrier now has 210 on order, worth in excess of $22 billion (£16 billion)
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Mixed reaction to business traveller quarantine exemption
BTA says move is a step in the right direction, while Advantage calls for greater clarity for its TMC members
Business travel is at 'the sharp end of this crisis'
'High-value business travellers' granted quarantine exemption
From 4am on Saturday, ’high-value business travellers’ will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to England from non-travel corridor destinations
Virgin's Heathrow-Sao Paulo service will take off on 29 March 2020
Virgin Atlantic to restart Manchester operations
Barbados flight on Saturday will be carrier’s first from Manchester since March
The testing centres opened on Thursday (3 December)
Testing facilities open at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands
Manchester Airports Group teams up with Collinson to offer PCR, LAMP, rapid antigen and antibody tests for Covid at all three airports