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France tightens restrictions as UK faces energy bill hike
France demands booster jabs from visitors in move that could wreck some holiday plans, while at home, UK discretionary spend is under new pressure with energy bill increase
New Zealand unveils phased border reopening plan
Vaccinated citizens in Australia can return to the country from 27 February, while jabbed citizens elsewhere will be allowed in from 13 March
Gold Medal boss: 'People want new experiences, not bigger TVs'
Trade-only operator’s new MD Simon Applebaum reflects on how consumers’ mindsets have changed during Covid, and how the trade can capitalise on pent-up demand for travel
WTTC: Pre-pandemic trading not beyond reach by early 2023
Council says global travel and tourism sector could recover to be worth $8.6 trillion this year, just 6.4% behind pre-pandemic levels
New Covid strain in Scotland and action on energy bills
A new strain of Covid-19, said to be more infectious than Omicron, has emerged in Scotland – plus Westminster government poised to unveil Levelling Up plan and help with energy bills
Spain could reject UK Covid recovery certificates for children
Destination likely to continue to bar children who aren’t fully vaccinated against Covid-19, even if they are able to provide evidence of recovering from a recent infection – although situation could change quickly
Crest of a wave: Has travel ridden out the Covid storm?
’We’ve reached the stage where new enquiries outweigh cancellations and amendments, which is very, very positive,’ one agent tells TTG – so is it game, set and match?
Agent fears 'temperamental' half-term due to child vaccination requirements
Idle Travel’s Tony Mann said his agency had ’faced difficulties’ with clients over vaccination rules for children aged 12 to 15 ahead of half-term
Abta urges Scottish travel trade to lobby for more support
Association has created a template letter for agents and operators to send to their MSPs to support Abta’s push for a slice of Omicron support cash
Not Just Travel records busiest day since onset of Covid
Sales on Monday (24 January) up 50% on same day in 2020 with one consultant, Gilly Bachelor, securing more than £50,000 in new sales – and £5,000 in commission
Willie Walsh: World should follow's UK lead on testing
Iata chief hails UK government decision to roll back Omicron travel rules which he said have had ’little impact on the spread of Covid-19’
Wales and Northern Ireland to ease travel and testing rules
Commitments by Welsh government and Northern Ireland executive will see all four UK nations align with the new travel and testing rules detailed by Grant Shapps on Monday
Spain could ban single-jabbed British children – reports
Move would effectively bar up to 2.5 million British children aged 12 to 15 from the country
Watchdog tells PCR firm to refund consumers
CMA tells PCR test firm to get its house in order following complaints
Vaccine pass gap for kids could hit half-term breaks
Proof of immunity to Covid-19 from a previous infection will only be available to those who confirmed that infection through an NHS PCR test, not a lateral flow test
Advantage: 'Testing overhaul will stimulate travel even further'
Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the UK’s testing regime for travel was the ’bane’ of the industry’s life
Shapps blasts 'ridiculously complicated' passenger locator forms
Transport secretary reveals the government plans to simplify the documents
Scotland to ease travel and testing rules in line with England
Testing requirements for fully vaccinated people arriving in the country will be dropped
New rules 'will bring the joy back to travel'
Trade hails imminent end of Day 2 testing for fully vaccinated travellers, albeit while warning the industry isn’t yet ’out of the woods’
Shapps: 'It's time to liberalise our international travel regime'
Transport secretary sets out changes ’to ensure 2022 is the year in which restrictions on travel, lockdowns and limits on people’s lives are firmly placed in the past’
Scrapping Day 2 tests 'only one piece of the jigsaw'
Trade hails government’s decision to further ease testing rules in England, but warns there is still some way to go before travel returns to normal
Children to be offered Covid passports in time for half-term
Changes ‘likely to be implemented’ in early February, according to national press reports
Airline bosses urge UK govt to end travel restrictions
‘International travel is one of the few areas where there is no return to normal yet’
Holland America Line extends flexible cancellation plan
The plan allows guests who make a new booking by 31 March for itineraries that depart on or before 30 Sept 3 to cancel for any reason