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Going for green: what Covid means for sustainability in travel

The environment may have benefited from travel’s grounding, but can the sector continue to pursue its green goals in the wake of Covid?

Costa to lay up Deliziosa as Greek cruises halted

Move comes as Greece prepares to return to a state of national lockdown on Saturday (7 November)

Lufthansa to launch free Covid testing trial

German carrier to offer free rapid Covid tests on select routes

Escorted touring specialist ceases trading

Country Down-based Strandtown Travel traded as Acetours

Balpa urges aspiring pilots to defer training

Pilots union warns surplus of pilots means more competition for fewer jobs

Denmark travel corridor axed over mink farm Covid concerns

Country reportedly planning to cull millions of mink to halt spread of new virus variant

'Govt must use lockdown wisely to help restart travel'

’We must make sure government delivers on its promises to support the industry by facilitating the sustained return of safe international travel,’ says Abta’s Susan Deer

Germany and Sweden removed from travel corridor list

Move comes as country prepares to return to national lockdown on Saturday

Flash Pack founders to buy firm out of administration

Pre-pack rescue deal agreed for adventure and solo travel specialist

Abta: 'Brutal months lie ahead' for travel

Furlough extension of limited value to travel firms, with staff required to administer rebookings and refunds

Furlough scheme extended until end of March

Chancellor Rishi Sunak also announced the government is increasing support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

Jet2 suspends Canary Islands flights and holidays

Programme provisionally due to resume on 3 December following the country’s new national lockdown

Wizz Air posts first-half loss as 'challenging' winter beckons

Budget carrier, though, bullish on future prospects, claiming it has ’laid the foundation’ for a swift recovery from the Covid crisis

TTNG's Nicky Deadman joins Protected Trust Services

Deadman appointed to newly created member support and development manager role

Scottish travel sector to march on parliament today

Firms to unite to demand tailored support for, and a strategic plan to save, Scottish travel jobs and companies

Flash Pack founders vow to return as business folds

Radha Vyas and Lee Thompson have remortgaged their home to save business and pledged to revive adventure and solos specialist next year

Balpa: 'Crunch time' for UK's aviation sector

Pilots union demands urgent action from government on six key issues

Clia lines extend voluntary US cruise suspension

Move comes despite the CDC withdrawing its long-standing no-sail order

Foreign Office updates Canaries travel advice

FCDO notes new testing requirements for tourists, which come into force on 14 November

WTTC: Covid travel curbs risk half of all UK travel jobs

2.4 million jobs could be hit if barriers to global travel remain in place next year

Travel firms withholding £1bn+ in refunds – Which?

Consumer watchdog calls on government to introduce a ’travel guarantee fund’ to help package providers fulfil their refund obligations to customers

Carnival, Royal and NCLH extend US cruise suspensions

No resumption of cruising in the US until at least the new year

'A new lockdown will crucify the travel industry'

’The reality of the new lockdown means many of our travel agency members will not last the year,’ says Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said

New national lockdown clouds trade's 'test and release' hopes

Global Travel Taskforce due to report to prime minister Boris Johnson early this month on plans to cut the UK’s 14-day quarantine on arrival requirement