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Abta has been calling for changes to place RCNs on a legal basis for several months
Industry urged to write to MPs during #SaveTravel Week
A simple template letter created by TTG can be used by anyone to write to their local MP and share the industry’s plight
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Delivery of A-Rosa hybrid river ship pushed back
’E-Motion’ ship, which will be able to switch to battery power when approaching its destination, now due in March 2022
A member of staff at Travel Republic's office in London has tested positive for coronavirus
SPAA calls for mandatory Covid testing at airports
Without testing, Scotland’s travel sector faces ’imminent decimation’ says president Joanne Dooey
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas unlikely to restart international flights before July 2021
Australian carrier reveals devastating impact of coronavirus crisis on balance sheet
Heathrow's thermal screening system is being tested in Terminal 2’s immigration hall
Advantage: 'Govt must support Heathrow testing plan'
Plans for Covid testing facility at Heathrow hailed ’a positive step towards redressing the damage done to the travel industry by blanket quarantine procedures’
The measures were outlined in chancellor Rishi Sunak's March budget
Alessandra Alonso: Has travel failed to engage the public?
Other sectors more successful in building trust during coronavirus crisis, says Women in Travel CIC founder Alonso
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Croatia national tourist board insists country is safe
Authority says less than 40% of the country’s 1,371 active Covid cases are in Croatia’s more popular coastal regions
Could an extra bank holiday boost Britain's summer 2020 domestic tourism hopes? (Credit: Aleks Marinkovic / Unsplash)
TTG's Tracker: Is it time to forget about summer 2020?
With Spain, France and Malta all off the UK’s ’safe travel’ list, some agents are looking to longer-term prospects for their green shoots
Have you signed TTG's #SaveTravel letter yet? (Credit: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash)
See every #SaveTravel signatory so far
Thousands have backed TTG’s campaign for sector-specific government support for the travel sector
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Operators report booming post-pandemic solo travel demand
Wendy Wu Tours and Cox & Kings among businesses to cut single supplements to court solos
550,000 animals are feared to be at risk of exploitation for tourism purposes
Intrepid launches animal welfare policy toolkit for travel
Partnership with World Animal Protection aiming to help companies implement more ethical wildlife practices
Emma Taylor joins PTS from Faremine
Protected Trust Services appoints Emma Taylor as trade lead
Taylor joins from Faremine, and will take up the newly-created commercial and trade partnership manager role at PTS
The FCO has updated its advice for South Africa. (Credit: Sincerely Media/Unsplash)
South Africa launches app to kick-start tourism sector
App and training focus for new Travel Safe, Eat Safe certification programme, designed to help tourism businesses and restaurants reopen and operate safely
Ryanair says it may yet be forced to shut bases this winter
Ryanair to cut September and October capacity by 20%
Budget carrier says forward bookings have weakened owing to ’continuing uncertainty’ over recent spikes in coronavirus infection in Europe
The panel debated what the sector would like to see from government by way of additional support
#SaveTravel Week: 'Value of agents and operators has never been greater'
Watch TTG’s #SaveTravel Week panel’s call for more government support, a unified lobbying effort, and clearer consumer messages
BA will start retiring its iconic 747s on Tuesday
First BA jumbo set for final valedictory retirement flight
Aircraft registered G-CIVD will depart Heathrow at 9am on Tuesday under flight number BA9170E after 25 years’ service
Aviation Action is ready to support workers whose roles have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis
Hundreds benefiting from new travel support charity
Aviation Action has reached more than 500 in need of mental health, career and employment support since May
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Agent meets MP to put her case during Save Travel Week
Penny Gray urges others to follow her example in lobbying parliament
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Italy shuts nightclubs and extends mask rules
Masks now mandatory in outdoor public spaces from 6pm to 6am
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Jet2.com confirms more than 100 pilot redundancies
Carrier says move made with ’deep regret’
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New Covid testing regime could cut quarantine requirement
UK government urged to pursue similar testing and self-isolation policy to Iceland
MSC Gradiosa is due to launch on 31 October
MSC resumes sailing after five-month hiatus
First Mediterranean cruise since March departed Genoa on Sunday (16 August)
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SPAA: Without support, the whole travel industry is at threat
’We need a credible system of regulated testing for those arriving in the country to help rebuild customer confidence,’ says SPAA president Joanne Dooey 
The new group will be a central resource for agents (Credit: Kon Karampelas / Unsplash)
National Holidays parent launches agent Facebook group
JG Group’s new trade sales manager Claire Dutton will coordinate the new agent resource