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Foreign Office publishes exemptions to global travel ban

Exemptions from long-standing no travel advisory to come into effect on Saturday (4 July)

US excluded from EU third country destination 'safe list'

Central and Latin America (excluding Uruguay), the Middle East, the Caribbean and much of Africa and Asia among other notable absences

£10 million govt boost for domestic tourism sector

Communities dependent on tourism set to benefit from new ’kick-starting tourism’ package

Tui to start reopening stores next week

18 stores in England to reopen on Monday (6 July), followed by another eight in Wales and Scotland on Thursday (9 July)

Ryanair to pay 90% of Covid refunds by end of July

’We have made significant progress during June,’ says chief Eddie Wilson

Saint Lucia to strengthen Covid travel protocols

Island nation to introduce up to seven-day pre-travel negative coronavirus test requirement for arrivals from outside country’s ’travel bubble’

Abta: 'Industry can now start meeting pent-up demand'

Easing of quarantine measures and FCO advice ’will be greeted with huge relief by the travel industry’ says association

'Vital boost': How travel reacted to govt easing quarantine

Quarantine exemptions and pledge to soften Foreign Office advice warmly welcomed throughout the travel sector

Government announces first quarantine exemptions

From 10 July, passengers returning from Spain, Italy, France and Germany will no longer need to self-isolate on arrival

Balkan Holidays cancels remainder of summer 2020 Bulgaria holidays

Agents with clients booked with Balkan will be contacted by the operator shortly

British Airways to expand long-haul operations this month

More US routes to resume, along with selected Caribbean services, while BA will restore flights to dozens of European and domestic destinations

WTTC blasts govt inaction on safe travel destinations

’Each day we delay, more jobs in the travel and tourism sector will be lost – or put at risk’

Qatar Airways makes face shields mandatory

Besides the shields, Qatar will provide passengers ’protective kits’ containing a surgical face mask, gloves and hand sanitiser

Croatia drops 'purpose of entry' requirement for Brits

Tourist office confirms easing of some entry requirements

Emirates expects to clear refund backlog 'within two months'

Gulf carrier processing up to 200,000 refund requests a month, and has cleared nearly 650,000 in the past two months alone – returning more than £400 million to customers

Gary Lewis: TTNG feared losing up to 70% of members

Travel Network Group chief tells TTG of his worries during the early stages of the coronavirus crisis, and how the consortium approached dnata Travel Group over the acquisition of Global Travel Group

Govt to ditch air bridges in favour of quarantine exemptions

Telegraph reports as many as 75 countries could make initial quarantine exemption list

Richard Branson to pump £200m into Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Group founder reportedly ready to help beleaguered carrier secure £1 billion rescue package

Ryanair pilots agree temporary pay cuts to save jobs

Budget carrier still considering four UK base closures

Airline refund backlog 'substantial' – CAA

’Major carriers’ among those taking too long to process refunds, authority’s review of UK airline refund policies finds

TTG's Tracker: Summer sales boost as restart nears

More than a quarter of tracker respondents took bookings for summer 2020 during the week to 26 June as outbound travel prepares for a July restart

Barrhead Travel to start reopening stores this week

Three shops in England to open on Thursday (2 July)

Intrepid Travel's Zina Bencheikh to join TTG Face To Face

Intrepid’s new managing director EMEA will be reflecting on her first few months in the role, the operator’s new Intrepid Retreats range, and its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion

Flight Centre confirms store closure plans

Multiple entered into consultation with staff in May over potential job cuts