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Bouldin: Ships could sail with fewer guests to help social distancing

Royal’s Europe chief said the cruise sector was working to understand how it would adapt in “a world pre-vaccine”

Failure to amend rates relief scheme will cost UK 'tens of billions'

Travel and tourism trade associations unite to urge chancellor to broaden the government’s coronavirus business rates relief scheme

Heathrow expansion now facing 'at least' two-year delay

Airport reveals passenger numbers likely to come in down 97% in April, but stresses it has sufficient cash to sustain the business for the next 12 months ’even with no passengers’

Ryanair blasts 'state aid doping' as it prepares to cut up to 3,000 roles

Carrier claims competitive aviation landscape ’distorted’ by ’unprecedented volumes’ of state aid supplied by EU governments to national airlines

James Thornton: 'Intrepid could have handled some things better; I'm sorry we didn't'

Intrepid Travel chief executive opens up on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the operator, and Intrepid’s efforts to ensure its style of travel continues to benefit the communities in which it operates

Johnson: 'We've got to get tourism going again'

Prime minister responds to question from holiday let owner Michelle during daily government coronavirus briefing

EU member states seek to relieve airlines of EU261 refund obligation

12 EU member states sign letter calling for temporary amendment to rules on air passenger rights, allowing airlines to be able to offer vouchers instead of cash refunds

British Airways 'could pull out of Gatwick post-pandemic'

BA memo, cited by BBC News, suggests the airline may not resume operations at Gatwick after the coronavirus crisis

British Airways could cut pilot headcount by a quarter

Plans to reduce pilot workforce set out in letter, seen by Sky News, which could result in more than 1,000 job losses

A&K moves to help ‘vulnerable’ communities during pandemic

Operator’s philanthropic arm sets up emergency relief fund to provide medicine and food

Airlines hint at post-coronavirus flying norms

Face masks, social distancing, pre-flight health checks and stricter boarding controls likely to be implemented

Greece sets out 2020 tourism ambitions

Country’s tourism minister warns travellers to expect ‘new rules’ for hotels, beaches, pools, buffets and tour buses to meet the challenges posed by coronavirus, as well as pre-travel checks

Competition watchdog to investigate cancellation complaints

Competition and Markets Authority to look into ‘thousands’ of complaints over cancellations across three sectors, including holiday accommodation

Aito: ‘Govt seems content to let us shrivel and die’

Association praises Abta and other industry bodies for efforts to highlight to Westminster the magnitude of the refund crisis in travel

Raab: 1.3 million Britons repatriated on commercial flights

Number includes more than 200,000 from Spain, 50,000 from Australia and 11,000 from Pakistan

Get staff consent when furloughing, lawyer warns

Pay cuts and lay-offs must be agreed with employees

Tui extends beach holiday cancellations until mid-June

Marella sailings on or before 30 June also cancelled as travel giant extends travel suspensions

Changing with the times: what will be the lasting impacts of Covid-19 on aviation?

What must agents be aware of when it comes to dealing with airlines in future? James Chapple reports on the World Aviation Festival’s latest Covid-19 webinar with SimpliFlying chief Shashank Nigam

Abta urges government to relax furlough rules for travel sector

Association wants furloughed staff to have greater scope to carry out non-revenue raising duties, such as processing amendments and refunds

British Airways plans up to 12,000 redundancies

BA parent IAG said the proposals, which remain subject to consultation, are ‘likely to affect most of British Airways’ employees’

ITC boss praises agents for efforts to rebook clients

Phil Aird-Mash says the operator will strive to process all refunds and refund credit notes for March and April departures by end of May

Tourism minister: 'Refund crisis must not be about businesses versus consumers'

Speaking during a UKinbound webinar on Tuesday (28 April), Nigel Huddleston said it was vital to balance the interests of businesses and consumers at a difficult time for both

Butlin's, Haven and Warner Leisure extend closures

Bourne Leisure holiday camps, parks and hotels to remain shut until at least end of May

EU to seek 'harmonised solution' on package refunds

Tourism ministers also pledge support from new EU ‘recovery fund’ to sectors ‘hardest hit’ by the coronavirus crisis