Domestic

Value for money 'driving booking decisions', research claims

New data from BVA BDRC found cost pressures being felt by the consumer led to 80% of leisure guests booking a domestic stay in January instead of an overseas trip

JG Travel Group puts 2023 British Grand Prix breaks on sale

Launch comes three months early owing to demand

Loganair to reconnect Isle of Man with London

The regional carrier will launch services from the Isle of Man to both London City and Heathrow airports next month

Hoseasons working on new series with Channel 4

Show will explore British coastlines and local cuisines

Aer Lingus Regional puts UK schedule on sale

Operator Emerald Airlines will commence services from Belfast airport later this month

JG Travel Group 'on course for biggest year ever'

Chief executive Andy Freeth hails group’s investment in agents, and stresses the trade will remain a critical sales channel for JG

VisitEngland says head for the city this spring

VisitEngland launches £1 million campaign to boost city breaks

Leger Holidays doubles UK touring programme for 2022

Demand for UK holidays ‘showing no signs of abating’ says coach specialist; new additions include seven breaks featuring accommodation at Warner Leisure Hotels properties

Red list regime to be retained as 'an option', govt confirms

The red list remains the UK’s first line of defence against new variant importation, the Department for Transport has said

UK to admit more overseas visitors, including from China

UK to begin accepting Chinese vaccine passports along with those issued by a further 15 nations

Spontaneous domestic breaks 'high on the agenda' in 2022

New report from Travelzoo claims 35% of UK consumers are likely to book ’three to four’ UK holidays this year

Domestic adventures tipped to retain their appeal in 2022

Demand for adventure travel in the UK is set to continue even when more of the world reopens for tourism

New luxury tailor-made operator launches to agents

New operator SevenTravel launches, with prices from £5,000pp

Coach firm to shut after nearly 100 years

Owners said it was with ‘great sadness’ they decided to close the business after failing to find a buyer

Jersey to relax Covid restrictions for visitors

Jersey changes its Safer Travel Covid rules for tourists

Govt pledges to strengthen airline passenger compensation rights

New proposals will amend compensation processes available for delayed domestic flights and improve access to faster dispute resolution

Ffestiniog Travel to offer 'journeys of discovery' through Welsh heartland

Operator adds three escorted touring itineraries to Wales portfolio, including a 10-day Wales – Steam, Castles & Slate tour starts from £1,990pp

VisitBritain launches £10m international marketing campaign

Chief Sally Balcombe said ’the priority is to build back demand for Britain and visitor spending as quickly as possible’

UKinbound urges govt to scrap Day 2 tests for vaccinated arrivals

The association has written to the Department for Transport to stress Day 2 testing ’continues to be an impediment’ to recovery

Riviera Travel adds new tours to UK programme

A five-day Edinburgh, St Andrews and the Royal Yacht Britannia tour is priced from £599pp

Newmarket Holidays eyes return to pre-pandemic volumes in 2022

Head of trade sales Richard Forde said the operator expects this year to be ‘much closer to what we were seeing in 2019’

Shearings publishes UK tours brochure

The 180-page offering includes 64 new domestic itineraries with a total of 200 tours

Domestic holidays specialist sold to its managers

Travel Chapter seeks next development after MBO and acquisitions spree

UKinbound blasts chancellor for ignoring sector

UKinbound says some of its members have been ’left to wither’ by govt