Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel, welcomed the news that Scotland will lift quarantine restrictions on fully vaccinated EU and US arrivals from Monday (2 August)
Travel hails easing of quarantine rules for EU and US visitors, although the news was tempered by a first daily increase in new Covid-19 cases in the UK for a week
Average salary for a new UK travel job rose in the first six months of 2021 to £29,717, driven by increase in executive roles – but pay for standard travel roles is down nearly 2.5% year-on-year
Restrictions remain significant barrier to Covid recovery, says John Holland-Kaye, who has called on the UK government to ease testing requirements to avoid falling behind EU rivals
Abta’s Susan Deer reflects on the association’s efforts to help agents with the almost ’insurmountable’ task of keeping up-to-speed with the ever-changing travel landscape
Consumers dash off in two-week ’window’ before next traffic light update while the UK and France are reportedly in talks over a ’wallet’-style Covid travel app
The summer break begins this weekend following the easing of amber list quarantine rules, but there are worries about tensions arising from Covid-era travel rules
Travellers urged to check Covid app data before travel, but there are claims Border Force checks will be minimised – all the travel headlines from Wednesday’s national press (21 July)
Spain could face further UK government travel restrictions while Covid test prices are ’soaring’ – all the national headlines concerning travel on Tuesday (20 July)
Abta says government’s decision to exclude France from the easing of quarantine for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals would dent consumer confidence at a crucial time
Group of 77 parliamentarians call on chancellor to extend the job retention scheme until March 2022 for workers in travel and aviation to prevent ’significant job losses’
OTA stands by decision to take all departures before September off sale, warning the constant chopping and changing risk further damage to consumer confidence
