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Passport fees to rise again this week as government insists it doesn't profit
Passport fees will increase again from 11 April – the second increase in 14 months
Fresh safety claims place Boeing's long-haul aircraft in the spotlight
A whistleblower has raised new safety concerns about manufacturing processes of Boeing’s long-haul aircraft
Changes to Sri Lanka travel advice ‘do not go far enough’
‘If the reality on the ground doesn’t match the advice, it undermines faith in the system,’ says Sam Clark, chief executive of Sri Lanka specialist Experience Travel Group
Campaigners claim qualified victory after FCDO revises Sri Lanka travel advice
’This is a major win for all those who signed up to our public campaign for fairer, more accurate travel guidance on Sri Lanka,’ said Sam Clark, chief executive of Sri Lanka specialist Experience Travel Group
Border Force officials call off threat of imminent strike action
Walkout at Heathrow airport over 11-14 April suspended to allow for fresh talks with the Home Office
Government concedes airports not ready to end liquid rule this summer
Airports to be given extensions to June 2024 deadline to install new scanners on ’case-by-case’ basis
UK's largest OTA adds more than one million seats to its Atol
Loveholidays has cemented its position as the UK’s biggest OTA and third-largest Atol-holder with a big leap in licensed capacity added during the spring renewal period
Spring Atol renewals indicate ‘growing demand for packages’ – CAA
CAA says the March round of Atol renewals indicates healthy demand for package travel
Hundreds of Border Force officers to walk out for four days next week
More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow airport will stage strike action over 11-14 April
Oceania boss 'scared' of spiralling carbon tax burden on cruise lines
The line’s president Frank A. Del Rio argued that cruise lines’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint were often overlooked by governments
Advantage chief hails government backing for 'grassroots talent'
Advantage chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said she was looking forward to seeing the impact of the new reforms on travel
Bank holiday ATC meltdown impacted more than 700,000 passengers – CAA
Interim report into the outage reveals full impact of the incident on Monday 28 August 2023
Airlines told to 'get their act together' as punctuality lags behind pre-Covid levels
Consumer watchdog Which? said it was ’completely unacceptable’ that a post-Covid uptick in airfares had not gone hand-in-hand with better on-time performance
Heathrow predicts busiest-ever year after record February
Some 5.8 million people travelled through Heathrow last month, including more than two million during half-term
New Air Passenger Duty rates confirmed by government
Government confirms only small increases to Air Passenger Duty despite initial industry outcry
Abta: Jury out on whether Budget will create a new 'feelgood factor'
Chief executive Mark Tanzer said that while travel and tourism had flourished in recent years despite the tough economic environment, it remained to be seen whether the chancellor’s tinkering would have a positive impact for travel
'Missed opportunity': Travel lukewarm on chancellor's spring Budget
Industry reacts to chancellor’s move to hike APD on business travel and cut National Insurance
Trade-led FCDO travel advice campaign gains House of Lords support
Debate urges changes to the FCDO’s advice on Sri Lanka, which supporters say is of concern
‘Travel's voice has been heard, but don't expect too much from Wednesday's Budget’
Abta’s director of public affairs, Luke Petherbridge, looks ahead to Wednesday’s Budget – the last before a general election
Advantage members seek help with Covid debts and high interest rates in spring Budget
Nearly half of Advantage members are still servicing Covid-19 debts, while just shy of a third said high interest rates were impacting their businesses
Border Force strike ballot prompts threat of Easter strike action
More than 600 officials could walk out over the Easter holidays
Majority would forgo free holiday to country deemed unsafe by FCDO
A poll of 4,000 travellers found three-quarters would turn down a free holiday to a destination where the FCDO had issued a travel warning
Is the Foreign Office's approach to travel advice still fit for purpose?
The Foreign Office is quick to issue warnings after terrorist attacks or natural disasters, but is it too slow to update its advice? Gary Noakes reports
EasyJet admits failing to pay minimum wage to nearly 4,000 staff
Airline among more than 500 businesses found by government to have failed to pay current and former staff the minimum wage between 2015 and 2023, blaming ’a genuine error’