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South Africa is reopening its borders to visitors from all countries (Credit: Aaron Yun / Unsplash)
South Africa takes 'huge step' towards tourism recovery
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will reopen its borders to visitors from all countries welcomed by tourism authority in UK and Ireland
Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
Expertise of local travel agent ’more valuable than ever’ says consortium as new destinations added to travel corridor list
The report says the majority of passengers infected with Covid-19 can be identified using airport testing
Shapps hopeful of reducing quarantine by Christmas
Government looking to reduce current 14-day quarantine through ’test to release’ scheme
Chile, and capital Santiago, has been added to England's travel corridor list
Chile 'first step' for recovery of Latin American tourism – Lata
Lata chief Danny Callaghan urges Foreign Office to soften advice on Covid and allow people to make their own informed decisions on travel
The UAE will be added to England's travel corridor list at 4am on Saturday (Credit: Darcey Beau / Unsplash)
Gold Medal vows to help agents maximise 'Dubai December'
MD Lisa McAuley hails government’s decision to add UAE to travel corridor list
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UAE added to travel corridor list, but Greece removed
Arrivals from UAE will no longer have to self-isolate for 14 days starting 4am on Saturday (14 November)
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Airport testing remains key to restarting travel – Kuoni boss
Vaccine breakthrough will not save travel for the upcoming winter
Kelly Cookes has joined the Advantage Travel Partnership
Advantage sales boosted by vaccine breakthrough
Consortium’s members see more enquiries and bookings after vaccine announcement
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Abta pleads for govt support as travel job losses accelerate
Association estimates 164,000 jobs lost or placed at risk since August, with the figure almost doubling from 90,000 in just three months
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says a lack of government support now will make it even harder for the sector to resume
Lack of govt action 'weakening our sector' – Heathrow chief
Heathrow records eighth consecutive month of ‘catastrophic decline’, and warns November will be even worse owing to England’s new national lockdown
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Airline alliances seek harmonised resumption of air travel
SkyTeam, Star Alliance and oneworld call for government’s to adopt standardised testing protocols and embrace digital health pass technology to reopen borders safely
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian denied further government support
Carrier warns that if it is allowed to collapse, its route network won’t be replaced overnight
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Going for green: what Covid means for sustainability in travel
The environment may have benefited from travel’s grounding, but can the sector continue to pursue its green goals in the wake of Covid?
'The battle is not yet won'
Furlough extension 'not enough to save travel', TTG poll finds
TTG is yet to receive a response to its #SaveTravel letter delivered to government on 1 September
EasyJet has received a short-term debt instrument. (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)
Lockdowns force easyJet to cut capacity for the rest of 2020
Low-cost carrier also raises more money from sale and leaseback of aircraft
British Airways is reducing its schedule because of the current four-week lockdown in England
BA to suspend operations at Gatwick during lockdown
Airline says it plans to “pause” flights from airport until early December
Anyone returning from Denmark will now have to quarantine for 14 days
Denmark travel corridor axed over mink farm Covid concerns
Country reportedly planning to cull millions of mink to halt spread of new virus variant
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'Govt must use lockdown wisely to help restart travel'
’We must make sure government delivers on its promises to support the industry by facilitating the sustained return of safe international travel,’ says Abta’s Susan Deer
ITB Berlin cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak
Germany and Sweden removed from travel corridor list
Move comes as country prepares to return to national lockdown on Saturday
The report says the majority of passengers infected with Covid-19 can be identified using airport testing
Introduction of UK airport testing 'a shambles' – analyst
UK government’s “unilateral” approach to Covid restrictions is hampering industry’s recovery efforts
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Watch: Scottish travel sector heads to Holyrood
More than 150 travel agents, suppliers and supporters have staged a protest demanding tailored government support
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Abta: 'Brutal months lie ahead' for travel
Furlough extension of limited value to travel firms, with staff required to administer rebookings and refunds
A new tourism minister was appointed this week. Picture: Marcin Nowak/Unsplash
Furlough scheme extended until end of March
Chancellor Rishi Sunak also announced the government is increasing support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
Tim Alderslade from Airlines UK has asked chancellor Rishi Sunak for a "comprehensive" package of measures
Airlines UK begs chancellor for support as lockdown begins
Aviation group calls for comprehensive measures as industry faces “critical” period