Government

Did the 'mini-Budget' kill travel's hopes of a normal peaks?

TTG Agenda 2022 panel agree the success of January peaks will likely rest on the upcoming Autumn Statement after the ’unmitigated disaster’ that was Truss and Kwarteng’s ’mini-Budget’

‘Huge policy challenges’ ahead says new Tourism Alliance lead

Recruitment, cost of living, a weak pound, an uncompetitive visa offering and excess red tape all holding back sector says Richard Toomer, successor to Kurt Janson

Parliament on the hunt for new transport committee chair

Following Huw Merrinan’s appointment as minister of state at the Department for Transport, a vacancy is open in Westminster for one of the most important roles to the travel industry

Govt launches new campaign to boost aviation recruitment

It comes as part of the central authority’s strategy to create ‘a more sustainable, open and diverse’ aviation sector

Huw Merriman appointed transport minister

The Transport Select Committee chair will replace Kevin Foster in the DfT as prime minister Rishi Sunak continues to reshuffle his government

Abta keen to reach out to Shapps again

Abta boss Mark Tanzer says he is keen for a dialogue with Grant Shapps again now he is business secretary

Trevelyan moved to FCDO as Sunak reshuffles DfT

The former transport secretary will now serve as a minister for the UK Foreign Office and Kevin Foster has been removed from his role as transport minister

Airlines 'profiteering' and Shapps' golden handshake

Heathrow accuses airlines of hiking fares this summer, while Grant Shapps to receive severance payment despite new role

Larry the cat for transport sec? Travel voices frustration at govt chaos

TTG readers were polled ahead of Rishi Sunak being crowned prime minister this week, and were asked if they believed Sunak was the best person to be prime minister.

Sunak gets to work, with new transport sec revealed

New prime minister’s appointment sees currency markets react favourably

Grant Shapps to lead on package holidays as new business sec

The former transport secretary takes over from Jacob Rees-Mogg

Who is Rishi Sunak's new transport sec, Mark Harper?

The Forest of Dean MP replaces Anne-Marie Trevelyan after she held the position for just two months

Industry looks to Sunak to stop the economy hampering sales

Action from new prime minister urged amid signs travel’s recovery is slowing down and peaks at risk

How can travel work together to make Westminster listen?

That was the message from Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said to sector leaders and organisations, describing Sunak’s appointment and the likely reshuffle of ministers as “another avenue” for the trade to lobby MPs for support.

Political ‘charade’ must end with new PM, travel leaders urge

“We need this whole charade over with and we need stability"

Govt policy ‘hampered tourism's pandemic recovery’, committee finds

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee said the removal of tax-free shopping for tourists was ‘short-sighted and incredibly damaging’

How Liz Truss became the face of Thomas Cook short stays

As the nation reacted to the prime minister’s departure, after just 44 days, the travel industry has provided some tongue-in-cheek responses

Truss quits after 44 days and Wizz Air’s long-haul plans

Prime minister resigns with another new leader set to be announced in a week

Travel demands ‘urgent stability’ from next PM as Truss quits

Although, as travel leaders reacted to the not-so-surprising news of Truss’s political downfall on Thursday (20 October), they were not calling for rabbits to be pulled from hats or show-stopping spectacles – just some stability and certainty from the UK’s governing party with which to help the industry rebuild.

As Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said told TTG: “Businesses cannot continue with constant uncertainty. The focus must urgently turn to stabilising an already fragile economy and supporting businesses and people that remain vulnerable.”

Travel industry calls for general election as just 5% think Liz Truss should stay on

TTG readers have expressed their frustration and anger at the ongoing chaos in Westminster over recent weeks

‘Like every other industry, travel and its thousands of employees deserves better’

Liz Truss must go. She has demonstrated, shamefully, over the last six weeks that she is simply unfit to govern.

Which? welcomes DfT's proposed U-turn on domestic flight compensation cuts

Director of policy and advocacy Rocio Concha said:"It’s good news for passengers that the DfT is planning legislation to give the CAA powers to crack down on operators that flout the law"

Abta urges new chancellor to extend business rates support

The association has written to Jeremy Hunt ahead of the fiscal statement on 31 October

PM on the brink and Shapps becomes home secretary

Political “chaos” dominates the headlines as the government suffers another day of turmoil