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PM criticised for private jet use and interest rates to rise
Johnson accused of hypocrisy for flying home from Cop26 in a private jet, while interest rates are set to increase to combat inflation rates
Foreign Office issues NHS Covid Pass validity warning
Printed proof of vaccination status must be dated from 1 November, FCDO warns, with the new advice applying to a number of European destinations
Firms face scrutiny on emissions as business travel rebounds
Cop26 dominates national headlines again as another key travel strand of the travel industry starts to shows signs of recovery
WTM London: International vaccination efforts falling short for developing world
World leaders have “fallen short” and not created a coherent approach to supplying Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries – risking not only the tourism recovery of those nations but the resurgence of new variants
WTM London: Governments must support more sustainable air travel
Aviation consultant John Strickland has called on governments to support airlines in moving towards sustainable air travel
Travel seeing 'real momentum'; Queen addresses Cop26
Tui says easing of travel restrictions is unlocking pent-up demand for travel, while the Queen has urged world leaders to agree measures at the Cop26 summit to save our ’fragile’ planet
UK red list reduced to zero as remaining seven countries removed
Travellers arriving in the UK from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will no longer have to submit to hotel quarantine on arrival
PM issues climate deal warning and final countries leave red list
Boris Johnson urges world leaders to reach deal at Cop26 summit in Glasgow, while the UK’s red list is now empty
Red list and hotel quarantine to be reviewed every three weeks
Department for Transport sets out more details of new border measures to guard against variants of concern
'The shadow of uncertainty over travel has been lifted'
Industry welcomes removal of remaining seven countries from the UK’s red list
UK's red list reduced to zero but not scrapped
Grant Shapps confirms seven remaining red list countries to be removed from 4am on Monday but the system – and hotel quarantine – will remain in place for use, if deemed necessary
EU to recognise NHS Covid Pass from tomorrow
NHS vaccine proof finally certified as equivalent to EU Digital Covid Certificate
Govt to ditch red list and hotel quarantine - reports
Ministers are said to be considering a replacement policy of self-isolation at home for 10 days
Travel crunches Budget impact and red list to be scrapped?
The UK’s red list could be axed as soon as Monday, according to national press reports, while plans for an online sales tax are revealed and APD cuts criticised
'The decision to halve domestic APD is shameful'
‘We all have a role to play in tackling the climate crisis, although not – apparently – if you’re the UK chancellor,’ writes TTG editor Sophie Griffiths
Abta: Budget does not go far enough to support travel
Chief Mark Tanzer says with travel subject to tighter government-imposed restrictions than almost any other, its plight deserved greater recognition from chancellor Rishi Sunak
Boost for travel retailers as chancellor cuts business rates
Rishi Sunak announces welcome business rates relief next year in Autumn Statement
Travel hits out at 'unfair' new long-haul APD band
Aviation and travel organisations are unhappy about a new higher tax rate for the longest flights
New Eurostar rival and aviation's sustainability headache
A new rail operator is hoping to secure slots to operate London-Paris services, while sustainable aviation fuel production is lagging behind need to meet 2050 targets
Scotland to ditch Day 2 PCR tests from 31 October
First minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms country will align with UK government and replace Day 2 PCR tests with lateral flow tests
Travel becoming a consumer spending priority again
Majority of companies believe the worst of the Covid crisis has passed, but a new TTG-PwC report reveals some of the challenges that yet lie ahead
Travel set for disappointing Budget and US border opening plans
Rise in wages for low paid expected, but no change to business rates in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement, while the US has indicated it will accept most jabs when it reopens its borders next month
'Pricing itself out won't help Heathrow, airlines – or agents'
Heathrow risks alienating leisure travellers next summer if its proposed increases in passenger fees go ahead
Shapps: Testing overhaul will give industry 'much-needed boost'
The transport sec said the change in rules for post-arrival tests will give passengers ’more options and faster results’