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Abta urges trade to back Twitterstorm – 2pm today

Association vows to keep up pressure on govt to put the right framework in place to get people travelling, kick-start an industry-wide recovery and provide ongoing financial support

Travel sweats on rule changes as NHS figures back opening up travel

Boris Johnson expected to detail changes to travel regulations later today as new NHS figures reveal low rates of Covid infection among travellers

MAG: 'Bring UK travel policy back in line with Europe'

Airport group says simplified two-tier system of travel rules would end the ’chaos and confusion’ of the traffic light regime and help restore consumer confidence

Health secretary Javid keen to scrap day two PCR tests

Testing measures should not be in place ‘for a second longer than is absolutely necessary’, Sajid Javid has said

Covid rules to be relaxed and Javid's PCR test boost

Prime minister primed to relax travel rules as part of ’new norm’ for life post-Covid while health secretary calls for day two PCR tests to be scrapped

ITT 2021: BTA chief calls for 'wholehearted' industry collaboration

Clive Wratten said "we must not slip back into the civil wars the industry has been fighting [amid the pandemic]"

ITT 2021: Communication 'most powerful asset' in rebuilding travel

Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said said the industry has a "responsibility to be heard"

ITT 2021: Freudmann slams 'shambolic' traffic lights and 'pointless' testing

ITT chair voiced his dismay at the UK government’s international travel policies during his opening remarks at the 2021 ITT Conference

Advantage research shows tiny number of ‘variants of concern’ from travel

Only nine “high priority” cases have been detected from three countries since May

Buying a PCR test is a ‘lottery’, admits competition regulator

Service and pricing from some Covid test providers is currently “just not good enough” finds CMA investigation

MPs appeal for evidence for new Covid travel inquiry

Traffic light system and testing regime will be under scrutiny by transport committee

Govt to start phasing out Covid insolvency rules

Temporary measures were put in place to protect “viable” firms from being wound up by creditors

UKinbound urges members 'to not give up and continue lobbying'

"The inbound tourism sector can’t afford to accept the responses given to date from government regarding their lack of support for the industry" - chief Joss Croft

'A lot of us won't make it to the other side'

Owner of Peakes Travel Elite, Claire Moore, has voiced her concerns over the tapering off of furlough support at the end of September

Russia removes 14-day quarantine requirement for UK travellers

Arrivals still need to take a PCR test prior to departure in addition to the UK government’s testing rules for amber list countries

Balpa: 'We will lose skilled workers without furlough'

"Stopping furlough will shut down our engines before we are cleared for take off" - acting general secretary Martin Chalk

Traffic light shake-up and Patel angers France

Green and amber lists could be binned while diplomatic row with France brews

Agents urged to speak with ‘one collective voice’ around the world

Agent associations call for more “harmonisation” in Covid-19 rules to boost consumer confidence

Green and amber lists could be axed and Johnson’s big gamble

Traffic light system may end in October and tax rises to pay for social care

Traffic light system 'could be ditched to simplify holidays'

Rules based on vaccination status of travellers could be brought in to replace the current regime

PM faces social care rebellion and new lockdown warning

Johnson will make major announcement on Tuesday while fears of an autumn lockdown grow

'Ministers might have turned their backs, but we're still fighting travel’s corner'

The industry has been bracing itself for a critical September and, while travel has finally taken off, our sector remains stalled

End of furlough leaves travel 'hanging in the balance'

TTG catches up with agents suffering sleepless nights with government Covid support coming to an end, and finds out why they believe the industry must unite to #SaveTravelJobs

Heathrow attacks ‘unacceptable’ queues and PM faces revolt

Passengers using the UK’s hub airport faced long border queues at the weekend