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A VAT exemption on tests is one idea to cut the cost of testing (Credit: Annie Spratt/Unsplash)
Govt urged to cap Covid travel test prices at £40
Senior Conservative MPs are calling on Sajid Javid to take "immediate action to end rip-off PCR test prices"
The new rules come into effect on Monday (Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash)
Legal fight launched over 'unlawful' hotel quarantine
People affected by the policy could receive "tens of millions" in compensation
Huw Merriman is the latest MP to join TTG's Agenda 2021
Merriman demands 'compelling justification' for PCR testing
Transport Select Committee chair has written to Sajid Javid asking why only a fraction of private test firms have been accredited by the government
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Plea for tests to be capped and record heat in Europe
MPs concerned about a public backlash over expensive PCR tests and Italy sets new temperature mark
That Wanaka Tree, Wanaka, New Zealand. Photo by Laura Smetsers on Unsplash
New Zealand advised to take 'phased approach' to reopening
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to make an announcement on the government’s approach to reopening on Thursday (12 August)
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Nine in 10 private Covid travel test providers 'yet to be accredited'
According to reports, only 38 out of 434 companies listed on govt website have full approval
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
CMA promises quick response on Covid travel test probe
Competition watchdog assures health secretary it will respond “within the next month”
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Heathrow warns UK is ‘falling behind’ EU in recovery
Less than four million passengers used hub airport in first half of 2021
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Covid travel test system under fire and vaccine milestone
The government is being urged to take action to improve the testing regime
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#SaveTravelJobs Twitterstorm - Join TODAY 11am
TTG is once again urging the industry to come together and get behind a new Twitterstorm, this time aimed at appealing to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
You can sign the letter addressed to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak below
TTG’s #SaveTravelJobs campaign passes 1k signatures
TTG’s #SaveTravelJobs campaign has achieved more than 1,000 signatures, just days after being launched
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PCR test collection boxes left 'overflowing and unsecure'
Test provider Randox has been slammed after pictures emerged of uncollected kits piled up at its drop boxes on the street
Last week brought optimism but it will take more than positive thinking to help the industry bounce back
Abta 'still exploring all legal avenues' in govt support battle
An Abta spokesperson said “further legal action remains an option” for the association in its fight to secure greater financial support for travel firms
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Govt should 'step up and pay' vaccinated travellers' test costs
Current situation facing double-jabbed travellers ‘hugely expensive and unnecessary’, says WTTC
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Covid test prices under attack and Code Red for humanity
Price of travel tests condemned as “rip off” while UN report paints grim picture on climate change
Dooey: 'What the travel sector in Scotland needed from today’s statement (Tuesday) was a glimmer of hope'
Scottish travel agents trading at 10% of pre-pandemic rates
SPAA continues to lobby for sectoral support for travel agents who have worked to keep their customers travelling and their businesses afloat
The majority of destinations are currently classed as amber in the traffic lights system (Credit: benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)
'Just give us a red list' says ex-vaccines chief
Clive Dix called on the government to ditch the traffic light system and replace it with a single red list of countries
Eurostar services will not be stopping at Ashford or Ebbsfleet until 2022
Rail unions join forces over Eurostar future
Leaders of three unions spoke out about their concerns at a public meeting on 4 August
Collinson has worked with Swissport to create a testing facility at Heathrow
Competition watchdog to probe Covid test pricing for travel
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) asked to provide advice and intelligence on the testing market to the health secretary
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Lib Dem leader backs TTG's SaveTravelJobs campaign
Sir Ed Davey becomes latest MP to pledge their support for TTG’s #SaveTravelJobs effort
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Lib Dems demand cap on PCR costs and VAT dropped
The party said the "disparity" in testing prices risked international travel becoming "a luxury for only the wealthy in society"
The August edition of TTG is out now
In TTG: Stalled summer, US flux and cruise restart
The August edition of TTG assesses the impact of the latest travel rules and progress towards a resumption of UK-US travel, while in features we take a deeper dive into UK spa breaks and D&I training
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Test prices under scrutiny amid calls to ditch traffic light regime
Current system of travel rules branded ’too complicated’ while the cost of Covid-19 travel tests will be examined according to the latest travel headlines making the national press
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Watch: Shadow transport sec backs #SaveTravelJobs
Labour’s Jim McMahon called on government to do "far more than they’re currently proposing” to support travel businesses