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Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
'Clients are writing off their summer holidays this year'
Agents tell TTG of their hopes, fears and expectations as the UK prepares to ease out of Covid lockdown – potentially once and for all
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
Small businesses facing 'financial cliff edge'
Banks will begin to ask for repayments for loans this month as the furlough scheme begins to wind down
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
PM: Amber list quarantine update 'later this week'
Boris Johnson promised to “work with the travel industry” to enable double-jabbed Brits arriving from amber countries to avoid self-isolation
In this month's TTG – July 2021
In TTG: August restart hopes; Travel Day of Action; Adam Stewart interview
July’s edition of TTG explores the ever-changing travel landscape facing the trade, with expert analysis and features – as well as several interviews and exclusives with industry leaders
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Bulgaria won't accept NHS app as proof of full vaccination
Country to require arrivals to present NHS letter detailing two jabs
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
'Final' lockdown easing and firms' debt worries
Prime minister Boris Johnson expected to make a statement today on the government’s plans to lift Covid restrictions in the uK
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Analysis: New destination Covid measures add to holiday confusion
A tightening of restrictions in destinations has created more headaches for the industry
Jet2 chief Steve Heapy and the Bristol team
Jet2 launches inaugural flight from Bristol airport
It departed for Majorca on Friday morning (2 July)
Shipman joins Classic as strategic account manager for consortia
Classic Collection and Classic Packages to host homeworker brunches
Events will be held across the UK on 14 July
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Germany to relax restrictions on British travellers - reports
It comes ahead of a meeting between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel on Friday (2 July)
Tui has said it won't require its guests to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel
Indian-made AstraZeneca jab 'not recognised' by EU vaccine passport scheme
European holidays could be off limits to those given the version of the jab
All UK visitors to Germany currently have to quarantine for 14 days even if they have been fully vaccinated
Merkel signals softening in travel restrictions for UK arrivals
Fully vaccinated visitors to Germany should be able to avoid quarantine “in foreseeable future”
Shearings Holidays is offering breaks to see football games at Wembley Stadium
Heapy: 'Govt marginalising normal people while sorting out the rich'
Jet2 boss slams ministers for permitting large crowds at sporting events and quarantine exemptions for VIPs while restricting international travel
The majority of destinations are currently classed as amber in the traffic lights system (Credit: benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)
Balpa criticises government data used for traffic light decisions
Pilots’ union found ‘significant gaps’ in data published by the Department for Transport
Steve Heapy said Jet2 looked at its numbers again following the collapse of Thomas Cook
Heapy: ‘Half-decent summer possible if govt gets moving’
Jet2 chief Steve Heapy has called on the government to ‘get a move on and be brave’ with its international travel policy
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Green list expansion hopes and German ‘retreat’ over UK restrictions
More than 20 countries could be included in next green list while PM offers travel hope for fully vaccinated
Johnson's latest comments came at a government Covid briefing on Tuesday (Credit: BBC News)
Johnson: Detail on vaccination recognition 'in next few days'
Prime minster says government will be "setting out the details" of plans to axe quarantine for fully vaccinated amber arrivals "in the next few days"
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EasyJet Holidays makes long-awaited return to Majorca
The operator had cancelled all holidays to the island since March 2020 due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
The "Phuket Sandbox" programme sees the island reopen to fully vaccinated travellers
Phuket welcomes tourists as part of phased reopening

Thailand is currently on the UK government’s amber list for travel meaning people arriving back in the UK have to quarantine for 10 days.

Fully vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine upon arrival in Thailand as part of the "Phuket Sandbox" model - but those without a vaccine are required to complete 14 days’ isolation at a state quarantine or Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) facility.

According to Abta, 195,000 jobs in the travel industry have been lost or are at risk
Abta slams govt's 'short-sighted' furlough plans
It comes as businesses face an increase in furlough and business rate costs from 1 July
Projects are under way across Majorca, Ibiza (pictured) and Formentera (Credit: Michael Tomlinson/Unsplash)
Concern for Balearic holidays after 'spike' in Covid cases
The Spanish islands have seen the rate of rolling average cases double in 10 days to 84 per 100,000
The move will effectively open up quarantine-free travel to large parts of Europe
Quarantine-free travel for double-vaccinated 'by 26 July' – reports
Ministers are reportedly setting out plans to remove the restrictions in time for the first full week of the school summer holidays
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2 suspends flights and holidays to amber-list countries up to 18 July
Airline and operator makes decision with next traffic light update not due for two weeks
The policy is expected to be debated by ministers when parliament reconvenes on Tuesday
UK holidaymakers facing ‘lost summer’ unless govt acts now
WTTC says government must scrap traffic light system and “unlock” international travel