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UKinbound appeals for £47m fund to save sector
Trade body says inbound businesses need financial support until spring 2022
Travel industry is ‘fast running out of cash’, warns agent
Change to furlough scheme means more financial pressure on the sector
Hopes for quarantine-free travel in July rise and doubts over the Balearics
Quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated people to amber countries could be allowed by late July
Sajid Javid: Could new health sec make a useful ally for travel?
With a background in business and aims to lift Covid restrictions – could the new health secretary help the industry’s recovery?
Javid 'paves way' for reopening EU travel with NHS app update
The app has been updated to serve as a Covid passport that will enable British travellers to prove they are fully vaccinated
Enquiries rise but bookings fall in latest TTG agent tracker
Many consumers remain too “nervous” to commit to booking a holiday
Shapps refuses to put timescale on amber list relaxation
Complexities such as the vaccination of children may delay implementation of new policy
Hopes raised for EU travel this summer as green list is expanded
England’s victory over Germany in Euro 2020 dominates the headlines but there is also some good news for travel.
Malta will now not accept NHS app as vaccination proof
Only the paper version of the NHS Covid letter will now be accepted as full vaccination certification
Labour pressures Shapps to outline summer travel strategy
The transport secretary was questioned in parliament by counterpart Jim McMahon
Rowland: 'Thousands of firms will fail without govt help'
The Abta chair said consumer confidence is low because of the "confusion" caused by the traffic light system
Off Broadway seeks trade questions after Shapps meeting confirmed
The Hertfordshire-based agency’s team will meet with the transport secretary next month
Hopes fade for US-UK travel before end of summer
Officials involved with the plans reportedly said it was "increasingly unlikely" they would reach a conclusion by the end of next month
Javid to discuss traffic light system with Shapps
The health secretary was asked about plans to restart international travel during an address to parliament
Countries tighten restrictions on UK and Javid vows to lift Covid curbs
Several destinations have moved to increase restrictions on UK travellers as Delta variant cases surge
'Grounded flights could cost Scotland £460 million'
A recent survey revealed 800 out of 1,000 Scottish nationals spend up to £250 on "holiday items" prior to an overseas break
Merkel launches bid 'to ban UK travellers from EU'
Reports suggest Germany will attempt to stop British travellers from the EU regardless of whether or not they have had a vaccine
Portugal to impose quarantine for unvaccinated UK visitors
It joins Malta in restricting access for those arriving without having had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine
Javid takes over as health secretary and Merkel's plan to ban Brits
New health secretary to update MPs and German leader looks to increase EU-wide restrictions on UK visitors
Sandals reports 'huge demand' after Caribbean green list inclusions
The operator said yesterday’s update will give "much-needed confidence" to consumers who have already booked a Caribbean holiday
Scottish trade calls for 'four-nations approach' to overseas travel
The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) and Barrhead Travel have shared their reaction to Scotland’s traffic light update
Shapps: 'No guarantees green list won't change'
Transport sec tells broadcasters the government was trying to be ’as transparent as possible’ over the decision-making process behind its traffic light regime
EasyJet adds 50,000 seats to green list destinations
New routes from Bristol and Luton to Malta will launch next month
Travel accountant meets with culture secretary to argue industry's case
A leading travel accountant is urging the travel trade to contact their local MP following a successful meeting with his representative, culture secretary Oliver Dowden.