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Green list expansion 'not enough to save the industry'

Travel leaders have had their say on the government’s expansion of its green list

Abta: Govt must expedite easing of amber list quarantine rules

’This needs to be introduced as quickly as possible – we are now entering the peak summer season, crucial weeks which represent two-thirds of travel companies’ income’

Green list changes 'not enough' and watchlist confusion

Changes to the UK’s quarantine regime unlikely to come quick enough says industry, while the addition of 15 countries and territories to England’s green watchlist has caused concern

Quarantine for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals to be dropped

Further details of significant changes to the UK’s traffic corridor regime to come in July, transport secretary Grant Shapps confirms

Johnson: Two jabs could open up travel for Brits

The prime minister’s comments come ahead of an update on the UK’s traffic light system on Thursday (24 June)

Island focus for potential green list update today – reports

Malta and the Balearics reportedly among destinations being looked at by the government, with an announcement from transport secretary Grant Shapps expected on Thursday (24 June)

Consumer focus shifting to 2022 owing to 'lack of clarity' on travel

New data from TravelSupermarket reveals more than half of all new overseas travel bookings are for next year

Full green list changes for England arrivals

Malta has been added to the green list while several destinations are now on the green “watchlist”

Virgin Atlantic chief laments US omission from green list

’Government must now remove quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers returning from both amber and green countries,’ says Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss

Scotland adds Malta, Madeira and the Balearics to green list

It added there would “be close monitoring of the position in the Balearics over the next three weeks ahead of the next review point”.

Other additions include Antigua, Barbados, and Bermuda, while a number of destinations – including Tunisia and Uganda – have been added to the red list.

The changes come into effect at 4am on 30 June.It added the Scottish government was cautiously considering the evidence for easing amber list travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people.

Merriman: Green list additions 'move in the right direction'

However, the chair of parliament’s transport committee says the government’s rules still make travel to more than 150 amber list countries ’unnecessarily difficult’

Balearics, Malta and Caribbean destinations added to Northern Ireland green list

Changes will take effect from 4am on Wednesday (30 June) and are likely to be mirrored by Westminster, Holyrood and the Welsh Assembly

MP: ‘Smaller travel businesses feel forgotten in all of this’

Politicians from all parties call for government to offer more financial support to the travel industry

Abta to wind down refund credit note regime this month

No new RCNs for Abta-protected packages and travel arrangements will be permitted after 30 June, association confirms

MPs highlight Travel Day of Action in House of Commons

Several ministers on Thursday morning noted the industry’s lobbying efforts on Wednesday

Govt insists it has 'stood behind' travel industry during pandemic

Transport minister Robert Courts tells MPs it’s ’vital to get travel industry back on its feet’

Advantage chief to meet transport secretary Shapps

Julia Lo Bue-Said said she was “delighted” the meeting had been confirmed during the industry’s Travel Day of Action lobbying

'We need to get the travel industry back on its feet'

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says UK government working with other countries through its Travel Taskforce to build on vaccination progress

Turning point for travel and green list additions

A loosening of restrictions on international travel is ‘likely’ after Travel Day of Action on Wednesday, according to the latest national press headlines

'Sticking together in travel is the only way to go'

’It is collaboration, not competition, that will help us bounce back,’ A&K managing director Kerry Golds tells TTG as travel gathers for a Day of Action (23 June)

'Aito members have lost faith in government'

‘We desperately need sector-specific help and ministers we can trust,’ says Sunvil chair and Aito director of industry affairs ahead of Wednesday’s Travel Day of Action (23 June)

UK has become 'Boris Johnson's prison island' – MP

MP blasts government’s ’lack-of-evidence’ approach to Covid travel restrictions

Travel Day of Action: ‘We need support now’, urges trade

Industry puts case for reopening travel and financial support to politicians outside Westminster, Holyrood and Stormont

Travel Day of Action: 'MP praises 'amazing' industry effort

Transport committee chair Huw Merriman sides with travel industry during lobbying effort at Westminster