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Raab: 'It's too early to book summer holidays'
Canaries ease entry regime for vaccinated visitors
Holidaymakers who have received a vaccine will not need negative Covid test
Walsh's career in aviation stretches back more than 40 years
Iata boss throws down gauntlet to G7 leaders
Willie Walsh insists data must be used to open up international travel and remove quarantines
Lush jungle
Islands make fresh plea for green list inclusion
Canaries and Grenada appeal to UK government to be moved to quarantine-free travel category
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2 plc closing in on £537m Covid cash boost
Airline and operator secures additional £150 million loan, and is looking to raise another £387 million through a new bond offering to strengthen its balance sheet
A member of staff at Travel Republic's office in London has tested positive for coronavirus
Trailfinders urges govt to ease testing burden on travellers
Firm produces five-point plan to cut the price of testing and allow those vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel more freely
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
'Nepal variant' holiday threat and fears over green list update
The first update of the government’s green list is imminent with speculation that some countries, including Portugal, could be removed
Many agents have been unable to claim via their business interruption policies (Credit: iStock)
Agents face frustrating battle for business insurance payouts
Many agents, already battered by Covid, are now facing a struggle to claim much-needed cash on their insurance policies. Rob Gill reports
Savvas Perdios, Cyprus Tourism Minister
Cyprus minister: 'We absolutely deserve to be green-listed'
Cyprus could be green-listed this month, its deputy tourism ministers Savvas Perdios has said
Antigen tests tend to be quicker and cheaper than PCR testing (Credit: Medakit)
ITT calls for £50 cap on Covid tests for travel
Institute calls on outbound travel sector to pool its collective buying power to drive down the ’excessively high cost’ of private Covid testing
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Zero Covid deaths and strong economic rebound forecast
However, ‘pause’ in Scotland’s planned easing of restrictions owing to Indian variant has added to fears plans to unlock other areas of the UK could be delayed
Michael O'Leary, director and CEO of Ryanair
O'Leary: Scrap all travel restrictions for vaccinated passengers
Ryanair chief urges UK government to make the entire EU green at the next review of its traffic light lists
The Treasury committee has said targeted support is vital heading into winter
Campaign group urges agents to highlight exclusions from govt support
Agent campaign group aiming to gather evidence to pass to Abta chief Mark Tanzer ahead of his appearance before parliament’s Treasury committee next week
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says a lack of government support now will make it even harder for the sector to resume
Heathrow opens dedicated red list terminal
Travellers from more than 40 countries will be processed at Terminal 3 to separate red list arrivals from those from amber and green destinations
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Third wave fears grow and more countries set for red list
Scientists are urging government to ’rethink’ the proposed 21 June unlock while a dedicated red list terminal has been opened at Heathrow
The move could speed up the return of Britons to the Algarve (Credit: Dan Gold / Unsplash).jpg
Portugal border staff strikes cancelled as govt steps in
Plans for walkouts by border officials at airports have been stopped by a govt decree
Palma's La Seu Cathedral is one of the city's major attractions (Credit: FTPM365. Photo by Ernest Llofriu Palou)
Palma gears up for the return of tourists
Balearic capital expects 95% of hotels to be open by 30 June
Smaller travel businesses can now apply for a Cbils loan from the government
MP vows to 'press' govt on support for agents
Bob Neill calls for introduction of new ’recovery grants’ specifically for travel agents
Chania, Crete
Tui extends cancellations to key summer destinations
Tour operator is forced to axe trips over next few weeks due to “ongoing uncertainty”
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Agent reveals pandemic impact and mixed views on Covid unlock
Hereford agent Jason Young says pandemic has left his agency in limbo, while there has been further debate about the extent to which Covid restrictions can be lifted in June
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Abta calls on trade to maintain pressure on parliament
Further parliamentary debate on government support for the travel industry fixed for 10 June
Matt Hancock said the government had been 'crystal clear' on amber list travel (Credit: BBC News)
Hancock hints Covid testing will remain for vaccinated travellers
Health secretary says traffic lights system is the “right approach” for international travel
Walsh's career in aviation stretches back more than 40 years
Iata: 'Governments must digitise Covid health checks'
Association warns of ’airport chaos’ if governments don’t adopt digital processes to check and manage Covid-19 test and vaccine certification
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Shapps confirms early-June green list review and island policy talks
The transport secretary, though, has played down the prospect of a major expansion of the green list early next month
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Cummings blasts PM and France tightens restrictions for UK visitors
Former chief adviser attacks Boris Johnson’s response to the pandemic, while France introduces a seven-day quarantine for UK visitors