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More collaboration 'crucial to restarting travel'
NCL boss urges governments to adopt ‘partnership approach’ with industry
Ed Bastian
Delta boss commits to ‘stand by’ Virgin Atlantic
US carrier holds a 49% shareholding in UK-based carrier
Could Greece be the first destination for UK holidaymakers? (Credit: Stefania Chihaia / Unsplash)
Greece plans to reopen to tourists from 14 May
UK set to be key market for destination because of high Covid vaccination rates
Cruise ship ocean sunset
Minister raises hopes of 17 May domestic cruise restart
All Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group says aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts has given assurances there is a ‘pathway to the domestic cruise market reopening on 17 May’
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson: 'Vaccine certificates to be a feature of our lives'
‘There have been certificates for things like yellow fever and other diseases in the past and I’m sure that will be a feature of our lives in the future,’ says prime minister
Heathrow plans to introduce a £5 charge for vehicles using departures forecourts
Govt introduces mandatory form for international travel
Travellers who do not fill in the new form could be fined from 8 March
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Covid flight refunds total more than £3bn, CAA reveals
Nearly 30 million passengers have been affected by more than one million Covid flight cancellations, with airlines having now provided around 95% of refunds
Greening served as part of David Cameron's cabinet
Former transport sec Justine Greening joins On the Beach
Greening, who served as transport secretary under David Cameron, has taken up a non-executive director role with the OTA
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Cyprus to reopen to vaccinated Brits from 1 May
Visitors who have had both doses of a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency will be allowed entry without the need for a negative test or to self-isolate on arrival
Find out where your clients can go amid the coronavirus outbreak (Credit: Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)
Save Our Summer: 'Replace travel corridors with testing'
Campaign urges government not to go back to the arrangements that regulated travel last summer
The government has launched the Aviation Skills Retention Platform
Govt launches online aviation jobs platform
New recruitment site aims to retain skilled workers within the sector
Cardiff airport will remain open despite a local Covid lockdown (Credit: @Cardiff_Airport/Twitter)
Welsh govt pledges £42m to prop up Cardiff airport
Cash will support a five-year rescue, restructure and recovery plan for the country’s only international airport
Dooey: 'What the travel sector in Scotland needed from today’s statement (Tuesday) was a glimmer of hope'
Scottish agents see little respite in Budget
SPAA says UK government ‘lacks understanding” of travel industry
BA passengers will be able to change their travel arrangements (Credit: Jason Leung / Unsplash)
Aviation sector blasts chancellor's lack of APD concession
Wednesday’s Budget ’blind to the pandemic’s impact on aviation’ say sector’s airline and airport associations
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
'Surprising disregard' for travel in Budget
Finance experts lament chancellor’s failure to provide the sector tailored support, but say ability to carry back trading losses could help travel firms looking at a recovery over several years
BA is offering the kits for £33
British Airways to offer discounted rapid testing kits
Portable 20-minute test kits can be taken abroad and meet the standards for the UK’s pre-departure testing regime
'With your long-requested, long-awaited help, we will proudly fly the flag for a global Britain' (Credit: Sebastiano Piazzi / Unsplash)
Aito: 'Chancellor, help us deliver for the economy'
’Outbound tourism has never sought any financial help from government, not even during the volcanic ash cloud. But we are asking for it now,’ says Aito head of commercial Bharat Gadhoke
Shapps chaired the meeting on Tuesday 2 March (Credit: @GrantShapps/Twitter)
Abta confirms taskforce involvement after meeting absence
Association, along with the Save Future Travel coalition, to host a roundtable with government officials on Thursday
Mark Tanzer 2018 shot
Abta: 'Many travel companies still shut out of support'
’Businesses including tour operators, online travel companies and home-based workers remain shut out,’ says Abta chief Mark Tanzer
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Aviation chiefs rage as sector 'ignored' in Budget
Balpa ’utterly dismayed’ by chancellor’s snub, while Heathrow boss accuses chancellor of ’continuing to ignore UK’s aviation sector’
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
Budget 2021: Chancellor confirms new loans and grants
Non-essential retail businesses will open first, and will be eligible for grants worth up to £6,000
Rishi Sunak will outline his latest plans to support businesses affected by new Covid restrictions
Updated: ‘Travel agents remain in financial limbo’
Industry leaders have responded to the chancellor’s spring Budget, welcoming the extension of the furlough scheme but expressing frustration the travel industry once again has been overlooked with regards to sector-specific support
Toms laws change as 2021 begins
Budget 2021: Corporation tax to rise from 2023
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said taxes paid on company profits would rise from its current 19% rate
This year's spring Budget will have a very different focus to years gone by (Credit: Ming Jun Tun / Unsplash)
Recap: Key updates from Rishi Sunak's Budget statement
Chancellor announces extension to furlough scheme, new high street grants and extra support for the self-employed