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Abta has been calling for changes to place RCNs on a legal basis for several months
'Home sec, let travel have its moment in the sun'
‘Priti Patel and her colleagues are still failing to grasp it is not illegal or irresponsible to book a holiday’
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Greece 'could open up to vaccinated Brits in May'
Country reportedly set to break with EU stance on international travel
Dooey: 'What the travel sector in Scotland needed from today’s statement (Tuesday) was a glimmer of hope'
Scottish agents lament govt's 'failure to offer hope'
Nothing in first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s statement on easing Scotland’s lockdown ‘which gives us any hope bookings will increase’, says SPAA
East Midlands airport, like others, awaits the return of holiday passengers
Analysis: Is govt ignoring the role of regional airports?
Campaigners emphasise vital national infrastructure role played by smaller airports
Bevan said the industry had flexed to function in a 'new reality', boosting consumer confidence
'Travel must not jeopardise the trust it has regained'
dnata Travel Group chief John Bevan says the very fact travel even made it on to the prime minister’s roadmap is cause for guarded optimism
MS Maud's Dover winter season will commence on 22 September, 2021
Hurtigruten 'cautiously optimistic' for June restart
Line’s UK and EMEA chief says it is “in contact" with FCDO to confirm its “safe restart of expedition cruises currently planned from June”
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Agencies in Scotland could reopen in late April
First minister Nicola Sturgeon targeting ’significant reopening’ of Scotland’s economy in the last week of April, including non-essential retail premises
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Agents report immediate uptick in positivity and bookings
’We had a busy day on Monday before the government announcement; today, the phone is ringing off the hook!’
The no-sail order has been extended to 31 October (Credit: Sandra Seitamaa / Unsplash)
Cruise sector 'expects voice on new govt taskforce'
Industry reacts to the government’s roadmap for easing lockdown to restart leisure travel
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
'The good, the bad and the unlikely hero of travel'
Sometimes heroes come in the unlikeliest of forms...
It is aimed at students to find career opportunities. (Credit: Helloquence/Unsplash)
Write to govt and request a place on the Global Travel Taskforce
TTG has created a template letter for readers wanting to contact their local MP, the Department for Transport, or even prime minister Boris Johnson
Raab: 'It's too early to book summer holidays'
'Time to give people the holidays they've been dreaming of'
Cautious optimism follows government’s roadmap announcement, with travel leaders warning of there being a substantial amount more work to be done yet
Repeated virus lockdowns could ‘hike travel prices’
Travel interest soars following roadmap announcement
Enquiries and bookings have surged after prime minister Boris Johnson laid out the country’s proposed route out of lockdown
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
International travel to resume 17 May earliest following taskforce report
Non-essential retail will reopen no sooner than 12 April
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Johnson: 'England on one-way road to freedom'
‘This roadmap allows us to strike a balance to go forward cautiously but not to go back,’ the PM has said.
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Theresa May: '12 April not enough time for summer planning'
Johnson: "There’s every chance of an aviation recovery this year"
135 Brits are due to arrive this evening (11 March). (Credit: Suhyeon Choi/Unsplash)
Tui, Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays sign Save Future Travel letter to PM
The letter says ‘it is too early to put a specific date on the return to international travel’, but requests some principles for restarting travel
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Save Our Summer steps up pressure on Johnson for restart route
Action group has seen membership swell to more than 700 companies in past week
Rishi Sunak will outline the measures later having already announced plans to help PAYE employees last week (Credit: HM Treasury)
Chancellor needs to give travel ‘vote of confidence’ in Budget
Call for Sunak to help travel firms ‘manage cash flow’ through Covid crisis
GATWICK Aerial view of runway
2.3 million passengers chasing refunds for flights they had to miss
Consumers were not able to take their flights due to Covid restrictions
Greece will permit UK flights from 15 July
Govt cautiously optimistic on overseas summer holidays
Vaccination certification likely to play key role in any summer getaway, The Times reports
‘We need to know how businesses will be incentivised, not punished, for helping rebuild the economy’ (Credit: Ha lGatewood/Unsplash)
'Businesses can't wait for the new normal – it's already here'
‘A Covid roadmap that attempts to guess when specific restrictions will be lifted will be of limited use,’ writes Global Travel Management boss Scott Pawley
Johan Lundgren says there is "underlying demand" for travel despite the ongoing pandemic
EasyJet boss: summer could be ‘exceptionally strong’
Lifting Covid restrictions in a ‘safe way’ will be key for summer 2021 season
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
More than 4,500 travel and tourism SMEs 'in significant financial distress'
‘We have a seen a 76% increase since March 2020’