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Travel Village's Phil Nuttall says they will continue booking holidays for clients
Agent hits back against minister’s ‘crass’ comments
Travel Village boss posts video following Shapps comments about not booking holidays
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says a lack of government support now will make it even harder for the sector to resume
Heathrow boss says summer season can be ‘saved’
Airport chief executive calls for government to unveil ‘flight plan’ to reopen UK borders
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Unions blast govt's mixed messaging on holiday travel
Balpa accuses ministers of ‘shutting down aviation’, while the TSSA said the govt’s actions were ‘sinking the travel trade’
Hancock said he made no apologies for the strength of the measures (Credit: gov.uk).jpg
Hancock: 'We're doing everything we can on summer holidays'
However, health sec warns certainty is in short supply and advises people to await prime minister Boris Johnson’s 22 Feb roadmap announcement
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson: More on summer hols in 22 February roadmap
Prime minister says govt is ‘looking at the data every day’ when asked on Wednesday about whether the public should be booking summer holidays
'The battle is not yet won'
MP: 'Govt actively looking at roadmap for reopening travel'
"I hope the information provided goes some way to reassure you"
Alan Glen
'Scots can’t staycation the economy back single-handedly'
"It’s important to remember that outbound and inbound tourism are co-dependent"
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Shapps: Travel dependent on vaccination here and elsewhere
Transport secretary says other countries will need to catch up with the UK’s vaccination programme before the government can start to ‘unlock’ international travel
BA passengers will be able to change their travel arrangements (Credit: Jason Leung / Unsplash)
Leisure travel 'must be supported with clear testing policy'
Travel sets out key priorities for govt following confirmation of hotel quarantine policy and three-test entry regime
Hancock said he made no apologies for the strength of the measures (Credit: gov.uk).jpg
Health sec confirms three-test entry regime
Matt Hancock sets out new measures to guard against import of new Covid-19 variants, including eye-watering £1,750pp hotel quarantine cost
Gary Lewis: ‘We’re fighting to get as many members through this crisis as possible’
Gary Lewis: ‘We’re fighting to get as many members through this crisis as possible’
‘How many times do we see tears on a Zoom call? It’s probably happening every third day’
Rishi Sunak will outline the measures later having already announced plans to help PAYE employees last week (Credit: HM Treasury)
Small firms to be given extra time to repay Covid loans
Companies will be given an option to extend the length of their loan from six to ten years under a "pay-as-you-grow" initiative
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
All UK arrivals to undergo double-testing requirements?
Government is expected to announce the new measures this week
Balpa wants the UK government to lead on vaccine passports (Credit: Daniel Schludi / Unsplash)
Govt has 'no plan' to introduce vaccine passports
The minister in charge of the vaccination rollout said he believed such a scheme would be “discriminatory”
It is time for government to provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the industry to save jobs
More than 2,500 people back #SaveTravel manifesto
Petition calls for the government to urgently engage with the travel industry and save jobs
The WTTC's global summit has been pushed back to autumn (Credit: WTTC)
'Target high-risk travellers, not entire countries' - WTTC
WTTC has long advocated introducing a comprehensive and cost-effective test on departure and arrival for all international travellers
Enjoy Travel specialised in music and dance trips (Credit: Matheus Ferrero / Unsplash)
Brexit and Covid 'fatal recipe for entertainment travel sector'

Since Brexit, British musicians and crews are no longer guaranteed visa-free travel and may need extra work permits to play in certain European countries.

Around 25% of Global Travel Collection’s business comes from entertainment travel, with many of its agents solely specialising in European touring for UK artists.

Three voyages are available onboard Ocean Endeavor
Spring hopes for resumption of adventure travel
Short-haul trips around the UK and Europe will be first to return after lockdown
Balpa wants the UK government to lead on vaccine passports (Credit: Daniel Schludi / Unsplash)
Balpa urges UK govt to lead global vaccine passport scheme
Pilots union encouraged by reports of British government progress on vaccine passport initiative
Arrivals from 33 countries will be met at the airport and taken to quarantine accommodation (Credit: Belinda Fewings / Unsplash)
Hotel quarantine policy to take effect from 15 February
Arrivals from 33 high-risk countries to serve mandatory 10-day quarantine requirement at government-appointed accommodation
Flight plans, maps, coffee
'We must end this 'lucky dip' approach to travel rules'
Cosmos chief Giles Hawke sets out his road map for travel’s emergence from the Covid crisis
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Govt 'still working on hotel quarantine plan'
More details next week, Downing Street says
'We have turned on each other and we must stop'
Teletext Holidays facing refunds probe
CMA investigation under way after watchdog receives "hundreds" of complaints over missing package holiday refunds
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Hotel firms ‘kept in the dark’ about govt quarantine plans
Best Western boss says there have been no discussions about new hotel quarantine regime