Government

Raab: 'It's too early to book summer holidays'

The Times reports that speaking to LBC, Raab said it was "very difficult to plan" for trips abroad as the government closed all remaining travel corridors this morning, in response to new variants of coronavirus.

Asked about booking summer holidays, Raab said: “I think at the moment it’s too early, I think you have to follow the guidance that we’re putting out.

Govt confirms plans for airports support scheme

Aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts says grants likely before the end of the financial year

Government suspends all travel corridors with the UK

Boris Johnson says the closure of corridors from 4am on Monday will apply across the UK

Wales confirms Monday start for pre-departure testing

Wales to join England in requiring arrivals to provide evidence of a negative Covid test before they depart

EasyJet Holidays cancels trips up to 24 March

EasyJet Holidays has contacted its travel agent partners to advise of the new cancellation date

Shapps: ‘Don’t take travel advice from me’

Transport secretary says he would not book a holiday “right now”

'Self-employed and small business owners still overlooked'

"We continue to lobby for further measures to support livelihoods"

Qatar, Madeira and Azores removed from travel corridor list

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announces further changes to English travel rules

Govt bans arrivals from Portugal and swathes of South America

It follows the emergence of a new Covid variant in Brazil, with the government extending the ban to Portugal owing to its travel links with Brazil

Abta chief: Travel needs clear pathway to recovery

Myriad overlapping rules and restrictions currently making travel unviable, says Mark Tanzer

Watch: Industry leaders examine the new lockdown impact on 2021 bookings

What does lockdown 3 mean for peaks? Will people will still want to travel this year? What are the effects on the travel industry in 2021?

Govt's pre-departure Covid testing regime delayed

Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirms new rules will now come into effect from 4am on Monday (18 January) rather than 4am on Friday (15 January)

'Expect the unexpected in the Brexit small print'

"It will be interesting to see how our clients will be received when they holiday in the EU"

TTG Debate: How will the new lockdown impact bookings for 2021?

That’s the question TTG will be asking in the latest TTG Debate.

'The focus must be on quickly returning travel to normal'

Industry cannot afford for pre-departure testing ’to be baked in over the whole summer’ says Airlines UK chief Tim Alderslade

'Govt must support pre-travel test regime financially'

’Mandatory negative test for overseas visitors should have been in place since the start of the pandemic,’ says If Only general manager Gordon McCreadie

Govt confirms start date for pre-departure testing rules

All those due to arrive in the UK after 4am on Friday (15 January) will have to provide evidence of a pre-travel negative Covid test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure

United Arab Emirates removed from travel corridor list

Arrivals into the UK from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE will have to self-isolate for 10 days starting 4am on Tuesday (12 January)

Dubai axed from Scottish quarantine-free travel list

SPAA backs move after spike in cases among those returning from the emirate

EasyJet follows BA in banking £1.4bn state-backed loan

Agreement underwritten by syndicate of banks and partial guarantee from the UK’s export credit agency UK Export Finance

Steve Witt: 'Travel must be pragmatic and business-minded'

Not Just Travel co-founder urges businesses to grasp any available support, and remember there will be huge demand for travel post-Covid

‘Resilient’ Aito clients plan to resume travelling quickly

Survey of customers reveals they are keen to go on holiday when “time is right”

New testing measures 'will make travel virtually impossible'

Agents in Scotland react to new pre-travel negative Covid test requirement for arrivals

Industry blasts 'piecemeal' inbound testing regime

‘We, the experts, are at the government’s disposal – it’s beyond comprehension why ministers continue to ignore the experts on their doorstep’