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Clive Wratten says BTA Cares will "throw its arms" around business travel workers
Lockdown to delay business travel recovery
Latest restrictions set to push back resumption of corporate travel until late 2021
Fewer than 1,000 autumn Atols renewed
Abta to push for new extension to RCN financial protection
Association says lockdown uncertainty means Atol protection for refund credit notes should be extended again
Ireland's government has announced a list of 15 quarantine-exempted countries
Ireland to require negative Covid test for British arrivals
Tests must be taken up to 72 hours prior to arrival, and arrivals will also be advised to self-isolate for 14 days
The testing centres opened on Thursday (3 December)
Pre-departure testing 'must be short-term emergency measure only'
Aviation sector reacts to new pre-travel testing requirement for majority of UK arrivals
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
Shapps outlines pre-travel test requirement for arrivals
Passengers must now provide evidence of a negative Covid test result taken up to 72 hours prior to departure before they can enter England
Agents have called for more “advance warning” about flight changes to give them time to rearrange trips
'Why is there still no roadmap for the resumption of travel?'
’Whether it’s a staycation or a holiday abroad or business travel, we have to get people moving’, says Phil Nuttall, owner of The Travel Village
The swab test process is expected to take less than 30 minutes
Covid travel testing 'set to stay for whole of 2021'
Testing will remain crucial to restarting travel despite vaccine roll-outs
The FCO has updated its advice for South Africa. (Credit: Sincerely Media/Unsplash)
South Africa travel ban extended to Indian Ocean destinations
Mauritius and Seychelles removed from government’s quarantine-free travel corridor list
Priti Patel has signalled new Covid border measures are imminent (Credit: gov.uk)
Home sec: New border control measures imminent
Priti Patel confirms Department for Transport ready to announce new rules to tighten Covid restrictions at the UK’s borders
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Ryanair slashes full-year traffic forecast
Budget carrier expects February and March carryings to fall to as little as 500,000 a month
The policy is expected to be debated by ministers when parliament reconvenes on Tuesday
Govt confirms agents eligible for lockdown support grants
Abta hopes govt clarity will end the ‘postcode lottery’ previously experienced by agents, and has pledged to pursue grant access for other travel businesses
What questions would you put to Labour's transport secretary?
Labour demands clarity on Covid border measures
Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon has written to Grant Shapps calling on him to clear up how the government is guarding the UK from new Covid variants and threats
The testing centres opened on Thursday (3 December)
Testing indecision 'causing wholly avoidable stress'
Business Travel Association calls for ‘urgent clarity’ from government on UK testing regime for travel after prime minister hints at pre-travel testing requirement
Agents are urged to contact their local authority using TTG's letter template. (Pic credit: Glenn Carstens Peters; Unsplash)
'Write to your local authority for share of £594m pot', agents urged
TTG has created a letter template to help agents wanting to contact their local authorities in the wake of the £594 million pot announced yesterday by the chancellor to support businesses affected by the latest lockdown
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Big interview: RCN move was unwelcome but necessary - Tanzer
TTG sat down with Abta chief Mark Tanzer in December (pre-Brexit trade deal) to talk RCNs; consumer protection and cash flow; Abta salaries and performance; government; and the outlook for 2021
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PM confirms new travel restrictions - although details remain scant
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the government could be set to bring in new travel restrictions, including introducing mandatory Covid tests for foreigners, 72 hours before departure to the UK
Rishi Sunak will outline his latest plans to support businesses affected by new Covid restrictions
Chancellor announces £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants
A £594 million discretionary fund has also been made available to support other impacted businesses
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What does England's new national lockdown mean for travel?
’Holidays in the UK and abroad are not allowed,’ states new government advice
Tui said it would update customers on trips due to depart through to mid-February shortly
Operators suspend programmes owing to new national lockdown
Tui, Jet2holidays and easyJet Holidays announce changes to near-term operations
BA passengers will be able to change their travel arrangements (Credit: Jason Leung / Unsplash)
New national lockdown fuels fresh plea for govt support
Abta calls on ministers to ‘urgently address’ gap in support for businesses across the UK unable to generate income owing to lockdown
IAG tweaks ownership structure to meet EU rules
IAG tweaks ownership structure to meet EU rules
Move ensures group’s airlines can continue to operate in EU post-Brexit
BA will start retiring its iconic 747s on Tuesday
British Airways secures £2bn state-backed loan
BA hopes to draw the facility immediately, subject to final terms
Flight Centre
Flight Centre offers up UK shops as vaccine hubs
Agency urges health sec Matt Hancock or PM Boris Johnson to get in touch
Hays has taken on all 555 of Cook's high street stores
Irene Hays dedicates damehood to Hays Travel family
Hays Travel chair recognised in New Year Honours list for services to training, education and young people