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Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
How travel firms can mitigate the effects of quarantine
Kemp Little’s Rachel Kendall explores what employers can do if they have staff impacted by quarantine
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How Covid-19 will change the role of the office and how we work
Laura Davis, senior consultant at Gail Kenny Executive Recruitment, explains how flexibility will be vital for employers who want to retain staff post-coronavirus.
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ITT Mentor of the Year finalists announced
ITT Future You awards to honour mentoring skills
Travel is looking to staff up again after many furloughed employees drifted away to other industries over the past 18 months
The importance of setting work-life boundaries for your team during the pandemic
Everywoman in Travel’s head of partnerships Kate Farrow explains how to help your team find the right work-life balance during the pandemic.
In TTG: Trade's sadness at GM-T2 merger proposal; high street positivity
In TTG: Trade's sadness at GM-T2 merger proposal; high street positivity
From exclusive news content to advice to and from agents and industry experts, here’s what’s in this week’s TTG
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ITT to host first international careers conference
The online event will look to inspire and support travel professionals at different stages of their careers
The recruitment firm expects activity to rebound in January
How travel recruitment has changed and what the future holds
With most job interviews now taking place via video call, Madeleine Barber speaks to Basia Kolosinska, director at C&M Recruitment, to find out more about how recruitment in the travel industry has changed since the coronavirus crisis.
How to make redundancies over video call
How to make redundancies over video call
With many managers in travel facing the likelihood of having to make redundancies in a time when face-to-face communication isn’t an option, TTG asks HR and talent professional Claire Steiner to share her advice on delivering bad news via video call
Intrepid has made redundancies because of the coronavirus pandemic (Credit: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)
SMEs get Covid sick pay help from government
Small firms to get Statutory Sick Pay rebate
The workplace will change for ever after the coronavirus crisis, experts told TTG's latest Business Support Live
Employers and staff must be 'flexible' returning to work post-lockdown
The workplace will change for ever after the coronavirus crisis, experts believe
Joanna Chatterton has warned companies should formally agree furloughs with staff
Get staff consent when furloughing, lawyer warns
Pay cuts and lay-offs must be agreed with employees
Travel firms can defer VAT payments during the coronavirus crisis
How to maximise VAT savings during the Covid-19 crisis
Vatnav director Laura Chipp explores how travel companies can defer their VAT payments and ensure cash flow as the coronavirus crisis bites
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Royal Caribbean boss: 'Get prepared for the return of cruise'
Richard Fain stood by his conviction that the "slow return" of cruise is coming
Jhy Worsnop-Hesford, managing director, Kosmar Holidays
Kosmar offers staff interest-free loans during crisis
The payment is up to £750
Ryanair says it may yet be forced to shut bases this winter
Ryanair slashes pay by 50% across the board
The airline is currently only operating less than 20 flights a day
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Agent Matters episode 1
Pippa Jacks talks to agents Gemma Antrobus, Sandra Corkin and Tony Mann about how they are tackling the issues currently facing their businesses
Holidaysplease sees 'surge' in interest from potential new recruits
Agents reveal top tips to work successfully at home
With many travel agents now working from home or behind closed doors, TTG asked for their top tips
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Tailor Made Travel shares its call centre with trade
The operator was initially asked to help with NHS-related calls
NHS staff can travel for free on Edwards Coaches (Credit: Online Marketing/Unsplash)
Edwards Coaches offers free transport to NHS staff
The company operates a direct route to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Agents have called for more “advance warning” about flight changes to give them time to rearrange trips
‘Encourage rebooking and protect the whole industry’
We appreciate that the situation with Covid-19 is having a huge impact on everyone’s business at the moment, and I empathise wholeheartedly with every single one of you facing so much uncertainty
Barrhead will open seven new stores 'by January' next year
Barrhead to use govt’s virus job scheme as all UK agencies close
The government has closed all “non-essential” shops to curb coronavirus
There have been calls for industry-wide monetisation of agents’ time
Agents call for industry-wide change after coronavirus crisis
Agents hope to see business models reassessed once the Covid-19 crisis is over
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Focus Travel Partnership sets up helpline for Brits abroad

Fifteen firms in the Focus Travel Partnership (FTP) are ready to launch a repatriation initiative called Helping You Get Home, which involves sorting out UK tourists’ travel arrangements during the coronavirus pandemic. 

It will be available 24/7 from midday today (20 March).

Numerous countries around the world have now gone into lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised UK tourists in multiple regions to get home as soon as they can.

The Ilkeston branch of Co-op Travel
Midcounties agents offered alternative roles within Co-op
Many will be working within the company’s food arm during the coronavirus crisis