Opinion

Do recent changes in Foreign Office advice hint at 'green' destinations?

The FCDO is no longer advising against all but essential travel to mainland Portugal and Madeira, the Canary Islands and several Greek islands, as well as Malta – so what does this mean for travel?

SPAA: 'Clients are moving bookings to English departure airports'

SPAA president Joanne Dooey tells TTG Scottish travellers lack confidence the country will adopt a four nations approach to the traffic light regime and other Covid challenges, despite a pledge by Nicola Sturgeon

Traffic lights: A legal take on the plan to restart travel

What does the government’s new traffic light system mean for you and your clients? Travlaw’s Sophie Brazier explains

Abta: Govt plan to restart travel 'lacking crucial details'

‘We also urgently need the chancellor to present a plan of tailored financial support for the travel industry,’ writes the association’s director of public affairs, Luke Petherbridge, for TTG

'There's optimism, but don't make promises you can't keep'

‘One of the greatest mistakes we could make now is to allow overexcitement get the better of us’

'It's the nearest thing we’ve had to an honest and coherent policy since the crisis began'

The key question is: at what point does the customer have the right to cancel or amend?

'Couldn't the PM have stuck to his word, just for once?'

‘As ever, this government had hyped something up, which they then failed to deliver,’ says TTG editor Sophie Griffiths of Boris Johnson’s Easter Monday update on international travel

'Ibiza needs tourism, but at what cost?'

With the island set to reopen to German tourists this Easter, Martin Makepeace questions whether islanders’ hard work bringing down rates of Covid infection is worth risking for just for a few days’ reward

'You can’t neutralise carbon - we must change behaviours'

"Reducing carbon is only half the battle for addressing the climate crisis"

'Colleagues in the developing world cannot be left abandoned to disadvantage'

The Covid-19 crisis, given its truly global impact, has shone a stark light on the truth of what has been achieved pre-pandemic in terms of robust and enduring social inclusion and social welfare in developing world tourism destinations.

PwC: Four steps for a quicker and sustained business recovery

‘A business could do three out of four exceptionally well, but still fail if it doesn’t adequately address the fourth’

Gary Lewis: 'It's right we keep making demands of govt'

’Despite the budget, there are still gaps in support for travel travel – we need government to act on this,’ writes Travel Network Chief executive Gary Lewis for TTG

'Travel cannot return without women’s empowerment'

"Women’s empowerment is one of the lesser-known answers to climate change"

International Women's Day: Being a female CEO during a pandemic

"Have I changed personally over the last 12 months? I would say I definitely have"

Aito: 'Chancellor, help us deliver for the economy'

’Outbound tourism has never sought any financial help from government, not even during the volcanic ash cloud. But we are asking for it now,’ says Aito head of commercial Bharat Gadhoke

Abta: 'Government must address its travel blind spot'

‘A year ago, the chancellor promised to do “whatever it takes” to support people and businesses; for many in the travel industry, this promise feels unfulfilled,’ says Abta’s Luke Petherbridge

'Vaccinating front-line travel staff should be a priority'

Nilen Vencadasmy, chair of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Agency, tells TTG about the country’s efforts to protect front-line tourism staff – and its ’crucial’ tourism industry

'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’

'There is a real and present need for trusted travel advice'

Travel Counsellors MD Kirsten Hughes reflects on the focus the Covid crisis has placed on agent-client relationships

'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

'The good, the bad and the unlikely hero of travel'

Sometimes heroes come in the unlikeliest of forms...

'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

'Our guests want to know others will be vaccinated too'

Saga head of trade sales Iain Powell on the line’s decision to make Covid vaccination mandatory for guests

'Disabled travellers deserve a holiday to remember in 2021'

’We want out customers to feel the magic of travel again,’ writes Limitless Travel founder and chief executive Angus Drummond for TTG