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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Hunt shreds PM's tax plans and power blackout warning
Tuesday’s headlines focus on the government’s ’astounding’ U-turn, which has seen new chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverse most of the PM’s tax plans
Anne-Marie Trevelyan is the UK's new transport secretary (Credit: parliament.uk)
Transport sec Trevelyan to make select committee debut this week
Trevelyan will give evidence for the first time since taking office
Last week brought optimism but it will take more than positive thinking to help the industry bounce back
Summer disruption in spotlight next week at transport committee hearing

The Transport Select Committee is to host a one-off evidence session from 9.15am on Wednesday (12 October) examining the problems faced across the aviation, rail and maritime sectors which caused major delays for UK travellers.

MPs will consider whether the issues were “foreseeable or preventable” and discuss what the current government can do to make travel plans more certain for consumers. 

Will rail be a key prong of travel's efforts to reduce its climate impact? (Credit: Mike Kotsch / Unsplash)
Rail strikes: What this weekend's walkout means for your clients
Rail workers will walk out again on Saturday 8 October, with Gatwick, Stansted, Heathrow, Luton and Manchester airports all advising passengers not to try to arrive by train
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Tories in 'open warfare' and more rail strike chaos
Wednesday’s headlines focus on PM Liz Truss’ woes ahead of her crucial conference speech, while a new round of rail strikes is under way
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Rocky Mountaineer appoints Violet Thumlert as global sales lead
Former Pursuit Collection sales director Violet Thumlert has joined the brand as vice president of global sales
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Gatwick and Luton rail services facing fresh strike threat
Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink staff to be balloted on fresh strike action in long-running national rail dispute over pay, security and conditions
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Businesses await energy price plan and train strikes return
Attention turns to government’s attempts to help firms deal with sky-high energy bills, while rail strikes postponed due to the Queen’s funeral will take place early next month
Heathrow Express' new exterior
Heathrow rail services hit by overhead power line failure
No Heathrow Express service until around 9.30am on Tuesday morning, with disruption in and out of London Paddington, on Great Western Railway and on the Elizabeth line
Will rail be a key prong of travel's efforts to reduce its climate impact? (Credit: Mike Kotsch / Unsplash)
UK rail strikes poised to resume in October
Strike on 15 September, postponed following the death of the Queen, now expected to go ahead next month
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Gatwick rail services suspended owing to emergency incident
All lines closed after person hit by train near airport station on Tuesday morning
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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express launches winter Europe journeys
The train has unveiled its first European journeys in December, travelling to Florence, Paris, Venice and Vienna
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‘Speech for the Queen was proudest moment of my career’
Silversea boss Peter Shanks shares his cherished memories of hosting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II onboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth
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Seymour the Ostrich returns in Eurostar's first post-pandemic ads
The train operator’s “You see more when you don’t fly” campaign first aired in 2019 and returns this week
Dave Riley has been promoted to Great Rail Journeys chief executive
Dave Riley replaces Peter Liney as Great Rail Journeys chief
Group chief financial officer Riley promoted to top role at rail specialist and river cruise provider
Eurostar will suspend its direct London-Disneyland Paris service next June (Credit: Soyoung Han / Unsplash)
Agents lament loss of Disneyland Paris Eurostar service
Direct connection from London St Pancras station will end next June
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Door open to Disneyland Paris return in 2024, says Eurostar
European rail operator pledges to ’revisit options’ for Disneyland Paris route next year with a view to a potential comeback in 2024
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Eurostar poised to axe direct Disneyland Paris service
The service takes less than two and half hour from St Pancras International to Marne-la-Vallee, the station just outside the park
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Disneyland Paris train to terminate, plus airline bosses' winter fears
Eurostar reportedly poised to axe direct Disneyland Paris train, partly blaming Brexit, while airline chiefs are concerned demand could slump this winter due to the cost of living crisis
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Tui Group relaunches rail services to Austrian Alps
TUI Ski Express will offer overnight trips to the Austrian Alps for Dutch guests
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Gatwick’s economic warning and firms facing ‘financial disaster’
Economic headwinds could seriously threaten the travel industry’s recovery from the pandemic, national titles warn
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No Kent stops until 2025, Eurostar warns citing Brexit
The operator’s services have not called at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Passengers advised to avoid rail travel to airports
Warning comes ahead of two national rail strikes on 18 and 20 August
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Holiday spending dip and heat health alert
Spending data shows how consumers are cutting back as inflation surges