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Tim Alderslade from Airlines UK has asked chancellor Rishi Sunak for a "comprehensive" package of measures
Airlines UK demands clarity from Shapps over traffic light changes
Alderslade has a series of questions about the methodology used to determine a country’s status in regards to the opening of international travel
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Thousands call for vote of no confidence in Grant Shapps
Dozens of travel industry professionals have signed and shared a petition
The majority of destinations are currently classed as amber in the traffic lights system (Credit: benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)
Portugal and UAE blast 'illogical' traffic light update
Chief of Portugal’s national health council said the decision by the UK government to remove Portugal from its green list was ’an over-reaction’
The Twitterstorm will take place at 2pm on Tuesday (Credit: Brett Jordan / Unsplash)
Join today's #SaveTravel Twitterstorm at 4pm
The Twitterstorm will be directed at transport secretary Grant Shapps and prime minister Boris Johnson, calling for urgent support for the UK’s beleaguered travel industry
Sunak and Shapps in industry Twitterstorm firing line
Write to your MP and help #SaveTravel this summer
TTG Media is relaunching its #SaveTravel campaign after the government’s latest traffic light update, which has effectively closed the UK’s borders for leisure travel this summer
Abta LifeLine adds mental health support amid coronavirus crisis
Travel talent matching service partners with Abta LifeLine
Travel Talent Direct has pledged to donate a portion of its turnover to the industry charity
Savvas Perdios, Cyprus Tourism Minister
Cyprus minister: 'We absolutely deserve to be green-listed'
Cyprus could be green-listed this month, its deputy tourism ministers Savvas Perdios has said
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Abta: 'Give us the principles for restarting travel'
Association’s Save Future Travel coalition sets out key requirements of prime minister Boris Johnson’s 22 February roadmap announcement
Abta has been calling for changes to place RCNs on a legal basis for several months
Save Our Summer campaign gains nearly 200 new members in one day
Save Our Summer campaign shows groundswell of support
Westoe Travel, South Shields
'Join together to lobby for help', agent asks industry leaders
Agents calls for consortia and trade bodies to band together to pressure government
'Going on holiday is illegal', warns Foreign Office tweet
'Govt needs to urgently rethink its consumer messaging'
“All we are asking is that people are allowed to dream – not be dissuaded from booking a holiday.” A year ago, this sentence would have been unthinkable.
It is time for government to provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the industry to save jobs
More than 2,500 people back #SaveTravel manifesto
Petition calls for the government to urgently engage with the travel industry and save jobs
Mark Tanzer, The Travel Convention 2017
UK travel sector risks 'falling behind' without govt support
Abta-led Save Future Travel Coalition makes fresh plea to chancellor to help ‘forgotten sector’
It is time for government to provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the industry to save jobs
#SaveTravel manifesto passes 2,000 signatures
The #SaveTravel manifesto urges prime minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet to act to protect industry jobs
The #SaveTravel manifesto letter is addressed to Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps, Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel
More than 1,000 back #SaveTravel manifesto in 24 hours
TTG’s petition calls on government to engage with the travel industry, provide dedicated support – and protect jobs
The #SaveTravel manifesto letter is addressed to Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps, Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel
How to join today's #SaveTravel Twitterstorm at 10am
Industry urged to back latest action to urge government to publish a road map out of the Covid crisis for travel
It is time for government to provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the industry to save jobs
New #SaveTravel campaign launched to protect jobs
Government must draw up a roadmap out of the Covid crisis, provide dedicated financial support for travel and work with the sector to save jobs
From window posters to social media marketing tools, the assets are hosted on the savetravel.co.uk website, highlighting the value of booking with a travel agent
TTG launches new #RestartTravel drive
Launching ahead of peaks, TTG has created downloadable assets for the trade to encourage customers to stop dreaming – and get booking
Nigel Huddleston will close TTG's Agenda 2021 conference on Tuesday 8 December
Tourism minister insists outbound travel 'is being heard'
Nigel Huddleston launched a staunch defence of the government’s strategy and support for the travel industry during the pandemic
Agents have been calling for sector-specific support for months (Credit: Charlie Green / Unsplash)
'Australia’s support for agents puts the UK govt to shame'
Agents down under eligible for one-off grant of up to AUS $100,000 (£56,000) under new tailored support package – why can’t it be the same here?
Rishi Sunak will outline the measures later having already announced plans to help PAYE employees last week (Credit: HM Treasury)
Poll: Will the furlough extension #SaveTravel?
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Watch: Scottish travel sector heads to Holyrood
More than 150 travel agents, suppliers and supporters have staged a protest demanding tailored government support
Sunak and Shapps in industry Twitterstorm firing line
Lockdown focus for latest #SaveTravel Twitterstorm
The idea is to again drive home the message that the sector needs urgent support from the government
Sunak and Shapps in industry Twitterstorm firing line
Testing focus for next industry Twitterstorm – today 10am
At 10am, the industry is being urged to post the same tweet – aimed at transport secretary Grant Shapps