UK and Ireland

P&O Ferries bosses to face grilling from MPs on Thursday

P&O Ferries bosses invited to appear before transport and business committees to explain sacking of 800 workers

Plans approved for new £100 million golf resort in Scotland

The Angus is located near Dundee and is scheduled to open in 2024

Flybe goes on sale as brand returns after two-year absence

Flybe Ltd is on sale with 23 routes from April

P&O Ferries told to explain itself today as government denies inaction

P&O Ferries is the subject of heated parliamentary debate with government denying it could have acted to halt job losses

P&O Ferries sackings 'could be illegal', says transport committee chair

Huw Merriman blasts P&O Ferries over sacking of 800 crew

P&O Ferries defends shock sacking of 800 crew

Impacted staff are being urged by union reps to stay onboard vessels at ports including Dover and Hull and pull up gangplanks

Reborn Flybe to go on sale and confirm routes next week

Flybe reveals Belfast City as second base as it prepares to put tickets on sale

MP calls for transparency over govt's ‘secretive’ travel committees

Ben Bradshaw said public inquiry into Covid should have full access to "various and quite secretive" committees set up by govt to impose travel restrictions

UK and US ease Covid restrictions on cruise travel

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reduced its cruise risk level from high to moderate and the UK govt has scrapped PLFs for returning cruise passengers

Loganair to reconnect Isle of Man with London

The regional carrier will launch services from the Isle of Man to both London City and Heathrow airports next month

Sykes Holiday Cottages anticipating 'busiest summer on record'

UK cottage specialist has acquired two new rental agencies, LHH Scotland and Lyme Bay Holidays

BA and VisitBritain court US visitors with new campaign

Multi-million pound ‘Meanwhile in Britain’ push designed to rebuild UK’s most valuable inbound market

Airlines face Ukraine crisis and Javid set to back PLF removal

Thursday’s front pages once again dominated by war in Ukraine, with the aviation sector bracing for a second crisis in two years

Health sec ready to back plans to scrap PLFs – reports

Travel requirement on course to be scrapped before Easter holidays

Virgin Voyages apologises after cancelling Portsmouth sailings

Customers were also mistakenly told the ship’s maiden voyage next week had been axed

Covid travel rules to be axed and UK bans Russian oil

UK government looks set to lift all remaining Covid travel rules, while sanctions against Russia – including a ban on its oil – are stepped up

Virgin Voyages: 'We're cementing our brand in the UK market'

Ahead of Valiant Lady’s UK debut, Virgin Voyages sales chief Shane Riley tells TTG’s Tom Parry how the line is ramping up its profile

Hoseasons working on new series with Channel 4

Show will explore British coastlines and local cuisines

Ireland removes all Covid-19 travel restrictions

Travellers will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination, proof of recovery from Covid, or a negative PCR test on arrival

Aer Lingus Regional puts UK schedule on sale

Operator Emerald Airlines will commence services from Belfast airport later this month

Barrhead Travel rallies to support Ukraine crisis

Head of sales support Nichola O’Brien co-ordinated drop-off points for provisions and an employee fundraiser

Aurora Expeditions launches 2023 Arctic and global itineraries

New offering includes several new itineraries such as a UK voyage and the line’s first expedition to the Atlantic islands

Caledonian Travel adds five new coaches to fleet

Fleet expansion precedes launch of European holiday programme this month

Dark day for Europe as Russia invades Ukraine

Friday’s headlines dominated by harrowing scenes and dispatches from Ukraine as Russia launches full-scale attack