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Silver Dawn can accommodate 596 guests in 298 ocean-view suites and has a crew-to-guest ratio of 1:1.45
Luxury cruisers look to avoid countries with low vaccination rates
Mundy Cruising survey also shows increased demand for smaller ships in 2022
Hoseasons has seen more demand for off-peak dates such as March in 2022
Hoseasons expecting ‘longer’ domestic holiday season in 2022
UK breaks specialist has enjoyed stronger bookings for off-peak periods
Mark Swords told Good Morning Britain consumers were now "more confident" to book holidays
TTG Top 50 champions take to TV with 'book early' message as sales pick up
Swords Travel appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday (7 January) to discuss impact of changes to the UK’s testing regime
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Govt to come up with plan to ‘stabilise’ travel for 2022
Transport secretary wants to create “settled status” for international travel rules
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Agents and operators predict 'positive peaks' this month
Advantage’s Kelly Cookes said members were currently trading at 70-80% of 2019 levels
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Confusion over France travel rules and cruise ships monitored for Covid
Headlines continue to be dominated by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
International flights in huge slump and UK tourists denied entry to Austria
The number of UK flights plunges, while British travellers are caught out by Austrian rule change
Downton Abbey is filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire
UKinbound blasts chancellor for ignoring sector
UKinbound says some of its members have been ’left to wither’ by govt
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson defers decision on new Omicron restrictions
Prime minister, though, did not rule out the return to tougher restrictions in the coming weeks to help tackle the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19
An artist's impression of Teesside airport's new sky bar and viewing platform
Work begins on next phase of Teesside airport regeneration
Work on the new sky bar, viewing platform and office space began on Monday (20 December)
Details are set to be finalised in the coming weeks
Virgin Atlantic restarts flights to Saint Lucia
The airline first started flying to the Caribbean island in 1999
Scott Murray, and his partner Sarah, currently run Murray Travel in Inverness
Murray Travel to open new branch in Elgin
The new branch is set to open on Saturday (18 December)
Sunak will address the Commons from 12.30pm on Wednesday (Credit: @HMTreasury / Twitter)
Travel industry fury at Sunak rushing to hospitality aid
The chancellor said it was a ’very concerning time’ for the hospitality sector
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Travellers rush to beat French ban as UK shuts down to 'save' Xmas
Fallout from France’s decision to ban UK holidaymakers from Saturday continues, while millions of Brits are reportedly choosing to stay home before Christmas
Aer Lingus' Lynne Embleton and Conor McCarthy from Emerald Airlines celebrate Air Lingus Regional flights going on sale
Aer Lingus Regional puts flights on sale from 11 UK airports
Launch is part of Aer Lingus’ strategy to create a hub to the US from Dublin
France is reportedly considering tougher restrictions on UK visitors (Credit: Aleks Marinkovic / Unsplash)
France to ban UK holidaymakers over Omicron fears
The new curbs will come into effect on Saturday (18 December)
The new rules come into effect on Monday (Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash)
Travellers formally released from hotel quarantine
People will be refunded for the days not used and can leave if they test negative for Covid-19
There are concerns over the infection rate in France (Credit: Chris Karidis / Unsplash)
France poised to impose tougher Covid rules on Brits
Country expected to take action in an attempt to counter a rise in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19
The FCO has updated its advice for South Africa. (Credit: Sincerely Media/Unsplash)
South Africa 'ready for inbound visitors' after red list reprieve
Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the UK government’s decision to remove South Africa from its red list, and said the country was ready to welcome British travellers
Genoa has been added to Ryanair's summer 2022 schedule (Credit: Chris Curry / Unsplash)
Ryanair to launch Manchester-Genoa route next year
New link could be a handy option for UK cruisers looking to sail from Italian port city
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
PM suffers huge rebellion and red list emptied again
All 11 remaining countries on the UK’s red list have been removed, while nearly 100 Conservative MPs have defied the PM on new vaccine pass rules
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Jamaica ‘well prepared’ to meet pre-departure testing requirement
The island’s tourist board said it has established "ample" testing locations
Javid confirmed guidance on the use of Covid passes would follow (Credit: gov.uk)
Javid: Need for international travel restrictions 'minimised'
Health secretary Sajid Javid says he hopes the government can ’act quickly’ to reverse international travel curbs
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NHS Covid Pass for travel extended to 12 to 15-year-olds
A person with legal responsibility for a child can request the vaccination proof on their behalf