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Airlines criticise UK govt's 'disproportionate' travel restrictions
Bosses of eight UK carriers called for an ’urgent meeting’ with the prime minister to discuss the travel rules
Aer Lingus launches Manchester-Orlando route
The four-times weekly service departs at 11am every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Heathrow traffic hit by cancellations from business travellers
Airport says corporate passengers are worried about getting stuck overseas before Christmas
Travellers from Britain to Ireland advised to take Covid tests for five days
Arrivals will also have to self isolate immediately and take a PCR test if they develop symptoms
'Ditch the red list' says travel boss facing 20 days in self-isolation
Chris Mears from Experience Africa Events has slammed the UK’s current testing and quarantine system after rushing home from South Africa
Johnson hints at red list regime update
The prime minister said the government will look at the red list and the way it works
Union urges govt to bring back furlough during Plan B
‘Our members are already suffering as a result of travel restrictions and now many more are going to feel the pinch as Plan B kicks in’ - TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes
Tourism Alliance urges UK govt to allocate £1.5bn fund to travel
The body called on the central authority to support the sector across the entire period from March 2020 until March 2023
Hop and a skip away: Why a long weekend in Jersey will appeal to luxury clients
With sumptuous spas, restorative restaurants and a fantastic location that makes it so close to home, Jersey is the ideal island for anyone seeking a long weekend of well-deserved R&R
Former CMA boss slams 'scandalous' PCR testing market
Lord Tyrie said overpriced tests and poor service were ’still widespread’ in the UK, adding private firms were taking advantage of holidaymakers
Quarantine hotel demand forces agent to rebook clients
Westoe Travel’s Graeme Brett said the UK government’s decision to reimpose hotel quarantine on some visitors had created a ’substantial amount of additional work’
MP helps London agent protest new travel curbs
Tara Hawkins, managing director of Authentic Villa Holidays, told TTG locals were ’sympathetic’ to the plight faced by the trade
Travel industry fury as pre-departure testing reintroduced
Abta said the new rules will be a ’huge blow to travellers and an already devastated industry’
Eurostar launches trial of new contactless ‘fast track’ service
International train operator is working with iProov on SmartCheck initiative
Shapps’ pre-departure test vow and booster jab optimism
Transport secretary says people should keep booking overseas holidays, while hopes grow that boosters can combat Omicron
MSC Virtuosa returning for 2022 Southampton summer season
Virtuosa, which restarted UK cruising in May, will replace MSC Magnifica and sail a mix of 20 itineraries from the UK
Virgin Atlantic reports uptick in demand for 'premium' holidays
Outlook comes as the airline launches its Heathrow-Bahamas route
European red list warning and tighter US travel rules
Health minister admits some European nations could be placed on the UK’s red list as nations around the work step up their efforts to stymie the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19
Tighter travel rules take effect and fears over ski season
Travellers must now take a Day 2 PCR test when arriving in the UK, while more countries impose new travel rules
Javid threatens fresh clampdown on 'rule-breaking' PCR providers
Health secretary said the UK government was eager to minimise any impact from the arrival of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 ’on our excellent transport and travel sector’
Rule changes 'shatter fledgling confidence' in air travel – Balpa
The pilots union has called on the UK government to ’act with the data and support a vital UK industry’ following the return of various travel restrictions and rules
Spain to seek proof of vaccination from UK arrivals
The new mandate, which applies to those aged 12 and over, will come into effect from 1 December
Agents rush to clients' aid amid Storm Arwen chaos
Westoe Travel went above and beyond the call of duty to help customers impacted by the extreme weather conditions
Day 2 PCR testing to resume on Tuesday, govt confirms
From 4am on Tuesday (30 November), all arrivals into England – including those who are fully vaccinated – will have to take a PCR test for Covid-19 and isolate until they get their result