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The UAE will be added to England's travel corridor list at 4am on Saturday (Credit: Darcey Beau / Unsplash)
UK govt to begin accepting UAE vaccination certificates
Transport secretary Shapps says certificates will be accepted from 4 October
Luxury travel advisors from the US have been in London (Image: Charles Postiaux, Unsplash)
Noteworthy and Virtuoso lead bid to lure back US luxury travellers
The experiential inbound travel company and the global network of advisors have been running a fam trip to the UK to boost business
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
US to reopen to British tourists and gas crisis worries
The US will be back on the UK’s travel map from November, while ministers have offered further reassurance over concerns about gas supplies
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
PM's plea to US to lift travel ban and holiday bookings soar
Boris Johnson will push Joe Biden this week to end the US’s travel ban, while bookings are ’booming’ after it was announced the traffic light system is to be scrapped
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Amber list axed and testing loosened in rules shake-up
Countries will be listed as either ‘rest of the world’ or ‘red’ as part of new simplified system for international travel from 4 October
Agents will be invited to experience Splendor
Regent Seven Seas resumes cruises after 18 months
Luxury line’s first itinerary is a cruise around the UK on new ship Seven Seas Splendor
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‘Fewer than 50 Covid cases among 100k UK cruisers’
Clia chair Ben Bouldin said the figure demonstrated health protocols were ‘absolutely working’ since operations restarted in May
Eurostar services will not be stopping at Ashford or Ebbsfleet until 2022
Eurostar trains will not call at Kent stations in 2022
International rail service has not been stopping at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since spring 2020
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Birmingham airport boosted by British Airways return
BA will operate flights to Belfast this winter as part of strengthened domestic UK network
MSC's Virtuosa was the first ship to restart sailing in the UK back in May
Maritime minister promises 'even greater cooperation' with cruise sector
Robert Courts thanked cruise lines for their “dedication and hard work” in achieving a safe return to service
New options include a "Llandudno and the Snowdon Mountain Railway" itinerary which gives guests the chance to experience North Wales
Just Go! launches 2022 British Isles programme
Four new three-day tours have been added in a bid to drive focus to the company’s summer short breaks
Bakewell in the Peak District is a highlight of Riviera's winter programme (Credit: Riviera Travel)
Riviera extends UK tour programme into winter season
Four adapted tours, with Christmas visits and options, now available
MSC's UK boss on 'the new world' facing cruise after coronavirus
ITT 2021: 'Seacations saved the cruise industry', says MSC boss
"Having ships operating in the UK, becoming a good alternative to land-based holidays, gave us the opportunity to attract a new audience," Antonio Paradiso told delegates
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Advantage research shows tiny number of ‘variants of concern’ from travel
Only nine “high priority” cases have been detected from three countries since May
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Buying a PCR test is a ‘lottery’, admits competition regulator
Service and pricing from some Covid test providers is currently “just not good enough” finds CMA investigation
The majority of destinations are currently classed as amber in the traffic lights system (Credit: benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)
MPs appeal for evidence for new Covid travel inquiry
Traffic light system and testing regime will be under scrutiny by transport committee
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airlines giving ‘incorrect’ Covid test info and easyJet shares slump
Research reveals airline staff are providing “inconsistent” advice to travellers
London faces new Tier 2 restrictions from this weekend
VisitBritain urged to fund inbound ops to save the sector
Tourism office has been criticised for failing to support inbound tour operators
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WTM London unveils first look at 2021 conference programme
The future of agents, airlines and responsible tourism will feature heavily at November’s show
easyJet's first Ibiza flight touched down on Thursday (9 July)
EasyJet rejects takeover approach as it looks to raise £1.2bn
Low-cost airline said “unsolicited” approach had undervalued the company
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Traffic light shake-up and Patel angers France
Green and amber lists could be binned while diplomatic row with France brews
Tui has said it won't require its guests to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel
Agents urged to speak with ‘one collective voice’ around the world
Agent associations call for more “harmonisation” in Covid-19 rules to boost consumer confidence
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Shearings to offer more Warner hotels in 2022
Domestic tourism boom prompts Shearings and Warner Leisure Hotels to increase partnership
The airline has resumed flights from Dublin to Toronto and Heathrow to Montreal
Air Canada resumes Heathrow-Calgary service
The outbound service will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and the return service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays