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Spain (pictured: Marbella) has introduced a responsible tourism seal (Credit: Drew Graham / Unsplash)
Spain overtakes UK as Travel Counsellors' top summer destination
Homeworking giant reveals 29% of all summer 2021 holiday bookings now for Spain
Andy Burnham Manchester Mayor
Manchester mayor vows to ‘speak up’ for travel industry
Burnham calls for government to “support” travel firms following meeting with Abta
Queen Elizabeth at sunset
Cunard delays return to service after Covid cases among crew
Restart delayed until 13 August when Queen Elizabeth is now due to sail from Southampton
Jersey will reopen its borders from 26 April using a traffic light system
Jersey to ease testing and quarantine rules for fully vaccinated
Island to drop traffic light system and transition to entry policy based on vaccination status
Travellers could face long queues at airports as their Covid documents are checked (Credit: Yolanda Sun / Unsplash)
Shapps admits travellers will face airport 'disruption' this summer
Transport secretary says government will be “working hard” to reduce queues for passengers
The new bilateral deal will allow UK-US travel to continue once the UK’s EU transition period expires (Credit: Kevin Lanceplaine/Unsplash)
US govt urged to ‘immediately’ reopen transatlantic travel with UK
Coalition of travel associations unveils “blueprint” to reopen US to international visitors
Shapps will discuss travel and tourism's recovery from Covid-19
Govt confirms quarantine exemption for vaccinated amber arrivals
Transport secretary Grant Shapps sets out plans to exempt fully vaccinated arrivals from amber list countries from quarantine, starting 19 July
Shaun Arthur-Hannant, Norfolk constabulary; Rebecca Batley, pharmacy A&E; Michael Arthur-Hannant, ERS ambulance paramedic and Rachel Batley, paramedic
Royal hosts frontline workers onboard Anthem's UK return
The vessel will embark on a selection of four-night ocean sailings and five- to eight-night British Isles cruises
Air Canada will fly from Vancouver to London daily from August
Air Canada to restart Montreal-London route next month
The airline will fly up to four times a week between Montreal and London and offer daily flights between Vancouver and the UK capital from August.
Aviation has pledged to make the UK’s airlines carbon free. Picture: Ethan McArthur
Amber list holiday demand soars as govt prepares to ease rules
55% of all package holiday bookings in the past week for July and August according to TravelSupermarket
British Airways is reducing its schedule because of the current four-week lockdown in England
British Airways slashes domestic flight fares
More than 35,000 seats are on offer for less than £50 each-way for travel across the UK
BA, Norwegian, Tui, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet, and Jet2 are among those helping to bring Brits home
Abta to continue lobbying Foreign Office on advice for amber list countries
Travel association wants FCDO advice to take into account “reducing risks” in many destinations
The no-sail order has been extended to 31 October (Credit: Sandra Seitamaa / Unsplash)
Cruise ships able to sail 50% full 'with vaccination policy in place'
New guidance from the Department for Transport is a boost to the cruise sector this summer
John Dixon (Prestige)
Prestige Holidays sold to Embrace Travel Group
Independent tour operator has been acquired in deal for “undisclosed” sum
Mark Tanzer 2018 shot
Industry hopeful new amber list rules will unlock 'pent-up' demand
Industry bodies say government decision will open up key holiday destinations this summer
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Cruise guests included in amber quarantine exemption
Passengers will benefit from rules exempting fully vaccinated Brits from quarantining, transport secretary confirms
The tour includes a round-trip on the Jacobite steam railway (Credit: Wendy Wu Tours)
Wendy Wu Tours chooses Scottish Highlands for domestic bow
Asia specialist turns attentions closer to home after 72% of customers said they were ready to book a UK break for this year
Virgin Voyages will launch its second ship Valiant Lady from the UK in March
Second Virgin Voyages ship to debut in the UK
Valiant Lady will homeport out of Portsmouth from March next year
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'Our UK restart represents a sense of normality returning'
Royal Caribbean’s EMEA chief Ben Bouldin assesses how "the tides are turning" in the travel industry’s favour
The party will be held on 17 December (Credit: Eugene Zhyvchik / Unsplash)
Shearings adds 144 Christmas breaks to domestic collection
Holidays come in at £255 per person for four nights and £299 for five nights
Riviera will operate the sailings using the 158-guest 'expedition-ready' MS Seaventure
Riviera cancels UK and Ireland Seaventure cruises
The move had been made due to "ongoing uncertainty and current travel restrictions in Scotland"
Government support can't be a last resort of aviation, Lundgren says
Govt policy could ‘inflict permanent damage’ on travel industry
EasyJet boss says the UK could lose its reputation as a world leader for travel
Huw Merriman is the latest MP to join TTG's Agenda 2021
Data reveals ‘zero’ positive PCR day two tests from green-list countries
Only 0.4% of travellers have tested positive for Covid in day two tests across all destinations
Intrepid has made redundancies because of the coronavirus pandemic (Credit: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)
Warning over removing mask rule 'too early' for air travel
Covid test provider says passengers should still be required to wear masks on flights after 19 July