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Accor names MD for new Raffles London
Accor has named the new managing director who will run its Raffles London at The OWO hotel, set to open next year
Hadley will perform during the seven-night inaugural voyage
Tony Hadley show to celebrate Iona's maiden sailing
The ex-Spandau Ballet frontman will perform onboard during the vessel’s maiden voyage
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New Clia chair seeking 'equal treatment' for cruise amid travel restart
Royal Caribbean’s Ben Bouldin and Clia’s Andy Harmer joined TTG to assess current challenges and future plans
British Airways is launching five-times-weekly Heathrow-Newquay flights
British Airways launches Belfast City-Newquay flights
BA CityFlyer to operate up to six services a week between Northern Ireland’s capital and the Cornwall holiday town
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Fred Olsen celebrates 'momentous' return to sailing
The line will restart cruises on Monday afternoon (5 July) with new ship Borealis departing on its maiden voyage from Liverpool
Celebrity Silhouette docked at its homeport of Southampton
Celebrity to 'revolutionise' trade rewards after restarting UK cruises
Celebrity Silhouette embarked upon its first ex-Southampton sailing in 19 months at the weekend
Stobart believes its franchise deal with Aer Lingus could sustain the two businesses
New Aer Lingus Regional operator 'close to deal'
Emerald Airlines set to take over from Stobart
The new rules come into effect on Monday (Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash)
Government backs down on red list quarantine concessions
Quarantine fees to be waived or reduced in some circumstances following legal challenge
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Cruise lines amend Covid vaccination policies
Guests sailing with P&O and MSC will now have to be fully-vaccinated a minimum of 14 days before departure
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Germany to relax restrictions on British travellers - reports
It comes ahead of a meeting between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel on Friday (2 July)
Tui has said it won't require its guests to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel
Indian-made AstraZeneca jab 'not recognised' by EU vaccine passport scheme
European holidays could be off limits to those given the version of the jab
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Balpa criticises government data used for traffic light decisions
Pilots’ union found ‘significant gaps’ in data published by the Department for Transport
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Green list expansion hopes and German ‘retreat’ over UK restrictions
More than 20 countries could be included in next green list while PM offers travel hope for fully vaccinated
A total of 22 flights departed from airports across the UK
Jet2 restarts flight and holiday programmes to green destinations
A total of 22 flights departed from airports across the UK on Thursday (1 July)
EasyJet has received a short-term debt instrument. (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)
EasyJet adds Liverpool-Malta service to capture green list demand
The carrier has now put more than 116,000 extra seats on sale to green list destinations
The move will effectively open up quarantine-free travel to large parts of Europe
Quarantine-free travel for double-vaccinated 'by 26 July' – reports
Ministers are reportedly setting out plans to remove the restrictions in time for the first full week of the school summer holidays
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Sky Princess to sail third ex-UK season in 2023
Princess Cruises will have five MedallionClass vessels based in Europe
UKinbound's Joss Croft delivers plans for a Tourism Export Recovery Fund to the Treasury
UKinbound appeals for £47m fund to save sector
Trade body says inbound businesses need financial support until spring 2022
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Hopes for quarantine-free travel in July rise and doubts over the Balearics
Quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated people to amber countries could be allowed by late July
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Agent 'proves worth' helping client amid Malta confusion
White’s Travel director Mel White managed to obtain an NHS Covid letter at the last minute ahead of a client’s trip
Breaks are available at five parks around the country
National Holidays offers coach breaks to Parkdean Resorts
A programme of five-day coach and caravan breaks are available at five parks around the country
The tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July and bring Tokyo to London
Wendy Wu to host Tokyo-themed event to celebrate Olympics
The operator’s "Tokyo-on-Thames" tour will depart from London Bridge on 24 July
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Javid 'paves way' for reopening EU travel with NHS app update
The app has been updated to serve as a Covid passport that will enable British travellers to prove they are fully vaccinated
Royal will resume sailing from the US in July (Credit: Royal Caribbean)
Anthem of the Seas arrives for season of British Isles cruises
Royal Caribbean ship returns to UK for first time since its launch in 2015