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Explore extends summer 2021 UK programme
New Scotland tour and additional Lake District departure added
Eastern Airways to offer Humberside-Jersey
Regional airline adds to its range of summer leisure flights
Happiness retreats and long-stay wellcations: wellbeing trends you need to know
In a post-pandemic era, a whole new world of wellbeing is emerging, with a host of specialist programmes and philosophies now available
MSC Virtuosa: Cruise sector begins new chapter after successful restart
How has the experience of a cruise holiday changed as sector enters a new era amid the pandemic?
MSC eyes UK regional expansion and Virtuosa fams
A new “multimillion-pound” advertising campaign is also set to launch soon, UK and Ireland bosses have revealed
Guernsey to lift restrictions on UK visitors from July
Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm preparing to remove all testing and self-isolation requirements for visitors from the UK and other parts of the British Isles
UK cruise return: How has Covid changed the experience?
TTG goes onboard MSC Virtuosa – the first ship to restart sailings from the UK – to find out more
Hoseasons parent adds extra 1,000 properties to portfolio
Acquisitions boost accommodation specialist’s presence in Sussex, Hampshire and Cornwall
'Use a bit of common sense on amber list travel' – Shapps
’We are starting to shift responsibility back to individuals to look at what are the right and wrong things to do,’ transport secretary tells BBC Breakfast
Aer Lingus to launch Belfast City-Glasgow route
Flights to get under way from 1 July
Govt promises quarantine crackdown amid airport red list 'chaos'
Government to up number of officials checking people are complying with quarantine rules
Trade told to focus on FCDO advice, not traffic lights
Traffic lights system grabs headlines, but Foreign office advice will be more crucial, Abta Travel Law seminar told
Riviera Travel adds two more Scotland sailings
Demand prompts cruise brand to add more UK itineraries
Tourism and leisure records first growth since summer 2020
Partial easing of lockdown in April helped boost sector’s performance
You're under arrest! The new London hotel in a police station
NoMad London is on the site of the former Bow Street Magistrates’ Court in Covent Garden
Johnson: 'Amber list countries are not for holidays'
PM reiterates government advice that people should not be travelling to amber destinations for leisure
Coach operators hail easing of domestic tourism restrictions
’This is a big day for us, we’re delighted to be back to doing what we do best,’ said National Holidays chief Andy Freeth
Abta urges Northern Ireland to produce ‘green list’
Country is only part of the UK not to publish list of quarantine-free destinations
Biden urged to create US-UK ‘public health corridor’
Leading travel firms write to US president asking to establish transatlantic travel corridor
UK tourism suffers steeper decline than competitors
Massive slump in 2020 blamed on “ineffective” quarantines and “unhelpful” restrictions
MSC chiefs thank trade during Virtuosa's Southampton arrival

MSC Virtuosa will embark on its maiden voyage around the British Isles on 20 May – the first ship to resume sailings from the UK since the pandemic began.

National Holidays hails trade response to in-store calls
Brand back out on the road thanks to new Flexi Reps tie-in, achieving 55 visits in its first week
Intrepid launches new UK bike, hike and kayak trips
Operator to offer new domestic adventures exploring the UK’s rivers
Disney Magic calls in Southampton ahead of 'Magic at Sea' sailings
Ship to homeport in four UK ports this summer during three-month programme of two-, three- and four-night voyages