PCR tests for travellers ditched and red list slashed in travel boost
Ministers announce PCR tests for foreign travel are to be scrapped by half-term and reduced the red list to seven countries.
US to lift Covid travel ban for vaccinated passengers from UK and most of EU from November
The US will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and most European Union (EU) countries to travel into the country from early November, the…
Mars cuts travel by half as company demands trips have purpose, rather than presence
Mars is to cut corporate travel by half and book 145,000 fewer flights each year in one of the clearest signals yet from a big company about how they plan…
Seven destinations to be added to UK’s Covid travel green list
Travellers from seven more destinations will no longer have to quarantine after being added to the UK’s travel green list.
Travelling abroad could leave workers out of pocket
Holidaymakers forced to delay their return to work through government rule changes while overseas, or because they’ve been pinged, run the risk of losing hundreds or even thousands of pounds…
Covid testing is rip-off, says former regulator
PCR tests for travel have become "a predictable Covid rip-off", says the ex-chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, Lord Tyrie.
British travellers pay most in Europe for holiday Covid tests
Costs for the coronavirus tests needed to go abroad are higher in Britain than in any other country in western Europe.
Heathrow warns of air travel ‘only for the wealthy’
More people passed through Heathrow airport last month than at any time since Covid-19 hit western economies in March 2020, helped by the partial reopening of the transatlantic aviation corridor.
The BTA & HotelHub announce new industry partnership
The Business Travel Association (BTA), the authoritative voice of business travel, has today announced a new partnership with global hotel booking technology specialist, HotelHub.
Covid travel curbs could cost London £6.6bn in overseas tourism
London will bear the brunt of an £11bn drop in revenue from overseas tourists resulting from the government’s continued tough restrictions on travel to England, according to research.
Boost for summer getaways as France, India and Dubai trips escape quarantine
Vaccinated travellers to France, Dubai and India will no longer be required to quarantine on their return to the UK in a boost for summer holidays abroad.
Qantas stands down 2,500 staff over Sydney lockdown
Qantas says it will stand down 2,500 staff as a lockdown in Sydney impacts air travel across Australia.