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Accor, the leading hospitality group, is bringing its internationally renowned Novotel and ibis brands to the £260m Newcastle Gateshead Quays regeneration scheme.

An airport has been ordered to pay compensation to the owners of neighbouring homes over noise caused by a runway extension.

Travel companies have expressed frustration after Boris Johnson held off from confirming a date for international travel to resume.

Business Travel Association (BTA) is today calling for the UK Government to lead the international community in implementing global standards on testing and health certification as part of the recovery in travel.

Holidays will be banned until the end of June with people who try to leave the country facing £5,000 fines as ministers tighten border restrictions.

The FTSE 100 hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands dropped into the red last year to the tune of $153 million after “the toughest time this company has ever seen”.

Cruise operator Carnival today announced that it would sell $1bn (£700m) worth of its stock through a public offering.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it expects its digital Covid Travel Pass will be ready “within weeks”.

China has said that it will no longer recognise the British National (Overseas) passport as a valid travel document as Boris Johnson announced that millions of eligible Hongkongers could apply for the right to live and work in the UK from Sunday.

UK nationals and residents returning from “red list” countries will be placed in quarantine in government-provided accommodation – such as hotels – for 10 days, Boris Johnson has told MPs.