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.
Amber watchlist travel idea scrapped
A proposal to create an "amber watchlist" of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, a government source has said.
Sunak pushing Johnson to relax travel rules for final weeks of summer holidays
Pressure is building on the prime minister to radically redraw restrictions on foreign travel next week, in time for the final weeks of the summer holidays. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak,…
Travel industry plea for tailored support from the government
Britain’s travel industry has warned that job losses could reach 200,000 if the government does not provide a tailored support package for travel agents and tour operators to replace furlough.
England set to drop quarantine for EU and US tourists
England is poised to reopen its borders as soon as next week by allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to enter without quarantining.
Holiday firms launch legal action over travel lists
A group of leading travel businesses including Ryanair, BA, travel business Tui and Manchester Airports Group have launched legal action against the government over its travel curbs.
Hopes fade for early easing of curbs on travel to America
A ban on UK citizens entering the US is unlikely to be lifted before the end of the summer.
EE reintroduces roaming charges for UK users travelling to Europe
The BT-owned mobile operator EE is to start charging UK customers to use their phones in Europe, having previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming costs after the…
Travel green list expanded to include Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza despite EU threats
Foreign holidays in the Balearic islands, Malta and Madeira were given the go-ahead last night despite threats from the European Union to close the door to British tourists.
Travel industry to protest at Westminster as the sector has been ‘decimated’
Today members of the travel industry will protest outside the Palace of Westminster as the sector has been “decimated by the pandemic and the government.”