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SKY Express joins Worldwide by easyJet connections service 20 Greek holiday destinations travel

SKY Express joins ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ connections service, opening up more than 20 new Greek holiday destinations for easyJet travellers

SKY Express joins ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ connections service, opening up more than 20 new Greek holiday destinations for easyJet travellers

Europe’s leading airline easyJet and Crete-based airline SKY express have announced that through ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ customers will now be able to travel to Greece easier with connect via Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Zakynthos, Preveza, Kefalonia,...

ABTA reveals most popular holiday destinations for 2022 as travel testing requirements ease

ABTA reveals most popular holiday destinations for 2022 as travel testing requirements ease

Spain is expected to lead the holiday bookings, with Canada and Turkey newly in the top 10

With foreign travel now much easier thanks to the removal of pre-departure tests today, ABTA – the Travel Association has revealed the top 10 holiday destinations that people are planning to visit this year, with travellers craving a mix of far-flung, bucket list destinations and firm favourites closer...

AITO welcomes relaxation of travel testing rules

AITO welcomes relaxation of travel testing rules

Says AITO Executive Director, Martyn Sumners: “We are pleased and encouraged to see that the Government, finally, has taken the long-overdue step to reverse the test to return regime.

“We are also delighted that Government has abolished the PCR test on day two for fully-vaccinated travellers and replaced it with a lateral flow test; this was AITO’s recommendation in response to the...

Transport Secretary go book foreign holidays ABTA provides advice travelling with confidence

As Transport Secretary says ‘go book’ a foreign holiday, ABTA provides advice on how to book and travel with confidence

As UK Transport Secretary says ‘go book’ a foreign holiday, ABTA provides advice on how to book and travel with confidence

With the Transport Secretary today saying ‘go book’ a foreign holiday, ABTA is providing advice to help people book and travel with confidence.

The transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, made the comments in a podcast today where he was talking about foreign holidays...

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Insurance expert: Travel insurers need to provide greater clarity in messaging

Senior Lecturer in Insurance comments on scrutiny of travel insurance sector’s holiday cancellation policies

A report from product comparison site Which? this week found that just two out of more than 250 travel insurance policies offered comprehensive ‘Covid cover’ for holidays and travel.

The last 18 months have seen unprecedented disruption to the travel and tourism sector, with...

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Summer of staycation holidays could boost tourism spend to the tune of £3.6bn

The latest research by Butter , the UK’s only Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) travel agency, has found that an estimated 15 million more of us are set to spend our holidays in the UK due to travel uncertainty, bringing a considerable boost to the tourism industry in England.

Butter analysed data on the average number of domestic holidays taken across England prior to the pandemic (2017-2019...

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ABTA welcomes the removal of Foreign Office advice against travel for Spain, Greece and France

ABTA – The Travel Association has welcomed the news that the Foreign Office has now removed its advice against all but essential travel to several popular holiday destinations, including Spain, Greece, France, Morocco and Jamaica, with immediate effect.

The changes come in addition to the Government’s announcement of quarantine-free travel for double vaccinated travellers in...

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Travel news: Loganair to continue face covering mandate

Loganair has today confirmed that it will continue to require customers on every flight to wear face coverings, unless medically exempt, when Government requirements change in the near future. The airline, which was the first in the UK to mandate the wearing of face coverings on flights in May 2020 – before legal requirements were introduced – has set out its policy in light of media reports...