Breaking News
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Myanmar army seizes power in coup
State of emergency declared
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Ryanair set to post losses of nearly 1bn euros for 2021
Covid continues to 'wreak havoc' across industry
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Airport support grant virtually worthless, says Heathrow boss
Maximum grant 'less than two days' cash burn'
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BA trials digital 'passport' on routes to US
Passengers can upload results of negative Covid test
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TUI cancels Florida holidays until end of April
Customers to be offered an incentive to rebook
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Travel's 'shopping list' of demands too easy to reject, says new industry body
Asking for money turns government 'deaf'
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Princess Cruises unveils 2023 world voyage
The 111-day trip goes on sale next month
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WTO figures lay bare the 'worst year in tourism history'
International trips fell 74%
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EasyJet urges customers to return to UK as it axes flights
Pre-departure Covid tests to be mandatory in England from Friday
Ryanair warns it may axe all UK flights from the end of January
Best and worst airlines for Covid response named and shamed
Grant Shapps' 'flippant' remark angers industry
Sandals' founder and Chairman Gordon 'Butch' Stewart has died
Travel agency brands Saga 'disgusting' in social media backlash
Spain flags tourism return 'at the end of the summer'
Norwegian scraps long-haul network in bid for survival
British Airways denies boarding to UK residents of Spain
New multi-billion pound support package for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses unveiled
'Lap dancing clubs are worth saving, but travel isn't'
British couple fined for breaking Covid rules in Barbados
Britons returning from 30 countries likely to be forced into quarantine hotels
Tourists ordered to leave as Thai island goes into lockdown
'Ashamed' ski operator vows to return 'with relish and purpose'
WTTC calls out 'discriminatory' mandatory vaccination for international travel
BA Holidays withdraws packages from sale
England is planning mandatory Covid tests for ALL arrivals, say reports
Two fires destroy part of luxury Andaman resort
AIRLINE
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Ryanair extends change fee waiver
Passengers to be allowed two date changes
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CAA extends ATOL protection for Refund Credit Notes
Valid for RCNs issued up to 31 March 2021
HOTEL AND RESORT
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Melia Hotels offers free Covid tests
Available at 10 hotels in Mexico and the Dom Rep
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Two fires destroy part of luxury Andaman resort
Hotel says investigation is underway
DESTINATION
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Britons returning from 30 countries likely to be forced into quarantine hotels
Plans to be confirmed by Priti Patel today
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Germany considers international flight ban as UK looks set to tighten border controls
Further news expected today
BUSINESS TRAVEL
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BTA announces partnership with carbon offsetting scheme Trees4Travel
It will help travel managers 'balance' CO2 emissions
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American Express GBT acquires Ovation Travel Group
Company owns UK-based Chartwell Travel
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WTM Virtual was....a success (for some)
Mole poll shows a third of attendees were happy
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WTTC to hold hybrid Global Summit in Cancun next year
Event will have 20,000 virtual attendees
sports travel
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Japan will admit 'large-scale' crowds at Tokyo Olympics
Foreign fans can travel quarantine-free
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Esprit Ski cancels winter programme as Inghams drops chalets
Ski Total and Flexiski also drop chalets in France
TOUR OPERATOR
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Nine travel bodies join forces to create single alliance
One of main aims is to end UK quarantine
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Saga says it's still on track to make a profit, despite Covid
Tour operation is ready to resume, it says
TRAVEL AGENT
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ABTA extends credit note protection
Move follows ATOL RCN extension
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Travel agents urged to write to MPs to ask for support
ABTA has already written to PM to highlight plight of the industry
CRUISE
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Hays Travel to close 89 shops
388 staff affected to be offered other roles or homeworking
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Carnival confirms more US cruise cancellations
Voyages postponed until November
LUXURY
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Club Med to open new Morocco resort
It is also renovating existing properties
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BA Gatwick future in doubt
Focus on long-haul routes
TECHNOLOGY
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In conversation with: Travelzoo's James Clarke
Cost will become less of a consideration for consumers
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Government plans for 'Freedom Passport' app cause alarm
It's 'short-sighted and potentially high-risk', says myGP
GREEN TRAVEL
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Malaysia unveils 10-year tourism development plan
Country plans to pivot towards eco-tourism
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NGO: More than 1.5 billion face masks will end up in the ocean
Pandemic has pushed back progress on reducing single-use plastics
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