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Tourism industry
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Poll finds 39% of Brits want to travel ‘ASAP’ after lockdown
A poll by a homeworking group has found that more than a third (39%) of customers would like to travel “as soon as possible” after lockdown restrictions are lifted. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: Analysis: What do the quarantine measures mean for travel?
As if anyone thought otherwise, June was effectively cancelled in travel terms last week with the announcement of blanket quarantine requirements from next month. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: Spain to reopen to foreign tourists in July
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed the country intends to reopen to foreign tourists from the start of July. Link
The Telegraph 26th May 2020: Travel restriction updates: Greece could block British arrivals unless UK infection rate falls
Greece hopes to welcome foreign tourists from June 15, but Britons could be blocked from visiting due to the UK’s relatively high Covid-19 infection rate. Link
Ittn 26th May 2020: New Tourism Recovery Taskforce will be Chaired by Ruth Andrews
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D.,have announced the formation of a special Tourism Recovery Taskforce with an Independent Chair, dedicated to spearheading economic recovery for the tourism sector. Link
Ittn 26th May 2020: Spain reopens for Irish visitors from 1st July
Wake the town and tell the people is the message from Spain as they announce that Irelands largest overseas destination is open for visitors with effect from the first of July.Spain is one of the top destinations in the World with more than 80 million foreign visitors per annum. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Travel bodies in talks to create lobbying alliance
A group of travel industry organisations plans to create an alliance to work together on key issues impacting the trade. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Spain produces guidelines for ‘safe reopening’ of tourism
The Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism has published 12 guides detailing the specifications for the ‘safe reopening’ of Spain’s tourism industry and help reduce the spread of Covid-19. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Canary Islands pushes ‘safe corridors’ concept to kick-start summer
Airports in the Canary Islands are preparing to handle international flights running on ‘safe corridors’ from countries at low risk of Covid-19. Link
Travel Weekly 27th May 2020: Fourteen-day quarantine ‘devastating blow’ to travel sector
The government’s 14-day coronavirus quarantine restrictions planned from June 8 would put the majority of people off holidaying abroad this summer, a new study reveals. Link
Travel Weekly 27th May 2020: Agents call for rethink of quarantine plans
The government’s 14-day quarantine plan is a “completely mad idea” which should be “knocked on the head”, according to a leading independent travel agent. Link
TTG 27th May 2020: Canary Islands seeks ‘safe corridors’ to restart tourism
The Canary Islands will demand safety guarantees from its key source markets if it is to reopen to tourists this summer. Link
iNews 27th May 2020: Tenerife travel advice: Latest FCO coronavirus guidelines as UK lockdown continues
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is still advising against all but essential international travel. Link
RTE 27th May 2020: Ryanair’s O’Leary says quarantine measures won’t work
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary has called for the removal of «ineffective quarantine measures» and said that by wearing facemasks Irish people can safely «go back flying» from July. Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: Redundant airline staff to be retrained as care workers
A national recruitment initiative to re-train and employ thousands of airline staff into frontline care roles has been unveiled. Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: ‘Abandon quarantine’ more than 70 industry leaders urge
Leaders of more than 70 UK travel and hospitality businesses have urged home secretary Priti Patel to drop plans for 14-day quarantine restrictions on arrivals to the UK. Link
TTG 28th May 2020: PM: ‘We want as sensible a quarantine scheme as possible’
Potential «air bridge» agreements between the UK and other countries would rely on our progress to contain Covid-19 and evidence partner nations are «in at least as good a position as we are», according to Boris Johnson. Link
TTG 28th May 2020: Govt accused of ‘woefully slow’ response to refund crisis
Dozens of leading travel firms have accused the government of «procrastinating to the point of absurdity» on supporting, or ruling against, so-called «refund credit notes» (RCNs). Link
Independent 28th May 2020: Holidaymakers warned there will be no July U-turn on overseas trips
Health chiefs are ruling out giving the go-ahead to non-essential holiday travel abroad from July 1, dashing the hopes of people who were hoping for a mid-summer getaway. Link
Independent 28th May 2020: Overseas travel down by 99pc after ‘unprecedented collapse’
Barely 16,000 people entered Ireland by air or sea during the entire month of April – well below 1pc of the normal flow of travellers. Link
Independent 28th May 2020: ‘We can’t stay in hibernation forever’ – Return of visitors to holiday villages stirs up mixed emotions
As the sun-drenched bank holiday weekend approaches, there are mixed feelings about the possibility of an influx of visitors to coastal areas. Link
Independent 28th May 2020: New travel quarantine regulations come into effect in Ireland
Passengers arriving from overseas will be required to fill in a form telling the authorities where they will be self isolating for 14 days. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: MPs add pressure on government over 14-day quarantine plans
A cross-party group of MPs has joined travel industry leaders in demanding urgent action from government to support the aviation sector. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: Travel Weekly parent urges industry leaders to back quarantine lobbying
The parent company of Travel Weekly and The Caterer has urged industry leaders to lobby the Government over its “devastating” quarantine plans. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: Accor campaign aims to ‘Reignite the Love of Travel’
Accor has unveiled a new global campaign with the tagline ‘Reignite the Love of Travel’. Link
TTG 29th May 2020: UNWTO reimagines tourism journey from home to destination
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has issued new guidelines reimagining the passenger journey from home to destination to restore «safe, seamless travel» and help the global tourism sector «emerge stronger and more sustainably» from the coronavirus pandemic. Link
Travel Mole 29th May 2020: WTTC unveils measures for ‘new normal’
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled the second phase of measures to encourage the return of travel in the ‘new normal’. Link
Travel Daily 29th May 2020: UNWTO unveils global guidelines to reopen tourism
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help the tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. Link
Independent 29th May 2020: ’50pc is the new full’ – Demand picks up for ‘post-pandemic’ staycations
Home holidaymakers are leaving the ‘dreaming phase’ and starting to book limited space for summer staycations, Pól Ó Conghaile reports. Link
NI Travel News 29th May 2020: Still Hope for a Foreign Holiday in July – Matt Hancock Gives Holidaymakers Hope!
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told This Morning that he wouldn’t rule out a rethink of the quarantine rules saying that the Government has been looking carefully at overseas holidays and the rules on quarantine and international travel. Link
Airlines
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: EasyJet finance chief to step down
EasyJet finance chief Andrew Findlay today announced plans to step down in 2021. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: EasyJet to restart with mainly domestic portfolio
EasyJet will resume a mainly domestic network from 15 June, with the sole exception being a Gatwick-Nice service. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Ryanair forges ahead with summer flights as restrictions are lifted
Ryanair today confirmed plans to serve summer holiday destinations across southern Europe by resuming 40% of its normal schedule from July. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Virgin Atlantic delays return due to UK quarantine restrictions
Virgin Atlantic will not resume flights until at least August following the announcement of UK 14-day Covid-19 quarantine restrictions from next month. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: Ryanair: Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Spain ‘open for holidays’
Ryanair says it is ready to press ahead with its plans to restore 40% of its normal July flight schedule from 1 July now that several European have confirmed plans to reopen to international flights and visitors. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Ryanair forges ahead with summer flights as restrictions are lifted
Ryanair today confirmed plans to serve summer holiday destinations across southern Europe by resuming 40% of its normal schedule from July. Link
Travel Weekly 27th May 2020: Government bailouts will delay airline sector recovery
The airline industry’s global debt level could soar by 28% to $550 billion by the end of the year, Iata has warned. Link
TTG 27th May 2020: World’s airlines will be half a trillion in the red, predicts IATA
The world’s airlines could be $550 billion in debt by the end of 2020, Iata has warned. Link
Travel Daily 27th May 2020: Global airline debt could rise to nearly USD550 billion
IATA (International Air Transport Association) has published an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on airlines, which shows the industry’s global debt could reach as much as USD550 billion by the end of this year, an increase of USD120 billion on debt levels at the beginning of 2020. Link
Travel Mole 27th May 2020: Airline debt could swell to more than half a trillion dollars in 2020
Airlines could run up debts of US$550 billion by the end of the year, IATA is warning. Link
Express 27th May 2020: Ryanair flights: Airline confirms it will resume most flights from July 1
RYANAIR has confirmed plans to restore 40 percent of its flights from July 1 and that they will be flying to popular destinations. Link
Express 27th May 2020: easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, BA, & TUI to take to the skies once more – where will they fly to?
EASYJET, Jet2, Ryanair and British Airways have all announced plans to return to the skies as lockdown restrictions are eased both here in the UK and around the world. Where can Britons holiday this summer? Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: EasyJet to cut 30% of workforce
EasyJet is to cut 30% of jobs while warning that demand will not return to 2019 levels for three years. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: Wizz Air targets Spain with new summer routes
Wizz Air is opening more holiday routes to Spanish destinations from Luton airport this summer despite the Foreign Office still ruling out all but essential international travel due to Covid-19. Link
Travellers and travel agents/ Tour operators
TTG 26th May 2020: Travel Agencies given green light to reopen from mid-June
Travel agencies have been given the green light to reopen from mid-June, subject to be able to meet the government’s Covid-19 secure guidelines. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: TUI ‘preparing intensively’ to relaunch in Spain
Tui chief Fritz Joussen has said the operator is «preparing intensively» to relaunch in Spain. Link
The Irish Times 26th May 2020: The great unlocking: Top holiday destinations welcome back tourists
Spain, Portugal, Italy and other hotspots prepare for the return of holidaymakers. Link
iNews 26th May 2020: Coronavirus and travel: Talks to allow Britons to travel to Spain without two weeks’ quarantine
Exclusive: A Spanish government source then told i that Madrid and London were discussing the possibility of setting up ‘air corridors’. Link
Express 27th May 2020: TUI holidays: When can we go on TUI holidays again?
AS MORE and more coronavirus lockdown restrictions begin to be eased, Brits want to know when they can fly out on holiday once again. When can we go on TUI holidays again? Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: Agents facing ‘tough conversations’ over summer cancellations
Agents are warning they face “some tough conversations” with clients over cancellations as travel gradually restarts this summer. Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: Travel firms urge govt to scrap quarantine plans
More than 70 leading travel and hospitality firms have written to home secretary Priti Patel urging her to scrap the government’s 14-day quarantine on arrival requirement, which is due to come into effect next month. Link
Independent 28th May 2020: Tui cancels holidays for UK customers until at least end of June
The firm had previously axed all trips up to June 11, but is now extending that ‘due to ongoing travel restrictions’. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: Firms ‘must avoid suggesting clients ‘gamble’ on holiday bookings’
The travel industry should distance itself from any suggestion that customers should “take a gamble” over a holiday, according to Icelolly.com chief executive Richard Singer. Link
Travel Daily 29th May 2020: Lending a hand: Expedia commits USD 275 million to partner recovery
Expedia Group, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, is committing USD 275 million to help partners rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and fuel industry-wide recovery efforts. Link
iNews 29th May 2020: Can I go on holiday in July? Latest UK travel advice, and the coronavirus quarantine explained
Despite plans to restart the tourism industry, the latest FCO advice states that Brits are still not permitted to travel abroad. Link
Brexit
BBC 27th May 2020: Brexit: NI ‘could access UK market and EU single market’
The Brexit Deal could bring advantages to Northern Ireland, giving it access to both the UK market and the EU single market, Edwin Poots has suggested. Link
Express 27th May 2020: EU civil war erupts: States furious as Barnier poised to surrender to UK on Brexit deal
MICHEL BARNIER was under pressure not to surrender to Britain too early after it emerged the European Union’s chief negotiator was preparing for a significant climb down in his fisheries position. Link
Express 27th May 2020: France’s post-Brexit fisheries panic laid bare: ‘Without UK waters we will be a mess’
BREXIT has seen the UK and France clash as President Emmanuel Macron aims to keep access to British waters – and panic started swiftly in Europe. Link
Express 27th May 2020: Brexit POLL: Do you think Remainers will get Brexit delayed in latest plot? VOTE
REMAINERS are making a desperate last-ditch push to delay the post-Brexit transition period between the UK and European Union, but do you think they will succeed with their latest plot? Link
Competitors
Travel Weekly 25th May 2020: Egypt cuts cost of tourist visas and museum fees
Egypt is reducing the cost of tourist visas in June, July and August to promote post-Covid-19 travel to the country. Link
Travel Daily 26th May 2020: Croatia welcomes tourists back
Due to the excellent epidemiological situation in Croatia, its national borders are slowly but surely opening for many travel enthusiasts who want to spend their holidays in one of Croatia’s destinations. Link
Travel Weekly 26th May 2020: Madeira to pay for Covid-19 tests on arrival
The Madeira government has pledged to pay for Covid-19 tests on arrival as the island aims to reopen to international tourists from July 1. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: Portugal’s ‘no quarantine’ pledge to restart tourism
Mainland Portugal will not quarantine visitors who arrive by air this summer, its foreign minister has confirmed. Link
TTG 26th May 2020: Mapped: How the med is planning to reopen to tourists
Countries across the Mediterranean have slowly begun to release details of how they plan to kick-start their tourism industries as the region emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. Link
TTG 27th May 2020: UK reportedly in talks with Portugal over ‘air bridge’
Officials in the UK and Portugal are reportedly in talks to agree an «air bridge» between the two countries to expedite the return of British tourists to Portugal. Link
Travel Mole 27th May 2020: Thailand expected to ban UK tourists at least until October
Thailand isn’t expecting overseas tourists to return until October at the earliest, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Link
Travel Weekly 28th May 2020: Cyprus pledges to pay Covid-19 medical costs
Cyprus has put forward a contingency plan to cover medical costs if tourists fall ill with Covid-19 as part of efforts to encourage the return of holidaymakers. Link
Travel Daily 28th May 2020: Madeira Islands to reopen to tourists in July and gov’t will pay for your COVID test
Starting 1 July, Madeira and Porto Santo will be fully open to international travellers. To ensure security for both tourists and residents, all people travelling to the islands will have to either present a negative test done within 72 hours prior to departure or be tested upon arrival, without any costs – COVID-19 tests on arrival will be paid for by the Madeira Government. Link
TTG 29th May 2020: Thailand to lift lockdown in July and reopen to travellers
Thailand will start to lift its coronavirus lockdown next month before reopening to international travel from 1 July. Link
Express 29th May 2020: Spain holidays: Ibiza issues major rule for tourists – can Britons visit?
IBIZA has issued a new rule for travellers hoping to visit the holiday island as it plans to reopen to tourists. Can Britons visit yet? Link
Economy
Belfast Live 26th May 2020: Northern Ireland faces ‘very severe’ recession
Northern Ireland faces a “very severe” recession following the coronavirus crisis, Stormont’s finance minister has warned. Link
BBC 26th May 2020: Coronavirus: Conor Murphy says NI facing very severe recession
Northern Ireland has taken its initial steps out of lockdown, with the reopening of garden centres, churches for private prayer, and golf courses. Link
The Irish Times 27th May 2020: Coronavirus: New government faces financial hole of €11bn
Ireland’s incoming government faces having to push through almost €11 billion of spending cuts and tax increases in the coming years to rein in a yawning budget deficit resulting from coronavirus, according to the Irish Fiscal and Advisory Council. Link
Express 28th May 2020: Pound to euro exchange rate: GBP ‘struggles’ against the euro after EU announcement
THE POUND «struggled» against the euro yesterday after the EU announced its recovery plans. However, the coronavirus pandemic and international politics remain the focus. Link
RTE 28th May 2020: Covid-19 virus outbreak an ‘unprecedented shock’ to Irish economy – The ESRI expects unemployment this year to average 17%
The Economic and Social Research Institute has described the Covid-19 outbreak as a major shock to economic life which is unprecedented in modern times. Link
Sky News 29th May 2020: Nationwide profits tumble by 40% with £101m coronavirus hit
The lender promises no mortgage holder will lose their home over the next 12 months and tells all staff their jobs are safe. Link
Unemployment
Chad 29th May 2020: Lockdown causes sharp rise in unemployment benefit claims in Mansfield and Ashfield
Mansfield and Ashfield have seen some of the sharpest spikes in people claiming unemployment benefits in Nottinghamshire, as the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy begin to bite. Link
Travel Weekly 29th May 2020: Flight Centre confirms job cuts consultation
Flight Centre has confirmed it has entered into a consultation phase with the view to cutting jobs across the business. Link
East Wood Advertiser 29th May 2020: Lockdown causes sharp rise in unemployment benefit claims in Broxtowe
More than 1,000 extra Broxtowe residents are claiming unemployment benefits compared to a month ago, as the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy begin to bite. Link