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News: New form required for passengers travelling internationally from England (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 15:32:52)
Passengers travelling internationally from Monday will need to carry a new form that sets out their trip is permitted under the stay-at-home restrictions, the government has announced.
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News: Palm Jumeirah hospitality staff received Covid-19 vaccination (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 11:34:05)
More than 10,000 staff members from 20 hotels located on Palm Jumeirah received their first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccine at their respective workplaces last month.
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News: Boeing 737 Max continues to regain ground around the world (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 11:10:23)
European carriers having been leading the way this month, lifting the in-service fleet above 100 planes for the first time since the resumption of revenue flights in early December.
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News: Saga pushes back holiday relaunch into summer (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 10:49:49)
Saga has extended the current suspension of operations following publication of a new roadmap out of lockdown. Holiday and cruise operations will now begin on May 17th and June 27th, respectively.
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News: Greening joins On the Beach as non-executive director (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 10:09:50)
Most recently, after leaving government in 2018, Justine Greening founded the Social Mobility Pledge campaign to drive grass roots change through business and higher education.
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News: Marriott offers cash incentive to vaccinated staff (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 09:20:46)
Marriott has created a vaccination care program, which will provide a financial award to United States and Canadian associates at its managed properties who get vaccinated for Covid-19.
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News: Cyprus to welcome vaccinated Brits from May (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 09:14:07)
UK government travel restrictions will still be in force, with prime minister Boris Johnson saying travel will not be permitted until May 17th at the earliest.
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News: Seychelles to reopen to tourism this month (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 08:58:29)
The announcement was made by the minister for foreign affairs and tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, in a press briefing with the Seychelles Tourism Board.
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News: Full tourism recovery may take until 2023 says Bloomberg Intelligence (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 08:44:22)
Companies relying on business-related travel face ongoing challenges from a switch to remote working which will have a knock-on effect on other consumer and real estate businesses.
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News: Allen takes senior leadership role with dnata (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 08:28:14)
Emirates has appointed Steve Allen to the role of executive vice president of dnata. He will be responsible for all businesses covering ground handling, catering and travel across six continents.
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News: Inghams cancels all trips until mid-May (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 08:22:16)
The company’s summer programme takes in many European destinations and Canada, including a dedicated self-guided and escorted tours programme.
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News: Escape to Greece to launch to British travellers (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 08:17:07)
Aiming to attract discerning independent travellers looking mainly for four-star boutique hotels and eclectic villas, Escape to Greece launches under renowned ski operator, Holiday World.
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News: Hurtigruten to offer new ex-UK itineraries next May (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 07:18:16)
The cruise line has launched a series of adventurous new itineraries to explore the beauty and nature of the British Isles and Iceland from 2022.
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News: Lufthansa to shrink fleet after seeing record loss (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-05 06:32:23)
Carsten Spohr, chief executive of Lufthansa, said: “The past year was the most challenging in the history of our company – for our customers, our employees and our shareholders.”
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News: Etihad Airways records US$1.7bn loss for 2020 (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 10:15:41)
Etihad has reported an operating loss of US$1.7 billion for financial 2020, accelerating the losses of US $0.8 billion seen last year. The Abu Dhabi flag-carrier blamed the Covid-19 for its fortunes.
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News: Princess Cruises scraps international summer sailing from UK (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 09:10:10)
The Carnival-owned line has cancelled sailings from Southampton on Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Island Princess through to September 25th.
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News: Universal resumes work on Epic Universe following Covid-19 shutdown (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 09:01:23)
Work is resuming on the new Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe following a slowdown following the Covid-19 pandemic. Work on the park paused in July.
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News: Bono joins Swan Hellenic as destination management director (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 06:41:59)
The line said the cultural expedition cruise leader brings the connections and insight of twenty years’ unrivalled high-end excursions design and commissioning expertise.
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News: Marriot signs to take Residence Inn brand into Denmark (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 06:20:41)
Residence Inn by Marriott Copenhagen, Nordhavn will be located in the North Harbour district of Copenhagen, just five kilometres from the city centre.
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News: British Airways to offer cut price Covid-19 tests (Breaking Travel News 2021-03-04 06:06:28)
British Airways has announced that its customers can order discounted global antigen tests from government-approved Covid-19 testing provider, Qured, for £33.