Uk Outbound Tourism Market News
easyJet releases Easter flights for 2021
easyJet has brought its Easter 2021 on sale date forward by five months to today. Flights which cover the two-week Easter period - including the school holidays between March 28th and April 18th - are now on offer.
Shapps criticised for ‘flippant’ summer holidays comments
Transport secretary Gregg Shapps has come under fire from hospitality insiders over comments made earlier during a radio interview. Shapps seemed to suggested people should not yet book summer holidays during an interview on the Today programme.
ABTA offers members guidance on refund credit notes
ABTA has published further guidance for members and customers on holiday amendments and refunds. The move from the travel association comes as the industry continues to wait for the government to provide clarity on the issue.
Jet2holidays launches summer 2021 programme
Jet2holidays has launched its full flights and holidays programme for summer next year as the tour operator seeks to raise revenue in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The programme includes six new routes and a total of 59 destinations.
Lemongrass to launch marketing webinar series
The webinars will seek to help travel companies to better understand how they can future proof their marketing plans during times of unprecedented change and with much smaller budgets available post Covid-19.
Caution urged on UK travellers making Hajj bookings
The Council of British Hajjis is advising those booking trips to Mecca to perform Hajj this year to follow the advice from the Saudi Authorities and hold off for now.
Calls to block aviation bailouts on environmental grounds
Governments are asked to use the coronavirus crisis to embed social and environmental conditions, with enhanced protection for workers and a planned transition towards what the campaign group Stay Grounded calls “climate-just mobility”.
WTTC urges flexibility over package travel requirements
The World Travel & Tourism Council has urged the UK government and EU authorities to implement exceptional flexibility around consumer refunds. The private sector body argues the move will alleviate the unbearable pressure on the tourism sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
UK travel insurance market contracts in wake of coronavirus
A significant number of the major insurers in the UK have pulled out of the travel insurance market since the coronavirus pandemic sparked travel chaos around the world, Which? has found.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office urges Brits overseas to return home
The government body warned international travel is becoming very limited as air routes are suspended, land borders close and new restrictions are put in place that prevent flights from leaving.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office advises Brits against all non-essential foreign travel for 30 days
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised British citizens against all non-essential international travel, initially for a period of 30 days. This advice takes effect immediately.
ABTA calls on UK government for coronavirus support
ABTA is calling on the government to consider extraordinary support measures for businesses operating in the tourism sector in the budget next week. The request comes in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.