World Travel & Tourism Council News
United States to reopen borders to European travellers
Officials in the United States have confirmed Covid-19-related travel restrictions will be lifted for travellers from the European Union, United Kingdom and elsewhere from November.
Travel industry broadly welcomes regulation changes
The travel sector in England has offered a warm welcome to a simplified system of restrictions unveiled by the government, arguing it will begin to rebuild confidence in the sector.
WTTC urges tourism investment to boost recovery
The body has launched a new report that provides investment recommendations for governments and destinations, as they aim to rebuild and grow their tourism sectors.
WTTC warns UK government travel businesses will go bust in days
The World Travel & Tourism Council has warned the UK government that, with the furlough scheme coming to an end, it has just 30 days left to save travel businesses which are struggling to survive.
WTTC repeats call for traffic light system to be scrapped
WTTC says the time has come to ditch these disruptive updates completely and allow all those fully vaccinated to travel freely once more - unless travelling to a red-list country.
WTTC calls on USA to approve AstraZeneca vaccine
The World Travel & Tourism Council is calling upon the US government to urgently speed up approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine to help restore vital transatlantic travel.
WTTC calls on government to pay for Covid-19 PCR tests
The World Travel & Tourism Council has argued the government should bear the cost of “hugely expensive” and unnecessary PCR tests for fully jabbed citizens.
WTTC urges government to scrap traffic light system
The body urges officials to replace it with a simpler to understand list of green and red countries. This would simplify a system which has become discredited over recent months, the WTTC said.
France joins amber list as part of modest reopening
The government has confirmed that arrivals from France to England will no longer need to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Industry offers broad support to England reopening plans
The hospitality sector has given warm support to a loosening of travel restrictions in England announced by the government. The cruise sector is also set to rebound as international trips restart.
WTTC: UK economic recovery hindered by border closures
The economic revival of the UK is being hampered by the lack of inbound travel while flights to amber list countries take off, says the World Travel & Tourism Council.
WTTC calls for further reopening of UK travel
The World Travel & Tourism Council has called for the UK government to further lift restrictions on international travel in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.