World Travel & Tourism Council News
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.
Mooted response to England quarantine update
The travel trade in England has given a mixed reception to plans to remove quarantine restrictions on travellers returning from amber list countries.
WTTC report lays bare cost of Covid-19 to travel sector
Asia Pacific was the region hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Modest green list additions not enough, argues travel sector
The travel trade has welcomed a number of new additions to the UK green list unveiled by the government, but said much more needs to be done to help the sector.
WTTC warns losses will mount if travel reopening is delayed
The UK will lose up to £639 million a day during July if international travel remains off limits, according to an open letter to the UK prime minister from the World Travel & Tourism Council.