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Sunvil is offering free tests for guests travelling to the Alentejo region of Portugal (Credit: Jacek Ulinski / Unsplash)
Portugal drops Covid test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Heathrow says it is ready to scale up its operations to meet demand as it returns
Testing overhaul and US reopening puts Heathrow 'on track for recovery'
The IBTM Asia Pacific was scheduled to take place in Singapore this year
Singapore eases entry requirements for fully vaccinated travellers
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Govt update 'first true boost' for Scottish travel - SPAA
South Africa is reopening its borders to visitors from all countries (Credit: Aaron Yun / Unsplash)
Red list reduction will help revive African tourism, says Atta
“The 7 October will be a day to remember" - Chris Rowles, Aito chair
Trade bodies hail 'sensible step forward' amid red list changes
It comes after the DfT slashed the red list from 54 countries to just seven
Aviation welcomes travel update but urges testing scrap
Shapps said people could, at last, start looking ahead to their summer holidays (Credit: BBC Breakfast)
PCR test overhaul date 'in the coming days', says Shapps
The UK government stresses that it does not "endorse or recommend any specific test provider" on its website
Travel antigen tests to be verified by photo, DfT confirms
Cape Town, South Africa aerial shot
Red list slashed to just seven countries
The operator has helped to provide 20,000 people with a Covid vaccine (Credit: Unicef)
Intrepid increases vaccine fundraising goal after surpassing original target
The final decision on the red list is expected to be announced on Thursday (7 October)
Red list to be cut but PCR testing overhaul hangs in balance, reports claim
Nadi in Fiji (Credit: Adli Wahid/Unsplash)
Aito slams FCDO over Covid travel advice overhaul
Flights to other Canary Islands destinations are currently operating as planned
Tui cancels October La Palma flights amid volcanic eruption
At the end of March 2022, Bellissima will leave the region and reposition to Japan for its planned cruises out of Yokohama from 21 April
MSC to allow fully vaccinated guests to go ashore independently
Clark said Covid will be "history" by 2023 at the Iata annual meeting in Boston
Air travel will be 'back to normal' in 12 months, says Emirates boss
(Re)open for business
Returning travellers to film Covid tests - reports
Smaller travel businesses can now apply for a Cbils loan from the government
Southall Travel Group's Covid refunds exceed £110m
Lufthansa hopes to operate 100% Covid-free flights (Credit: Tim Dennert / Unsplash)
'Pandemic will reset cost of holidays', says Lufthansa boss
'We’re getting to the point where we’re trading OK,' said Polka Dot's Mark Johnson (Credit: iStock)
Inching closer to the light: travel plots route out of pandemic chaos
Times Square, New York City
US leading long-haul rebound for trade heading into autumn
The prime minister said the government would set out its lockdown exit strategy on 22 February (Credit: gov.uk)
Johnson set to slash red list this week, reports claim
The rule will apply to those aged 18 and over departing or arriving in the country
Air New Zealand to require passenger vaccinations from February 2022
Kangaroo-on-Australian-beach.jpg
Australia to end international travel ban from November