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    Jamaica minister of tourism announces six-month licence moratorium

    Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the ministry will be offering a six-month moratorium on licences and fees that are to be paid by tourism entities. Bartlett made this announcement earlier during a digital press briefing hosted by the ministry of tourism to update stakeholders. According to the Bartlett, the categories of […] More

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    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 suggested people should not yet book summer holidays for later this year during an interview on the Today programme. Speaking on Radio 4, he said: ““In the shorter term, on your travel advice, should you […] More

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    Red Sea Project unveils plans for Coastal Village

    Officials at the Red Sea Development Company have unveiled plans for a Coastal Village as part of the wider development. A key part of phase one of the project, the location has been finalised in partnership with Huta Hyperfield and Saudconsulting Services and will cover a total area of 1.5 million square metres. Once finished, […] More

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    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. ABTA has developed additional guidance for members on refund protection, including the use of refund credit notes. This guidance […] More

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    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. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate more than 1,400 flights per week at peak times next […] More

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    Lemongrass to launch marketing webinar series

    Lemongrass Marketing is launching a series of webinars for outdoor, adventure and wellness travel brands. 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. “Customer journeys in a digital age have fundamentally […] More

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    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. Potential travellers are advised against entering into contracts with Hajj tour operators due to the uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 25,000 British Muslims […] More