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The best of your letters, comments and social media this week Testing: Travel firms face ruin
Story: PCR tests here to stay ‘for forseeable future’ This government seems determined to destroy the travel industry. It seems to have gone from protecting the NHS – which has been achieved as well as it can be – to an obsession with variants, testing and genome sequencing. This could drag on for ages yet a lot of perfectly run travel companies are clinging on by their fingertips. The simple truth is that there is no way the travel industry can get back anywhere near to normality while PCR testing is involved as, for the majority of travellers, it is simply too much hassle. The greatest fear is that real freedom to travel again will come way too late for many travel companies. Ian Cameron
Lauren Curd @Lozzalotte Feel like walking away from the industry I’ve loved for over 20 years. 18 months watching it fall apart – exhausted doesn’t come close. Trade is still very difficult and minimal, yet @RishiSunak is removing the one small piece of help we have – furlough.
Sutton Travel @suttontravel Due to a significant increase in demand for new holiday enquiries and bookings for this summer, the coming winter season and for 2022, we are now back open six days a week, for the first time in 18 months.
Hays: Jobs in the spotlight
Story: Hays Travel seeking agents for 400 vacancies and 450 apprenticeships Mia Richards: Would be nice if they offered jobs back to the people they let go of first! Alex Brooke: Any news of hiring at the moment in the UK travel industry is good news.
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Atol: Trusts must apply to all Story: Abta warns against rush to reform Atol The trust model is the right way forward but only if it applies to all links in the supply chain. The minute you allow companies to pick and choose which method of protection they prefer, or allow some parts of the supply chain (such as airlines) to opt out of the system, it breaks down and a huge gap develops in the system of protection. Paul Sawbridge
Borders: All players must talk Story: Pilots demand travel industry round-table with PM over ‘shambolic’ border rules I like the fact Balpa have recognised that Border Force have a hugely difficult job to do but also that talking to one party does not help – you need all players to thrash out an acceptable compromise. Simon Mennens
@cruise118 The team had a fantastic day hiking around the Lake District at the weekend, ready to tackle a new week.
EasyJet: Thanks for offers
Story: EasyJet holidays unveils agency promotion Lyndsey Burgess: Supporting the trade, as all tour operators should, after we have been the face of their product for almost two years – thank you, easyJet!
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