Winter survival is focus for the trade A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
When Abta launched its Save Future Travel campaign in April, more than 13,500 letters were sent to MPs in 24 hours and more than 25,000 were sent in total, but the government remained unmoved. Since then, the travel, aviation and hospitality industries have continued to lobby daily, and this week the association renewed its calls for tailored support to restart global travel with a stark warning of the scale of job losses the sector faces without intervention (page 5). Any effort to encourage the government to act is to be welcomed and we can only hope those efforts finally bear fruit. But with different travel sectors putting forward demands based on their priorities and each competing with similar calls from other industries, it is difficult
to envisage an outcome that meets the needs of all. As we report this week, those close to discussions are not expecting imminent changes to current restrictions but are hoping at least for some indications that progress is being made to offer some sense of momentum (page 4). Meanwhile, the attention of most companies will be on considering every option to enable them to stay afloat until next spring and the prospect of meaningful revenue returning (page 7). The issue of how to survive the winter and rebuild will inevitably dominate discussions during
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WHAT LUCY DID THIS WEEK
OHosted more webcasts, including one with the MD of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines about his plans for growth – despite the crisis.
OConfirmed more speakers for our Future of Travel Week, including three consumer magazine experts from Hearst and travel accountant Chris Photi.
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief, Travel Weekly Group CONTENTS NEWS
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Portugal go-ahead ‘too late’ for summer 4 ‘Don’t expect changes to quarantine’ 4 Abta calls for aid package to save jobs 5 STA Travel collapse sees 500 job losses 6 Agencies seek to cut costs before winter 7
TravelCares tops £11k; Cunard update 8 Special reports
‘EasyJet Holidays is boost for the trade’ 10 Comment
Jacqueline Dobson: Experts remain key 12
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Colin Burns: Jobs threat is so unsettling 22 Your Stories
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OSpent a lovely week on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset – walking, swimming, stone-carving and visiting friends.
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‘Tell us criteria for quarantine policies’ 38 Abta’s Deer backs the two Covid lists 38 ‘Industry needs government grants’ 39 Testing proposals ‘have limitations’ 39 ‘Collaboration with ministers is key’ 40
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