Travel and tourism vacancies threaten UK economic recovery RECOVERY The UK’s economic recovery is being threatened by significant vacancies in the travel and tourism sector. According to a report published today by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), 128,000 industry jobs go unfulfilled in Britain, with one in 14 jobs remaining vacant. Figures revealed that the UK’s hotel industry was the worst hit [...]
Air traffic boss gets £1.2m bonus as industry battles with travel chaos AIR TRAFFIC Martin Rolfe, boss of government-backed air traffic control operator NATS, has received a £1.2m bonus as aviation continues to battle travel delays and disruption. The payment is part of a five-year bonus dated back to 2015, which was due to be paid in June 2020, the Sunday Telegraph reported first. But following the pandemic’s impact [...]
Travellers warned of two-hour queues at Dover ahead of ‘extremely busy’ weekend QUEUES Travellers were warned of hour-long bottlenecks at Dover as thousands head to the port ahead of an “extremely busy” weekend. Ferry operators told customers to allow plenty of time for check-in, urging passengers to have all travel documents ready following last weekend’s “48 hours of hell.” “Please allow 120 minutes to complete Border control and [...]
Easyjet mulls over compensation following airports’ caps July 26, 2022 Easyjet is mulling over compensation after airports around Europe introduced daily passenger caps to cope with the ongoing travel chaos. Chief executive Johan Lundgren told journalists it was “clearly something that we will be discussing individually with our partner operators” but refused to lay out further details. Airports where Easyjet operates such as Gatwick and [...]
Holidaymakers urged to reclaim ATOL refund notes or lose out on £54m July 26, 2022 Holidaymakers have been warned not to miss out on £54m-worth of unclaimed ATOL refund credit by the Civil Aviation Authority. Many passengers have missed out on the chance to claim compensation from ATOL, a legal protection and requirement for package holiday bookings. The CAA warned that when a travel company goes under, from 30 September, [...]
Lastminute.com: CEO and COO arrested over covid fund misuse claims July 25, 2022 Lastminute.com has appointed an interim CEO following the dramatic arrest of its two directors in Switzerland. The online travel company was rocked on Monday when Fabio Cannavale (CEO) and Andrea Bertoli (COO) were held by Swiss authorities, under investigation for allegedly misusing Covid support funds. In a statement issued on Monday, the company said it [...]
Eurostar cancels London-Paris services as getaway chaos continues July 25, 2022 Travellers between Paris and London have been left stranded as Eurostar today was forced to scrap two morning services, causing delays. Trains were cancelled after parts of the French high-speed line were closed yesterday due to a broken down train People took it to Twitter to complain about the situation. One user described the queues [...]
Travel update: Dover authorities clear port backlog following weekend from hell July 25, 2022 Dover authorities have cleared the port’s weekend backlog, announcing that traffic was running normally as of 9.30am this morning and that there was “minimal dwell time.” “There is no Port of Dover traffic being held in Brock on the M20, the Dover TAP system on the A20 is not currently required and all traffic is [...]
Travellers warned of another ‘very busy day’ at Dover as Truss calls on France to act July 23, 2022 Dover authorities have warned travellers to expect another “very busy day” at the port, as around 10,000 cars are to be processed today. “Yesterday we processed about 8,500 cars going out,” chief executive Doug Bannister told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “Today we were predicted to be around 10,000 so it is going to be [...]
French border police blames ‘unexpected’ incident for Dover bottlenecks July 22, 2022 The French border police has blamed an “unexpected technical” incident for the hour-long bottlenecks at the port of Dover. Authorities said they will work closely with the UK counterparts to handle surging traffic levels. The remarks come after the Port of Dover said the queues were caused by “inadequate French border capacity.” “Resource at the [...]