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Jill Waite, from Pole Travel, has written a letter to ABTA on behalf of a group of agents in the north-west of England in regard to Package Travel Regulations and the impact the lack of urgent amendments in the current crisis is having on travel businesses.

The day after launching its #SaveFutureTravel campaign, ABTA has announced that 13,500 people have already responded by emailing their MP to amend the Package Travel Regulations (PTR) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In response to Foreign & Commonwealth Office advice, which recommends against all but essential travel, Advantage Travel Partnership has announced that its 2020 conference will be postponed.

Tourism minister, Nigel Huddleston has announced an emergency fund, worth ?1.3 million, to support tourism organisations across England during the coronavirus outbreak.

Airbus-owned subsidiary Skytra and IATA have formed a strategic data partnership and it has already revealed the extent of the fall in air travel since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global expedition cruise line Hurtigruten has announced to extend the temporary suspension of operations from pole to pole due to the continuing coronavirus breakdown.

The Travel Network Groups (TTNG) CEO, Gary Lewis has lobbed Alok Sharma, secretary of state for business, to support the travel industrys push to amend the Package Travel Regulations (PTR) in light of the impact of COVID-19.

Etihad Airways will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to identify travellers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19.