"Based on our bookings already today, I would expect this weekend to be the biggest of the year so far as people take advantage of the great deals on offer, the new easier rules on testing and the simplified system for international travel," said David Child, head of...

He said summer signings, which include that of club legend Cristiano Ronaldo, along with Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Tom Heaton were "made possible by the strength of our operating model, with sustained investment in the team underpinned by robust commercial...

Simon Calder, travel editor of the independent, said holidaymakers would be hoping that the pre-flight test requirement would be removed - as it might give them greater confidence about booking trips, particularly with the October half-term school holiday coming up.