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Tom Barber

@tombarber

Co-founder of award-winning @OriginalTravel, Travel Contributing Editor for @EsquireUK and Glorious Leader of the No Fruit Out of Context Party

Joined January 2009
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Hi all. New Year, New Recruiting! @OriginalTravel is recruiting for Sales Consultants in our Europe; Americas & Caribbean; and Africa & Middle East teams, and also for a Service Consultant. Detailed job specs available on our LinkedIn page. Join our fast growing team!


Normality creeps a little bit closer…

From 4am, Monday 11th October, 47 destinations will be removed from the red list for international travel with only 7 remaining. The UK's inbound vaccinated arrivals policy has also been extended to a further 30+ destinations. Click below to find out more 👇



The strapline for my next No Fruit Out of Context Party campaign...

Forza Italia

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Enough is enough @grantshapps, @borisjohnson You have effectively shut down the UK travel industry for the second year in succession. Travel is not just about holidays, it’s about 1000s of jobs. We are asking you to step up, provide dedicated financial support – and #SaveTravel

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Tom Barber Reposted

We are delighted to announce that we have no fewer than five travel experts recognised on the illustrious Conde Nast Traveler's Travel Specialists 2021 list. Visit our blog to find out more and read a collection of interviews with each of the specialists: originaltravel.co.uk/.../meet-the-t…

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Very sad to hear that Jan Morris has died. One of the great British travel writers. If you don't know her work, A Writer's World is the ideal gateway drug, and one of our @OriginalTravel all-time favourite travel books. bit.ly/2yXcljB

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In August you told us to “get back to work” @BorisJohnson, but with 90K jobs in outbound travel already lost/at risk, there are increasingly few jobs to go back to. Will your travel taskforce start affordable airport testing urgently to #SaveTravel? #SaveFutureTravel #Test4Travel

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Podcast debut! Thanks @betterknownshow

NEW EPISODE: @tombarber of @OriginalTravel discusses his Better Known choices, including @chateaumusar, @PictureThisAI and two travel books by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2020/10/18/tom…

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In France they recognise that certain industries (hospitality, TOURISM, events, culture and sport) are disproportionately affected by #COVID19. Why no sector specific support for travel/tourism here @RishiSunak @grantshapps? 100,000s of jobs are at risk/gone already. #SaveTravel


Tom Barber Reposted

So now we learn no-one from the travel industry will actually be on the govt's new taskforce. What an utter farce. For months you've failed to listen to this industry @grantshapps - finally you had a chance, and you've failed before you've even started. ttgmedia.com/news/no-travel…


In France they recognise that certain industries (hospitality, TOURISM, events, culture and sport) are disproportionately affected by #COVID19. Why no sector specific support for travel/tourism here @RishiSunak @grantshapps? 100,000s of jobs are at risk/gone. #SaveTravel


You’ve vowed to help firms in UK regions forced into lockdown @rishisunak The travel industry has effectively been locked down since March – where is the dedicated support for this industry? 90k jobs are at risk/already been lost! #SaveTravel #SaveFutureTravel #Test4Travel

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90,000 jobs already lost/at risk,only 6 countries without restrictions – the UK travel industry is collapsing in front of your eyes @grantshapps Enough is enough. Where is the sector specific support? The airport testing? Why won’t you #SaveTravel? #SaveFutureTravel #Test4Travel


Petition: Extend furlough beyond October for the travel industry. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5490…. Please help the travel industry out by signing the petition. When we reach 100,000 signatories it has to be debated in the Commons. Thank you.


My @OriginalTravel love letter to #Europe. See you very soon, hopefully. bit.ly/3gfIxz1

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We are thrilled to announce that Original Travel and @OriginalDiving have been honoured for the second year in a row in the @DeparturesMag 2020 Legend Awards, with a feature in the Best Adventure Experiences list. #DEPLegendsAwards departures.com/legend-awards/…


Can't travel? The next best thing is to read the best travel writing. Here's my new @OriginalTravel blog on my favourite ever travel books. bit.ly/2yXcljB. Discuss, and suggest you own! #NextBestThing #OneDaySoon

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I support @ABTAtravel's call to @GOVUK to do whatever it takes to protect travel industry jobs and customer money. I have emailed my local MP to help savefuturetravel.co.uk #SaveFutureTravel #OneTravelIndustry


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