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The gardens of some of the properties ownedby the National Trust, (NT) the RHS and the National Garden Scheme are opening for us to visit..

Making those returning volunteers feel safe and looking after their welfare will be something that organisations will have to carefully consider.

Launched last Friday, the holidays that Kuoni will offer vary from luxury offerings to family oriented deals.

Four years ago, one of the measures Thailand was reported as discussing was to issue free travel insurance to all those visiting.

At some stage the de facto ban on overseas travel will end. At some stage people will yearn to travel again and to travel abroad. At some stage the deals offered will be so tantalising that we will go.

For those of you who might be tempted to take a TUI holiday here are the ten things that TUI is putting into place to ensure our safety

In the last couple of days both Cyprus and Japan have announced plans to stimulate their tourist seasons. Both are entirely different but will either work?

Whereas a few weeks ago I was pessimistic about whether there would be much overseas travel from the UK this year. Now I am beginning to waver

After the UK announced that they would impose a 14-day quarantine period on people entering the countries, France and Greece have announced similar restrictions.

Having an October bank holiday and calling it NHS Day would be a worthy celebration of the achievements of key workers during the pandemic

Finally, governments and individuals might be realising how important tourism is to our wellbeing.

The Spanish prim minister urged destinations, attractions, museums, galleries, restaurants and bars to get ready and told Spaniards to start planning their holidays.

Coming so soon after the demise of Thomas Cook, here is another long lived holiday company that has collapsed. Unfortunately, there will probably be more.

What insurance companies will have to do in the future is to convince us that their policies are worth the cost and aren’t just a list of wriggle-free clauses.

A year of celebration had been planned but event after event has had to be cancelled or moved forward into the year in the hope that it might still happen.

Some people in Chelmsford must thi k that McDonald’s is a tourist attraction!

Airlines seem to been on the same wavelength about how to get us to fly again. Deep-cleaning and deeply-discounted fares

That this hack wasn’t leaked to the press earlier shows that the airline can keep a secret – it just can’t keep our data secret.

Achieving uniformity around the world would help dispel a growing view that scientific advisors are as unconfident as the rest of us

Deeply discounted sales have changed travel in the past. But this time O’Leary is fighting people’s perceptions of whether it is safe to fly rather than just appealing to their wallets.

Portugal is one of many countries considering what reassurance it could offer potential holidaymakers. It has come up with a scheme called “Clean & Safe.”

Is the country just be super careful even though a ban on cruise ships could hurt the country’s economy not just this year but next as well?

If the weekend remains quiet and uneventful – in almost every way possible – that noose may be on its way to being lifted.

Last weekend we were told that the French and Irish would not have to undergo quarantine restrictions when they entered the UK. This weekend – who knows!

She tells a simple story and compelling but one which we might have to face if we might have to face if we decide to travel long-haul.

Like the seventh cavalry in old western black and white films, the EU rode up to try and save the tourism industry from a summer of desolation.

A holiday this summer with no hassle looks like one being just in the UK. And that is always supposing that the four governments allow you to move about

Even if countries open up to Britons when will the Foreign Office remove its ban?