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Jan 20th, 2021 |
By The Editor
In terms of selecting a destination, 44% said that they would select a destination based on its safety in terms of the pandemic.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Safety drives holiday choices
Tags: AllClear travel Insurance, coronavirus safety measures, holiday safety, passenger confidence
Jan 19th, 2021 |
By The Editor
This looks good and is the strongest and soundest evidence we have yet seen that people want to travel and are feeling confident.
Posted in Headline |
Comments Off on easyJet confirms pent-up demand
Tags: easyJet holidays, pent up holiday demand, summer holidays 2021
Jan 18th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that all adults over 18 could be vaccinated by the end of June which means summer holidays could be back on for all of us.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Blue Monday
Tags: Blue Monday, COVID recovery developments, interferon beta
Jan 17th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The suggestion by Qantas boss, Alan Joyce, that only those vaccinated will be able to fly on his airline touched a nerve with other airlines. Desperate to find any way to get us to get on planes again, there was criticism of this idea by people such as Michael O’Leary from Ryanair who wanted testing – like IATA and the WTTC – as the way forward. Now the Qantas suggestion has received backing from two of the best-known and innovative airline bosses. Both Tony Fernandes
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Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on More on vaccinations
Tags: Air Asia, Akbar Al Baker, Alan Joyce, coronavirus vaccinations, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Tony Fernandes
Jan 16th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Visit Cornwall must be delighted to have get such multi-million publicity. Whether the locals are so pleased is another matter.
Posted in Featured |
Comments Off on Cornwall looks forward to a tourist boom
Tags: carbis Bay, Cornwall, Tregenna Castle Resort
Jan 15th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Vaccinations seem to be stimulating confidence about travelling again.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Over 50’s lead the holiday charge
Tags: Balearics, Canaries, Greece, Portugal, spain, Vaccination as a holiday booking stimulant
Jan 14th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Whilst she has already brought a lot of publicity to Kenya, the tourist authority must be hoping that she will sing its praises over the next couple of years.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Naomi Campbell promotes Kenya
Tags: Kenya, Malindi, Naomi Campbell, tourism ambassadors
Jan 13th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The more that are vaccinated the more countries are likely to open their borders to those vaccinated and the more quickly tourism and travel can return.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Don’t discriminate against the unvaccinated
Tags: Qantas, vaccinations, WTTC
Jan 12th, 2021 |
By The Editor
With the no-overseas travel rules in the UK and countries blocking British visitors because of the new strain, cruising seems on a backburner for another few months.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on A cruising re-start date?
Tags: Carnival, cruises, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Saga Holidays
Jan 11th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The boss of Heathrow said that he thought passenger numbers would increase through the summer and see higher numbers next Autumn.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Easter is probably a no-no
Tags: Easter Holidays, Heathrow, John Holland Kaye, Summer holidays
Jan 10th, 2021 |
By The Editor
That seems to be the attitude of Boeing to the terrible consequences of the quality control failures of the development of the 737-MAX.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on It isn’t our fault, it is the fault of two employees
Tags: Boeing, Boeing 737 Max, Department of Justice, FAA, US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan 9th, 2021 |
By The Editor
From next week all passengers coming into the UK will be required to have had a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of your arrival in the UK.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on To return home, get a test
Tags: Angola, Botswana, Common Travel Area, COVID- 19 negative tests, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Scotland entry rules, Seychelles, South Africa, UK entry rules, Welsh entry rules, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Jan 8th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Therefore this poll answer is not what the industry or the public would want to hear. They want to know it will be safe to travel.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Not what we want to hear
Tags: COVID-19, safe to travel message, Travelmole
Jan 7th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The industry seems to have decided that discounting will secure bookings. They are just hoping they don’t have to give refunds when the time comes!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Travel bookings slow
Tags: Easter Holidays, half-term spring break, Qantas, Summer holidays, travel bookings -2021
Jan 6th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Until vaccination uptake is widespread in countries it looks as though PCR testing is going to be the litmus test of whether you can travel or not.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Planning on an Irish trip? Get a PCR test first.
Tags: Ireland, PCR tests, UK
Jan 5th, 2021 |
By The Editor
With a goal of fourteen million people being vaccinated by February, will other countries allow us to travel without having had the booster jab?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Should I book an Easter holiday?
Tags: travel lockdown
Jan 4th, 2021 |
By The Editor
I remember travelling on many grubby trains. I and many other regular train travellers would like to know how clean they really are
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on European Year of Rail
Tags: European Year of rail, Network Rail, railway carriage cleanliness
Jan 3rd, 2021 |
By The Editor
Now the islands, and particularly Menorca, offer more to entice us to visit.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Menorca offers more
Tags: Cova de S'Aigu, Mallorca, Menorca, Serra de Tramuntana
Jan 2nd, 2021 |
By The Editor
When the time comes, the one thing that Just about Travel is convinced about is that travel won’t just surge but erupt.
Posted in Featured |
Comments Off on Our travel tips for 2021
Tags: Abu Dhabi, beach holidays, Brexit effect on 2021, Camping, Caravanning, city breaks, cruise holidays, cycling holidays, glamping, holiday tips for 2021, Oman, rural tourism, Scandinavia, villa rentals
Jan 1st, 2021 |
By The Editor
May 2021 be as enjoyable – and as different as possible – from 2020.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Happy New Year
Tags: Happy New Year
Dec 31st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Instead of traditional fare, we ate food that reminded us of where we had been in years’ past or had planned to go in 2020 or even later.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on My food Xmas travel adventure
Tags: Argentinian Malbec, British cheeses, Christmas meals, French wine, Moroccan tagine, Tunisian Briks
Dec 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It is now just two days before there are new travel rules for British residents going to EU countries.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Travel changes in two days
Tags: Brexit, Common Travel Area, EHIC, EU, GHIC, Ireland, travel insurance
Dec 29th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Just about Travel completes its survey of tips for travel and holidays in 2021.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 – part three
Tags: AITO, city breaks, Egypt, Elite Hotels, Faroe Islands, Italy, jordan, Jules Verne, Kirker Holidays, off the beaten track holidays, Pride of Britain Hotels, Seaham Hotel, short breaks, staycations, Sunvil, Turkey
Dec 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Just about Travel continues its look at what is being tipped for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 – part two
Tags: Africa, Canada, Greece, Italy, Japan, lastminute.com, New Zealand, Remote holidays, staycations, sustainable travel, Topdeck
Dec 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
As usual Just about Travel looks at some of those organisations involved in the industry to see what they are tipping for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 part one
Tags: Atigua, Bali, Botswana, CV Holidays, GIC Holidays, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuoni, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Dec 26th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Boxing Day is traditionally the day that the tour operators and airlines press the buttons on their latest campaigns.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Summer holiday campaigns start
Tags: British Airways, easyJet holidays, Emirates, Expedia, Inspiring Travel Company, Jet2.com, Titan Travel, TUI
Dec 24th, 2020 |
By The Editor
An Airbus A320 owned by Eurowings has been re-painted to say thanks to the “best team in the world” in both German and English.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A present for the staff
Tags: Eurowings, travel staff
Dec 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
If travel restrictions are removed for Easter it might be hard not to bump into an escaping Brit wherever you go in the world!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Dreaming of travel
Tags: Belgium, coronavirus spread, France, Ireland, Netherlands, spain