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Dec 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
At some point may be some countries will allow movement but it will probably be too little to save Christmas travel for many tens of thousands of people.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Crushing Christmas travel
Tags: coronavirus, travel lockdowns
Dec 20th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The FAA “…repeatedly permitted Southwest Airlines to continue operating dozens of aircraft in an unknown airworthiness condition for several years…”
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Allowing unfit planes to fly
Tags: airline regulation, Boeing, Boeing 737 Max, FAA
Dec 19th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The announcements tonight by three of the four UK governments have ended hopes for many people of a Christmas break.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Christmas breaks disappear
Tags: coronavirus lockdown, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Dec 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
International tourists are considered exceptions to the travel restrictions announced in the last few days provided that they arrive having had a negative PCR test
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Tenerife confusion
Tags: PCR tests, Tenerife
Dec 17th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Spain has placed the UK on its list of risk countries meaning that all travellers from the UK have to provide a negative test on arrival.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Taking a break in Spain over Christmas?
Tags: PCR tests, spain, TMA tests. LAMP test
Dec 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
I can’t say that I am cheering from the rafters about On the Beach being named Best Online Travel Company.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Deserved? No.
Tags: ABTA, British Travel Awards, Competition and Markets Authority, On the Beach
Dec 14th, 2020 |
By The Editor
What better holiday is there for those who prefer to maintain social distancing for a little longer?
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Flamingo watching
Tags: Birdwatching, Qatar
Dec 6th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Readers might ask, why is Just about Travel writing about business tourism when it is an e-zine for consumers? The reason is that they are intertwined.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Will business travel re-bound?
Tags: business class airline fares, business travel, Eduardo Santander, European Tourism Commission
Dec 5th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Heathrow will charge a fiver for drop-offs and pick-ups.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Now Heathrow slugs us
Tags: airport drop-off/pick-up charges, Heathrow
Dec 5th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Ccountries moved to protect their own tourism businesses rather than to join together and protect the EU’s as a whole.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Looking after number one
Tags: Eduardo Santander, EU, EU co-ordinated travel response, European Travel Commission, Greece
Dec 4th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The tourism minister of Thailand, has announced that the virtual closure of its borders to overseas visitors has been extended to 31st March 2021.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on No winter holiday in Thailand
Tags: coronavirus, Thai entry restrictions, Thailand
Dec 3rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
“Our new policy will improve boarding and punctuality.” Believe that if you will.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on It’s to improve boarding and punctuality.
Tags: ancillary revenue, easyjet, hand luggage charges, Ryanair
Dec 2nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Avanti West Coast announced that they would suspend peak travelling fares during the Christmas travel window.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Going home for Christmas
Tags: Avanti West Coast, Christmas 2020 travelling problems
Dec 1st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Tour operators and airlines still face a fight to convert the intentions of people into hard reality.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Vaccines make the difference
Tags: battleface, travel intentions 2021
Nov 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The gist of the story is that heritage railways in Wales have received less funding during the pandemic from the Welsh government
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on What is fair?
Tags: Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, heritage railways, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Severn Valley Railway, Talyllyn Railway
Nov 29th, 2020 |
By The Editor
IATA and governments should get down to implementing the Qantas plan because only then can a travel regime return
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The Qantas solution could mean mass travel re-starts
Tags: IATA, IATA Travel Pass, Qantas
Nov 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
ngela Merkel has called on the EU to close all ski resorts this winter. The Italian prime minister has asked Italians not to head to the slopes
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Germany wants ski resorts closed
Tags: Germany, Italy, skiing season 2020-2021
Nov 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Reggae Sunsplash is virtual this year so wherever you are in the world you can tune in.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Reggae Sunsplash
Tags: Jamaica, Reggae Splash
Nov 26th, 2020 |
By The Editor
In conjunction with the Museums Association, Crowdfunding.co.uk has launched a nationwide crowdfunding campaign to support museums
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Crowdfunding museums
Tags: crowdfunder.co.uk, Louth Museum, Museums Association, National Museum of Wales, Scottish Maritime Museum
Nov 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The testing change might make it easier this end of the journey but we still have all the hurdles getting into the destinations we would like to visit.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Halving quarantine
Tags: PCR testing, quarantine times
Nov 24th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The Chinese QR system which has been in operation for much of this year records a person’s travel movements and their health records.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Are QR codes the way forward?
Tags: health passports, QR codes
Nov 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Much as the rest of us clear our garages out and send stuff off to charity shops or the tip, BA has decided to flog off some of its stuff to raise a bit of cash
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Want a BA Club World mug?
Tags: BA, BA Great Coronavirus Clearout
Nov 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
JetBlue has a good reputation and regularly beats the other airlines in surveys of customer satisfaction and service.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Crossing the pond more cheaply
Tags: JetBlue, low-cost Atlantic travel
Nov 22nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
This was how the travel writer, Jan Morris, once wrote what she would be doing when the time come for her to move on from this world.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Watching the nightingales swarm
Tags: "Thinking Again", Jan Morris, travel writing, Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere
Nov 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
From the beginning of 2021, new rules will be in force.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Holidaying in Europe from January 1st 2021
Tags: EU, EU entry rules 2021, Shengen
Nov 20th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Those seeking a late skiing holiday might stand a better chance of being able to holiday, as by March, vaccines may be in place.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on A skiing season in 2020/2021?
Tags: LAAX, Ski Dubai, Val Thorens, World Ski Awards
Nov 19th, 2020 |
By The Editor
At first sight, who will have any sympathy for people planning to strike over Christmas at Heathrow?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A Christmas strike
Tags: Christmas strike action, Heathrow, Unite
Nov 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
This time and with the announcement of the successful trials by Pfizer but in particular Moderna, bookings have jumped.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Demand is strong
Tags: cycling holidays, holiday demand in 2021, island holidays, walking holidays