Travel destinations
Jun 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It has been an open secret that the fourteen day quarantine rule was going to be dropped pretty soon in the UK.
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Tags: FCO, UK quarantine restrictions
Jun 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Here is a quick summary of lockdown easing as it affects tourism in the home nations and Ireland.
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Tags: England, lockdown easing, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Jun 24th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Independence day could be celebrated in England. It’s the day when we can start enjoying tourism again.
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Tags: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, tourism re-opens, UK, Wales
Jun 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Spain has announced that it would let British residents enter the country without having quarantine restrictions. And it starts as from today.
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Tags: EU, quarantine arrangements, spain, travel corridors, UK
Jun 20th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The news from the Welsh government that some tourism can start from the 13th of July will be a significant tonic for the tourism industry.
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Tags: lockdown easing, self-contained accommodation, staycations, Wales, Welsh tourism
Jun 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The Australian tourism minister yesterday said that the Australian border might stay closed until next year for short term visitors.
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Tags: Australia, Beijing, coronavirus, coronavirus second wave, New Zealand, Qantas, South Korea
Jun 11th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Before you fly, the Canaries would prefer it if, sometime between 72 and 48 hours before you fly you have a coronavirus test.
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Tags: Canaries, Canaries lockdown, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, tourism safety
Jun 9th, 2020 |
By The Editor
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of one of the most popular and well-known novelists that the UK has ever produced – Charles Dickens.
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Tags: Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens Musuem, Gads Hill Place, Portsmouth
Jun 5th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It means that when we can fly again, Tunisia looks to be one of the safest destination to which Britons can holiday.
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Tags: Bardo Museum, Carthage, Djerba, El Jem, Tunisia
Jun 3rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
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..
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Tags: National Garden Scheme, National Trust, RHS
Jun 1st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Launched last Friday, the holidays that Kuoni will offer vary from luxury offerings to family oriented deals.
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Tags: Kuoni, staycations, UK package holidays
May 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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?
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Tags: Cyprus., encouraging tourists after lockdown, Japan
May 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Finally, governments and individuals might be realising how important tourism is to our wellbeing.
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Tags: English Tourism Week, Oliver Dowden
May 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The Spanish prim minister urged destinations, attractions, museums, galleries, restaurants and bars to get ready and told Spaniards to start planning their holidays.
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Tags: removing lockdowns, spain
May 22nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Tags: Abbey of St Edmund, Bury St Edmunds, King Canute, King Edmund, St Edmund
May 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Portugal is one of many countries considering what reassurance it could offer potential holidaymakers. It has come up with a scheme called “Clean & Safe.”
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Tags: "Clean & Safe", Portugal
May 17th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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?
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Tags: cruise bans, cruise destinations, Seychelles
May 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
If the weekend remains quiet and uneventful – in almost every way possible – that noose may be on its way to being lifted.
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Tags: Austria, France, Ireland, loosening travel restrictions, Norway, Slovenia, spain, Tanzania, UK, Vatican, Zambia
May 15th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Tags: coronavirus, Hong Kong, long-haul flight
May 13th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Even if countries open up to Britons when will the Foreign Office remove its ban?
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Tags: coronavirus, Egypt, France, Greece, international tourism, Italy, removing lockdowns, spain
May 12th, 2020 |
By The Editor
This looks like a good year for all those who don’t like the idea of hotels or large guest houses, those who abhor crowds and for those who want to see more of the great outdoors.
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Tags: Camping, Caravanning, glamping, rambling, staycations, trekking, walking
May 11th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Attractions around the world will be watching what happens in Shanghai for two very important reasons not the least of which is whether people will visit.
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Tags: coronavirus, Shanghai Disney Resort, Six Flags, theme parks, Universal Studios Theme parks
Apr 29th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It was today – 29th of April 1770 – that Cook and his mariners landed at what he subsequently called Botany Bay.
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Tags: 250th anniversary of Cook reaching Australia, Australia, Botany Bay, Captain James Cook, coronavirus, indigenous Australians
Apr 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
For the time being, people around the world are going to have to settle on tourism near to where they live. Then might come domestic tourism in another month or so.
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Tags: coronavirus, Hokkaido, New Zealand, unlocking domestic tourism, Vietnam
Apr 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Earlier this week, the president of the Council of Majorca, Catalina Cladera, said that as soon as possible tourism should be re-started but only in a safe way.
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Tags: Balearic Islands, Catalina Cladera, coronavirus, Mallorca, Menorca
Apr 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The mainstream media has recently reported that some of our smaller museums may not re-open when the lock-down is finally lifted.
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Tags: coronavirus, museums
Apr 7th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Could it be fanciful to suggest that the cave was used during another pandemic time for some purpose?
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Tags: Archaeology South East, Black Death, fourteenth century cave, Guildford, Network Rail
Mar 22nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
One opportunity widely available to us is to venture into our parks, (although some are closed) open-air spaces and gardens whcih are beginning to burst with new growth.
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Tags: An Taisce, CADW, Historic Environment Scotland, National Parks, National Trust, National Trust for Scotland