Travel tips & opinions

With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, half-term and autumn breaks seem off the agenda.

If anything the role of any secretary of state is to go into bat for all electors and the population as a whole and how transport affects them.

For us to have a break be it a day out, a weekend-break or a longer holiday, travel companies are going to have to be a bit more inventive otherwise they may go under.

Last week, the World Aviation Festival was held. Usually thousands meet to discuss everything from airports, airlines, retailing to passengers, sustainability and green flight plans, trading, passenger satisfaction and expectations and problems. The problem this year is the virus and how to navigate through it. China was the first nation to be severely hit by the virus, the first to impose what seemed then to be drastic measures to curb it and the first to come out of it. Since that time, it appears they
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When we last conducted this survey at the end of May, the response was so significant that other travel and news publications ran the story.

But from now on it has become doubly important that you check your policies to make sure that you are covered for at least the following which all related to the coronavirus;

Perhaps each site should have a stone where people can carve their initials.

This survey reinforces the fact that confidence is going to be a major hurdle to overcome.

IATA believes that testing all airline passengers would grow passenger confidence and thus bolster international travel which at present is 92% down on 2019.

TUI says, “we see strong customer intention to travel, with many customers wanting to secure their summer holidays well ahead of time.”

If you fancy starting your own cruise company now seems a great time to buy – providing you can dock somewhere and passengers feel confident enough to travel!

Politicians have to find a way to marry the movement of people at the same time as protecting them from the pandemic.

Experts are touting micro-tourism as the best answer to the current tourism malaise.

For all those people who have less than six months validity as at January 1st, the advice is to renew you passport now.

So far British holidaymakers have really only been considering the rules imposed by the UK and the devolved nations. We need to start watching the reactions of other countries to what is happening in the UK.

The problem is that there are more than one test so make sure you get the correct one otherwise you might be placed in quarantine

Mixing with other humans seems to be the cause of many of the increases in COVID -19 cases that are being seen around the world.

There is quite a lot for the owners and managers at Southend to ponder. As will other owners at smaller airports where larger competition is nearby.

If you aren’t tempted to go abroad for bank holiday weekend then explore nearby and keep your eyes open. It may surprise you!

The time has come to create a tourism and travel department which incudes the travel advisory service and passport departments from the FCO and the Home Office.

The key thing is to talk to whoever is supplying what you bought.

Those who operate canal boats, narrow boats and barges, houseboats and anything that floats have been quietly giving thanks.

What cruise companies really need now is a couple of months of cruises with absolutely not one case of coronavirus on-board. Only then will some people begin to get confidence in this type of holiday.

In the future there could be more destination backed travel insurance schemes.

Both Spain and Portugal have expressed annoyance due to British advice against visiting both countries.

This morning easyJet gave a badly needed fillip to the travel industry by announcing that it flew in July with 85% of seats filled.

The question cruise ship bosses will be asking themselves is whether these outbreaks will have any effect on the future for cruises.

Some medical experts have urged people to use their own transport rather than public transport so what’s a person to do?