Travel tips & opinions
Aug 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Comments Off on Partying – a thing of the past?
Tags: coronavirus spread, holiday nightlife, partying
Aug 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Comments Off on The rise and fall of Southend Airport
Tags: easyjet, Flybe, Ryanair, Southend Airport, Stobart
Aug 24th, 2020 |
By The Editor
If you aren’t tempted to go abroad for bank holiday weekend then explore nearby and keep your eyes open. It may surprise you!
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Comments Off on The last summer bank holiday
Tags: bank holiday weekend, Cheltenham, oxford, Tenby
Aug 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Comments Off on Does DCMS do anything for tourism?
Tags: DCMS, Department for Digital, Department for Transport and Tourism, Department of Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HM Passport Office, Visit Britain, Visit England
Aug 15th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The key thing is to talk to whoever is supplying what you bought.
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Comments Off on Travelling to France, Malta or the Netherlands?
Tags: consumer travel rights, France, Malta, The Netherlands
Aug 12th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Those who operate canal boats, narrow boats and barges, houseboats and anything that floats have been quietly giving thanks.
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Comments Off on Chugging along the canals
Tags: Black Prince Holidays, Canal and River Trust, canal holidays, inland boating holidays
Aug 9th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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.
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Comments Off on Cruise companies need some luck
Tags: AIDA, Costa Cruises, cruises, Hurtigruten, MSC, TUI, Uncruise
Aug 8th, 2020 |
By The Editor
In the future there could be more destination backed travel insurance schemes.
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Comments Off on Will there be a change in travel insurance?
Tags: Canaries, Emirates, Jet 2.com, Jet2 Holidays, Portugal, Saga Holidays, travel insurance
Aug 5th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Both Spain and Portugal have expressed annoyance due to British advice against visiting both countries.
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Comments Off on Close a country or a region?
Tags: Balearics, Germany, Portugal, spain, UK, WTTC
Aug 4th, 2020 |
By The Editor
This morning easyJet gave a badly needed fillip to the travel industry by announcing that it flew in July with 85% of seats filled.
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Comments Off on Spotting green shoots
Tags: easyjet, Ryanair
Aug 4th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The question cruise ship bosses will be asking themselves is whether these outbreaks will have any effect on the future for cruises.
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Comments Off on Just when you thought you could take a cruise…
Tags: coronavirus outbreaks, Hurtigruten, ocean cruises, PG Cruises
Jul 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Some medical experts have urged people to use their own transport rather than public transport so what’s a person to do?
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Comments Off on What’s a person to do?
Tags: coronavirus, own vehicles, Public transport
Jul 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
The question is whether all airlines have such detailed plans.
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Comments Off on Looking after us in flight
Tags: air passenger health checks, Civil Aviation Administration of Chinai
Jul 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Since the re-opening, many will tell you that their phones haven’t stopped ringing. Some gleefully boast that they are busy until the end of August.
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Comments Off on Will it stay busy?
Tags: summer staycations 2020, Wales
Jul 17th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Not all countries want to see us yet and even if they do, there are obstacles making travel difficult.
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Comments Off on Where can we holiday?
Tags: coronavirus testing for travellers, FCO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice
Jul 15th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Something substantial and almost over-the-top needs to be done to remind these louts that they have a responsibility for the health of people living where they visit
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Comments Off on Unfair on traders?
Tags: drunken behaviour, Magaluf, Mallorca, Playa de Palma
Jul 13th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Many sites have been destroyed come by man and some the elements for all time leaving just photographs of what we once could enjoy.
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Comments Off on Protecting our past
Tags: Hagia Sophia Museum, heritage tourism, Istanbul, Salisbury Cathedral, Venice
Jul 10th, 2020 |
By The Editor
I suspect that the advice will stay in place all summer and may be relaxed in September when the major cruise lines start up again.
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Comments Off on FCO says no to cruises
Tags: CLIA, FCO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice, ocean cruising, Panache Cruises, river cruising
Jul 2nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
No wonder the travel industry and us holiday makers don’t know if we are coming or going.
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Comments Off on So much for air bridges
Tags: air bridges, air corridors, FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Jun 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
If you are affected most cruise lines are offering credits against future sailings of 125% which should be a sufficient cushion against price rises in the short term.
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Comments Off on Forget ocean cruises this summer?
Tags: Carnival, CLIA, Costa, Cunard, Marella, MSC, Norwegian Cruise Lines, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Saga
Jun 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Unless the Bournemouth guinea pigs cause a second wave and the EU withdraws its air bridges agreement, there will be a summer holiday season after all.
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Comments Off on Will there be a boom?
Tags: air bridges, staycations
Jun 14th, 2020 |
By The Editor
I have talked myself around to saying there will be a summer international tourism season but It might exclude places such as those where the numbers are still increasing.
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Comments Off on Overseas holidays – yes or no?
Tags: coronavirus, coronavirus second wave, overseas summer holidays 2020, travel bubbles, travel corridors
Jun 13th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Of course all this advice is immaterial at the moment since we are advised not to fly! Unless the government is planning on letting us fly soon.
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Comments Off on Advice on flying
Tags: UK govt guidelines on flying
Jun 12th, 2020 |
By The Editor
How does tourism develop after the virus yet not plunge the world into a second wave?
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Comments Off on Global travel is a cause of the virus spread
Tags: coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci, global tourism, tourism as a coronavirus conduit
Jun 2nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Making those returning volunteers feel safe and looking after their welfare will be something that organisations will have to carefully consider.
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Comments Off on Will volunteers return?
Tags: National Volunteers Week, volunteers in tourism
May 31st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Four years ago, one of the measures Thailand was reported as discussing was to issue free travel insurance to all those visiting.
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Comments Off on How Thailand considered attracting tourists
Tags: free travel insurance, Thailand
May 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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
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Comments Off on Travel expectations
Tags: holiday planning, icelolly.com
May 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Having an October bank holiday and calling it NHS Day would be a worthy celebration of the achievements of key workers during the pandemic
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Comments Off on Another bank holiday?
Tags: bank holiday, key workers, NHS, NHS Day, October bank holiday