Posts Tagged ‘ coronavirus ’

The UK government has, to use an old-fashioned phrase, got its knickers in a twist over the proposed fourteen day quarantine advice.

For those of you who might be tempted to take a TUI holiday here are the ten things that TUI is putting into place to ensure our safety

What insurance companies will have to do in the future is to convince us that their policies are worth the cost and aren’t just a list of wriggle-free clauses.

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.

Even if countries open up to Britons when will the Foreign Office remove its ban?

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.

The way travel companies function has to alter. And the regulator needs to be independent of the industry.

With over 170 heritage rail groups in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, the concern is that they might not survive coronavirus

At present cruising is as dead as the rest of the tourism and travel industry.

Whatever happens abroad is being closely watched in the UK and Ireland to help decide when we might be able to re-open museums again.

What it really means is that it indicates the airline bosses see a contraction in business for quite a period and not just a few months.

It was today – 29th of April 1770 – that Cook and his mariners landed at what he subsequently called Botany Bay.

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.

How can they survive unless and until a successful vaccine is produced? Will holidaymakers want to travel in such a small space with other people?

Whichever way you look at the IATA results, 2020 is going to be very slow year for the travel industry

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.

On this anniversary day, nature is achieving what human terrorism has been unable to achieve; stultifying tourism.

Airports have to confront the question of how they will deal with passengers when the lockdown is eased.

Airlines may not survive if they have to wait for an effective vaccine to be introduced before they can allow 180 to 500 people to sit in a metal tube for hours on end.

I am lucky. I have a patio and a long garden. My garden abuts steep slopes that fall down to a river. In fact two rivers

The mainstream media has recently reported that some of our smaller museums may not re-open when the lock-down is finally lifted.

To all our readers, enjoy Easter but whilst it might be one like no other making it a safe one and act responsibly.

Today the EU suggested that the lockdown should last until May 15th

The new advice is that any travel is advised against for an indeterminate time.

According to the AA, coronavirus will substantially alter the way we live, work and travel.

Have these bookers second sight and know when this outbreak will cease or they are among life’s optimists?

Could it be that Italy has seen the peak? If so ours might be just thirteen days away.

Here is the whole letter, rather plaintive but beautifully written that sums up what tourism is and means and how we are all hurting since we cannot be tourists today.