Posts Tagged ‘
Ireland ’
Feb 17th, 2021 |
By The Editor
She told people not to book Easter holidays saying that it was highly unlikely to use her words that hotels or self-catering places would be allowed to open.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Nicola dampens holiday thoughts
Tags: coronavirus lockdowns, England, Ireland, Mark Drakeford, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Jan 28th, 2021 |
By The Editor
It looks as though both Ireland and Germany will join Israel, New Zealand and Australia in becoming no-go areas and no-leave areas
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Ireland and Germany: no-go and no-leave
Tags: Germany, Ireland, quarantine restrictions for travellers
Jan 6th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Until vaccination uptake is widespread in countries it looks as though PCR testing is going to be the litmus test of whether you can travel or not.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Planning on an Irish trip? Get a PCR test first.
Tags: Ireland, PCR tests, UK
Dec 30th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It is now just two days before there are new travel rules for British residents going to EU countries.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Travel changes in two days
Tags: Brexit, Common Travel Area, EHIC, EU, GHIC, Ireland, travel insurance
Dec 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
If travel restrictions are removed for Easter it might be hard not to bump into an escaping Brit wherever you go in the world!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Dreaming of travel
Tags: Belgium, coronavirus spread, France, Ireland, Netherlands, spain
Oct 22nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Four of the big companies, British Airways, easyJet, Jet 2 and TUI have announced they won’t charge change fees.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Lockdowns and holiday travel rights
Tags: Greater Manchester, Ireland, Liverpool, local lockdowns, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Yorkshire, Wales
Oct 20th, 2020 |
By The Editor
With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, half-term and autumn breaks seem off the agenda.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Forget autumn breaks
Tags: England, fire-breaks, Ireland, lockdowns, Scotland, tourism closures, UK, Wales
Sep 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review: 18th September 2020
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus., ECDC, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, UK, Wales
Sep 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
That was the colourful language used by Ryanair to describe the Irish government’s attitude to opening up the travel and tourism industry.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Ireland: locked up like North Korea
Tags: Department of Foreign Affairs (Republic Of Ireland), ECDC, EU travel scheme, Ireland
Jul 22nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
The advice from the medics is that there should only be essential travel. that advice will be heeded because there is no easy way to visit some!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Ireland’s green list
Tags: Ireland, Ireland - green list
Jul 10th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Originally there was to have been a short list of countries published yesterday that would allow Irish residents to travel without quarantining on their return.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Stay put till the 20th July
Tags: fourteen day quarantine, Ireland
Jul 7th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Ireland will be biting their fingers to the quick in the hope that those living in Ireland will want to see more of the country first
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on “Ireland, make a break for it”
Tags: domestic tourism, Ireland, Ireland-make a break for it, staycations
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.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on This is a key weekend
Tags: Austria, France, Ireland, loosening travel restrictions, Norway, Slovenia, spain, Tanzania, UK, Vatican, Zambia
May 11th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The thinking could be that a few overseas visitors couldn’t affect UK residents very much as the pandemic is everywhere in our countries.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Why the French?
Tags: border quarantines or visitors, caronavirus, France, Ireland, UK
Mar 17th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Whilst today is St Patrick’s Day it will be quite like any other St Patrick’s Day I have ever known.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A St Patrick’s Day like no other
Tags: Evacuation Day, Ireland, Massachusetts, St Patrick\'s Day
Mar 12th, 2020 |
By The Editor
It appears only direct flights from UK and Irish airports will be allowed.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Travel bans
Tags: Caribbean Tourism Organisation, Ireland, Schengen, travel bans, USA, World Health Organisation
Jan 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Pre-dating the accession by the UK and Ireland to the EU, this agreement allows citizens of Great Britain and Ireland to freely travel between the two islands without a passport and without visa restrictions.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Did you know that?
Tags: Common Travel Agreement, European Capital of Culture, Galway, Game of Thrones, Ireland, UK
Dec 16th, 2019 |
By The Editor
The Celtic Routes were developed to promote the natural, cultural and heritage assets common to each of the counties to increase visitor numbers
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Carmarthenshire, Celtic Routes, Ceredigion, Ireland, pembrokeshire, Wales, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow
Oct 11th, 2019 |
By The Editor
If governments feel that urgency is required in cutting emissions, PSO’s need looking at again.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A public service or dis-service?
Tags: Ireland, Northern Ireland, PSO, Scotland, Wales
Aug 31st, 2019 |
By The Editor
In Paris the deputy mayor wants to ban tour coaches. In Saudi a theme park is planned and in australia, the Great Barrier Reef’s long term outlook has been downgraded.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: August 31st 2019
Tags: Aer Lingus, Alabama, Australia, Caribbean, Crap Travel, Great Barrier Reef, Hurricane Dorian, Ireland, Norwegian, Paris, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Aug 6th, 2019 |
By The Editor
About 1.7 million visitors went to the Guiness Storehouse in Dublin and, despite the fact that you have to pay, it was still the most popular attraction on Ireland.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The Guiness Storehouse wins again
Tags: Bunratty Castle, Dublin, Fáilte Ireland, Guiness Storehouse, Ireland, Kilkenny Castle Parklands
Jul 17th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Ireland will be hoping that the May figures were just a blip and that visitor numbers from both the Uk and continental Europe will continue to grow.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Ireland – open for business
Tags: Brexit, Ireland, Niall Gibbons, UK
May 13th, 2019 |
By The Editor
The growth of Dublin seems to suggest that, in the future, there will be just three international airports in the Republic of Ireland. Is that what Irish people living outside Dublin want?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Why aren’t regional airports growing in Ireland?
Tags: Dublin Airport. Cork Airport, Ireland, Shannon Airport
Mar 16th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Although St Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, we are right in the middle of the four-day St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on St Patrick’s Festival
Tags: Dublin, Ireland, St Patrick's Day, St Patrick's Festival
Dec 24th, 2018 |
By The Editor
All-in-all I’d book with a competitor that does try to stimulate my interest in a holiday which is what Gibraltar, Ireland and Virgin Atlantic manage with their more direct ads!
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The advertising has started
Tags: Gibraltar, Ireland, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
Dec 7th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just because you’re a seasoned traveller doesn’t mean you have any reason to get jaded in 2019. There are plenty of exciting new openings coming next year to inspire you to plan your next trip…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Asia, Australia, Best in Travel, Dubai, Dublin, Ireland, LA, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Norway, Oslo, Thailand, UAE
Oct 13th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Destinations are pointing out what a good summer it has been for them. But a VAT increase in Ireland may deter UK tourists from visiting the Republic.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 13th October 2018
Tags: Birgufest, British Airways, Cornwall Airport Newquay, disruptive passenger behaviourur, Greece, Ireland, Jet 2, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Over 55's
Nov 5th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Think you’ve seen it all? Refresh your bucket list with these incredible new openings and experiences coming in 2018
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Detroit, Dublin, France, Ireland, Japan, Lonely Planet, Nashville, New York, Paris, USA