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Just what does Portugal have to do to get British politicians and medics to say we can holiday there?

Travellers, holidaymakers and I will be scratching our heads as to why some are on the list and some are not

After the UK announced that they would impose a 14-day quarantine period on people entering the countries, France and Greece have announced similar restrictions.

Portugal is one of many countries considering what reassurance it could offer potential holidaymakers. It has come up with a scheme called “Clean & Safe.”

Unless you want a beach destination, Funchal is an ideal place to holiday in Madeira for the first time.

If no-deal is concluded between the EU and the UK by the end of the year, the Portuguese have confirmed that it will have contingency measures for UK visitors to access healthcare.

Portugal has a website reminding Britons that there will be a welcome for them in Portugal entitled Brelcome.

The report tells us that Spain and Portugal remained popular which will surprise absolutely no-one. But holidays in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria became much more popular.

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world

Here’s a few of our favourite brilliant buildings from around the world…

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world

The weather seems to have influenced Adrian this week. Floods in Paris, avalanches in Japan and Switzerland but, according to Travelzoo, we want to travel more but spend a little less.

In conjunction with Turismo de Lisboa, here are five golf courses near Lisbon you might consider for a short-break.

Some children will feel safer than being encouraged at a river beach than wanting to venture into the surf at an ocean beach.

If you are flying from the UK or Ireland then you may have a 24, 48 or 72 stopover either in Porto or Lisbon as you fly elsewhere on TAP.

The wet weather has caused a last minute rush for holidays abroad and we say goodbye to Klaus Lohmann as he returns to Germany and Dennis Cleveland-Peck who sadly died recently.

Albufeira is one of the most popular destinations in the Algarve for British holidaymakers.

Discover some of Lisbon’s best street art

Getting hitched is the most socially accepted reason on the planer to ditch work and undertake your longest, most splurge-iest trip ever. Here’s 10 island ideas to help get you started

It’s been a busy year and it’s time to take stock. Here travel writer and enthusiast, Kaye Holland, shares her 2016 holiday highlights

Prince, viagra and bulldozing BA’s HQ compete for Adrian’s attention this week as one of the largest tour operators moves into short-breaks. Are staycations on the increase next year? Cosmos seems to betting that they are.

Everyone loves a long weekend away and Lisbon – with its heady mix of cultural offerings, culinary feasts and lively nightlife -stands out as special says Kaye Holland


Natasha Blair visits Northern Portugal, known primarily for its production of port, to discover what else the area has to offer.

A new roller-coaster for Blackpool, building changes at Dublin Airport and the beginning of the Autumn foliage display join together in Adrian’s thoughts as National Champagne Week begins.

Tom Hall, editorial director at Lonely Planet – the world’s largest travel guide book publisher – on Italy, Iran and why the Western Isles of Scotland should feature on any travel itinerary

The study looked at fifteen different countries, (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, and the USA). Five rental companies’ costs were compared, Sixt, Hertz, Avis, Budget and Europcar.

A trip to colonial Salta, in the indigenous north of Argentina, is fully warranted in its own right says Kaye Holland