Posts Tagged ‘ spain ’

The Spanish prim minister urged destinations, attractions, museums, galleries, restaurants and bars to get ready and told Spaniards to start planning their holidays.

If the weekend remains quiet and uneventful – in almost every way possible – that noose may be on its way to being lifted.

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

Spain’s third city should be your next city break says Kaye Holland

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

Spain is only the choice of 13.6% of people aged 25-34.

I am surprised at some of the names on this list. Some might be thought to be once in a lifetime breaks.

Keep your eyes out for bargains. I am sure there will be some launched over the next month or so.

The collapse of Thomas Cook has hit some destinations and only now in the cold light of day are they realising the implications.

Today there is yet another weather warning so I suspect that even more of us will try and book a holiday away.

The specialist booking company, Spain-Holiday.com has just produced its annual Summer Spending Report 2019 which gives guidance to those visiting Spain an idea of what they will be facing in expenses.

We might be happy about the good weather being forecast but travel agents and tour operators aren’t.

Spain is trying to encourage Britons to continue to travel to the country in the run up to Brexit and thereafter.

Catalonialand is a promotion developed by the Catalan Tourist Bard and is an immersive virtual reality experience which, it claims, will bring to life a series of six new cultural routes.

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

It is non-EU countries like Turkey and Tunisia which are proving popular, along with all-inclusive deals as customers “lock-in” costs

This time it is Spanish airport and rail staff staff that are striking.

Britons made about a fifth of all international visitors to the country in January with the second largest group, Germans, providing just under 12% of all visitors.

Last week at the World Travel Market, (WTM) members of the travel industry discussed the impact of Brexit upon the trade.

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.

There are a spate of cruise stories this week as most of us settle down to enjoy the last bank holiday until Christmas.

It will surprise no one that Spain and its islands are once again the most popular destination for summer holidays this year. After all, it’s been the same for decades.

Susannah Cery, founder of Our Tribe Travels – an online community for families who love independent travel – shares her travel highs and lows with JAT readers

catching Adrian’s eye this week: a new country comes into being – Eswatini – (it used to be Swaziland) the Design Museum in London is named European Museum of the Year and Charlotte Knowlson provides a putdown to two jokey male passengers on her easyJet flight.

Travel writer, Omar Beretta, shares his experiences on the road with JAT readers

The tour operator, TUI released is results and outlook yesterday with bookings across the group up by 5.5%.

The announcement in Thomas Cook’s Holiday Report 2018 that Tukey is outselling the Canary Islands will surprise many holidaymakers.

Its National Tea Day so Adrian settles down with a few tea varieties, (including Russian Caravan) cakes, scones and sandwiches to enjoy himself!