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Thailand ’
Feb 16th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Entry into Thailand will require visitors to present proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (both doses) plus any other visa requirements.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Thailand in 2021
Tags: covid-19 vaccinations, Thailand, Welcome back to Thailand again
Jan 25th, 2021 |
By The Editor
I think travellers can expect to see increased costs as destinations try to work out ways to pay for what the pandemic has cost them.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Tourists to pay
Tags: Barbados, bed taxes, compulsory health insurance, Mexico, Quintana Roo, St Lucia, Thailand
Dec 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
As usual Just about Travel looks at some of those organisations involved in the industry to see what they are tipping for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 part one
Tags: Atigua, Bali, Botswana, CV Holidays, GIC Holidays, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuoni, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Dec 4th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The tourism minister of Thailand, has announced that the virtual closure of its borders to overseas visitors has been extended to 31st March 2021.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on No winter holiday in Thailand
Tags: coronavirus, Thai entry restrictions, Thailand
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
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.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on How Thailand considered attracting tourists
Tags: free travel insurance, Thailand
Mar 10th, 2020 |
By Kaye Holland
How to self isolate successfully
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Coronavirus: tips for self isolation
Tags: coronavirus, Italy, London, remote working, Taiwan, Thailand
Feb 15th, 2020 |
By Kaye Holland
Take your kids on an amazing adventure to these inventive ideas, and brainstorm your own offbeat activities…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Top 10 fun ideas
Tags: adventure, Angkor Wat, Australia, elephants, family travel, half term, Mexico, Siem Reap, Thailand, Yucatan peninsula
Aug 24th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Mel Stephens, founder of Travel Queen – a UK based group tour operator specialising in adventures with style for women aged 25 to 60 – shares her travel experiences and insights with JAT readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Mel Stephens, founder of Travel Queen
Tags: Asia, Cuba, experts, Hvar, Manchester, Thailand, Travel, travel tips, travelling, Vietnam
Jul 13th, 2019 |
By Adrian Lawes
New eco-taxes in France, compulsory travel insurance in Thailand then some music festivals made Adrian a little less grumpier than when he started writing this week’s column.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 13th of July 2019
Tags: APD, Cairngorm funicular railway, Delta, departure taxes, eco-taxes, Fishguard International Music Festival, France, Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, Magnetic Opera Festival, Proms, Thailand, Verbier Festival
Apr 29th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Reports circulating in Thailand and confirmed by the Ministry of Tourism suggest that there is a proposal being considered cash is given to tourists so that they visit less well-known places.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on We’ll pay you to visit!
Tags: paying tourists, Thailand
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 |
Comments Off on Best new openings
Tags: America, Asia, Australia, Best in Travel, Dubai, Dublin, Ireland, LA, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Norway, Oslo, Thailand, UAE
Sep 1st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
As summer ends Adrian looks at new campaigns by Singapore, South Africa and Thailand to entice us to visit them for a winter sun break. But first there is the Last Night of the Proms and Proms in the Park
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 1st of September 2018
Tags: BA, Edinburgh Fringe, Festival Toute la Mer sur un Plateau, Lithuania, mobile phone travel bookings, Proms, Ryanair, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Wizz Air
Apr 25th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Here’s a few of our favourite brilliant buildings from around the world…
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on A tour of some of the world’s most amazing architecture
Tags: architecture, Australia, Ayutthaya, Bilbao's Guggenheim, buildings, Eiffel Tower, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Portugal, Siam, Sintra, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Taj Mahal, Thailand, Turkey
Nov 19th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Not a country to do things by halves, Thailand organised a procession through the streets of its capital, Bangkok, in order to proclaim that 2018 would be “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018”
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018, Thailand
Oct 14th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
More tourists, more spending, smoking bans and new theme park attractions are just some of the things catching Adrian’s attention this week
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 14th October 2017
Tags: Australia, Cairns Aquarium and Reef Research Centre, Castle Campbell, Cornwall, Cuina Oberta, Doune Castle, Dunblane Cathedral, Historic Environment Scotland, IATA, Inchmahome Priory, Movie World, Norwegian, Queensland, Scotland, Singapore, smoking on Thai beaches, South Africa, spain, Stirling Castle, Tate St Ives, Thailand, travel insurance coverage, valencia, Valencia Intramurs
Sep 30th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
As destinations attract more people, can the infrastructure cope and a major discovery in the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian state of Queensland should encourage more tourists to the area.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 30th 2017
Tags: Air Europa, airport charges, Australia, British Airways, Colombia, easyjet, electric planes, Golden Week - China, Great Barrier Reef, IATA, India, Pattaya, Scotland Scottish Highlands, switzerland, Thailand, Uk City of Culture 2021, Whitsunday Islands, World Economic Forum, World Tourism Day, Wright Electric
Sep 16th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Light shows, food festivals and a new US civil rights trail are some of the things catching Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 16th 2017
Tags: Barbados, Barbados Food and Rum Festival, British Airways, Canada, Chaudiere Falls, China Airlines, Eberbach Monastery, Germany, Hurricane Irma, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Ottawa, Somerset Arts Week Festival, Taiwan, Thailand, US Civil Rights Trail
Jun 10th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Ireland and the USA are seeking more British holidaymakers. Would you consider a summer holiday there?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: June 10th 2017
Tags: China, Cyprus., Flybe, hotel online reviews, Icelandair, Ireland, Lionel Messi, Malaysia, Nanjing, New Zealand, Taste of London, Thailand, USA, Wizz Air
Mar 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Canada, Croatia and Geneva all announced that more Britons were travelling there. New York expects fewer of us and Egypt seems to be trying to deter us from holidaying in the land “where it all began.”
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets; 4th March 2017
Tags: ABTA, American Airlines, automated passenger checking, Barrhead Travel, biometric passports, Canada, Chicago, Croatia, Cruising with Jane McDonald, Dubai, Egypt, Eyptian visa costs, Geneva, InselAir, Kerala, Las Fallas, Navy Pier, New York, Rolling Stones, Route 66, Schipol, Thailand, Thomas Cook, TUI, valencia
Oct 15th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Why an aeroplane cabin door is on Shoreditch High Street is one of the things Adrian mentions this week along with Newcastle-Gateshead success and the end of refurbishment at the Glenfinnan Monument.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 15th October 2016
Tags: easyjet, Gatwick, Genoa, Genoa Science Festival, Glenfinnan Monument, Great Exhibition of the North, Greece, Heathrow, Monarch, Montreal, National Trust for Scotland, Netherlands, New York, Newcastle Gateshead, Sri Lanka, Statue of Liberty, Thailand, Thomas Cook, Tunisia
Sep 29th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Under this headline, World Tourism Day came and went last Tuesday with barely a whimper let alone a bang.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Tourism for All – Promoting universal accessibility
Tags: Thailand, tourism accessibility, World Tourism Day
Sep 17th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
In the week that it was suggested the old blue passports might return after Brexit, Adrian also looks at visas, the Heathrow/Gatwick debate, Roald Dahl and Bridge Day which attracts 200,000 people to West Virginia
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th September 2016
Tags: Birmingham Airport, Boris Johnstone, Cardiff, Celtic Colours International Festival, City of the Unexpected, Gatwick, Harry Potter Festival, Heathrow, Jet 2, Manchester Airport, National Parks in Scotland, Philadelphia, Roald Dahl, Scottish Campaign for National Parks, Ski Club, Stansted, Thailand, West Virginia, zika
Aug 22nd, 2016 |
By The Editor
Today, the Bangkok Post is reporting that the Thai government is considering offering free travel insurance to visitors.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Travel in Thailand with free travel insurance?
Tags: Bangkok Post, free travel insurance, Thailand, Thailand Tourism Promotion Fund
Jun 10th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on three of the most incredible places in the world to grab a drink
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Three bars to blow your mind
Tags: Argentina, Bangkok, bars, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Germany, LA, Palermo, Thailand, The Hangover
May 28th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Airport delays, strikes in France, Belgium and Greece, restrictions on island destinations in Thailand all tend to deflate Adrian this coming bank holiday.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 28th May 2016
Tags: Athens and Epidaurus annual festival, Bordeaux, France, Gatwick, Greece, Heathrow, Historic Environment Scotland, hotel baggage check-in, Jet2holidays, Koh Khai Nai, Koh Khai Nok, Koh Khai Nui, La Cité du Vin, Neon Museum - Las Vegas, Newcastle Airport, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, US airport delays
May 4th, 2016 |
By The Editor
First it found Richard III’s remains, then it opened a visitor attraction based on the unlucky king. Now a local lad, Tony Selby has won the World Snooker Championship and finally their unfancied football team has won the Premier League.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Will Leicester become a big visitor attraction?
Tags: Leicester, Leicester City FC, Thailand, Tony Selby, Visit Leicester
Apr 30th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye discovers a secret world of dining in Buenos Aires
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Postcard from Argentina, part eight continued: behind closed doors
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Casa Felix, Mauricio Macri., New York, Paris of the south, puerta cerrada, puertas cerradas, South America, supper club, supper clubs, Thailand, Tourists, Uruguay