Posts Tagged ‘ Wales ’

Four of the big companies, British Airways, easyJet, Jet 2 and TUI have announced they won’t charge change fees.

With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, half-term and autumn breaks seem off the agenda.

Tthe four announcements that were made yesterday might also affect domestic tourism.

Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.

The good news is that Sweden has been taken off the quarantine list so you can now travel there without the need to self-isolate

There is confusion as all four nations now have different rules for Greece.

All politicians have claimed that they are acting on medical advice yet the interpretation was so different.

If you thought that quarantine restrictions were confused last week, then this week they are mired in disagreement between the four nations.

Since the re-opening, many will tell you that their phones haven’t stopped ringing. Some gleefully boast that they are busy until the end of August.

The UK as one destination. It is four and different rules and even laws apply.

“We’re good to go” is the name of the UK’s certification scheme for tourism organisations

Here is a quick summary of lockdown easing as it affects tourism in the home nations and Ireland.

Independence day could be celebrated in England. It’s the day when we can start enjoying tourism again.

The news from the Welsh government that some tourism can start from the 13th of July will be a significant tonic for the tourism industry.

The Celtic Routes were developed to promote the natural, cultural and heritage assets common to each of the counties to increase visitor numbers

If governments feel that urgency is required in cutting emissions, PSO’s need looking at again.

The National Eisteddfod is on for another week and during that time about 150,000 will visit.

Just as Center Parcs put outdoor attractions under cover, destinations and attractions need to invest in all-weather attractions to get us to visit them.

Devolving APD away from Westminster will only cause strife if any nation alters the rate at which APD is charged.

Tradition says that it was on March 1st that St David died 1,430 years ago, this very year.

My forecast would be that if it is devolved and abolished in Wales, the tax will shortly disappear entirely.

The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has declared that it will the Year of Festivals in the Caribbean. In Wales it is the Year of Discovery.

The opening of the V&A Dundee, APD in Wales, increasing visitor numbers from the UK to Qatar and the Barbadian Food & Rum Festival are some of the events capturing Adrian’s interest this week.

The exhibition only runs until the end of the month, a very short time considering that his map was the main source for travellers for over a century.

For Wales to grow by 0.5% is lamentable and there is little evidence that Visit Wales or the Welsh government understands that it has a problem let alone knowing how to solve it.

If successful, such a site would do more to regenerate this part of Wales than anything else so far considered. It would also create a reminder of the international importance that Merthyr once had in industrial development.

Deidre Wells, the boss of UK Inbound, drew attention to a feature that Just about Travel moaned about nearly four years ago. She said that more should be done to improve north-south links.

Adrian sums up some of the smaller stories of the week.