Spotlight
Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG
A favourite answer in pub quizzes, now it seems to have become the fall-back tourism story when overseas news broadcasters want a story about the UK that is a bit quirky.
This is what honeymoons look like in 2021
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland meets the couples making memories in the midst of a global pandemic
Venice celebrates its 1600th anniversary
By The Editor
To celebrate 1,600 years in such a cultural and heritage site will produce plenty of events from which to choose.
Upcoming Events
Restrictions tighten
By The Editor
Booking any overseas holiday which would take place in the next month or two could be a real risk.
What is a “best beach”?
By The Editor
How can you rate a beach without considering the type of beach it is?
Cruise but stay on the ship?
By The Editor
Can passengers refuse to sail on a ship with passengers who haven’t received the full dosage?
BA and Ryanair face investigation
By The Editor
When all is said and done, neither the travel industry nor the regulators come out of this very well
The confusion of overseas travel
By The Editor
The government is considering removing the quarantine on those people holidaying in amber list countries and who have been double vaccinated.
European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards
By The Editor
The first award went to Archaeology at Home and the second to Morus Londinium: London’s Heritage through Trees.
What Brits miss most about summer holidays
By The Editor
Memories mean so much but are different from person to person. What are you missing?
Stobart Air folds
By The Editor
Another collapse which must be in part due to the pandemic, that of Stobart Air, was announced on Saturday morning.
Nottingham Castle re-opens
By The Editor
The truth is somewhat different. Very different! But it is the legend of Robin Hood that attracts people to the castle.
900 years old
By The Editor
The abbey emains open every day, from dawn to dusk.
Only a hundred?
By The Editor
Most of us read books, walked the same route day-after-day and binged on the tv and Netflix during lockdowns
Welcome back to Guernsey
By The Editor
From the beginning of July, Guernsey will remove the need for PCR testing and self-isolation for visitors coming from the UK to the island – or islands
Overseas travel lights are dimming
By The Editor
This week there have been two decisions that suggest the travel industry is feeling less optimistic about the opening of international travel.
As Europe opens up, the UK mulls the future
By The Editor
Nervousness is reflected in government thinking about what will it should do when it makes its announcement on 14th of June.
I got it wrong!
By The Editor
Portugal was downgraded to the amber list meaning those holidaying there now will have to self-isolate on their return.
Joining the green list
By The Editor
My guess at the moment is that overseas travel will be limited and fewer countries will be added to the green list than expected
