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Lateral flow tests will do
Last night Grant Shapps, announced that as from October 24th, returning travellers can take a lateral flow test instead of a PCR one.
The cats of Kilkenny
By The Editor
The Kilkenny Catwalk 2021 art trail opened last weekend and lasts until Easter 2022
Here’s the shortlist
By The Editor
Just eight candidates remain in the race to see which will be UK Capital of Culture 2025.
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No more ladies and gentlemen
By The Editor
Call us what you want but most of us want to be treated like ladies and gentleman rather than cash cows!
Time for a change in the law
By The Editor
The Department for Transport should draft a short, crisp bill remedying the situation.
Having faith in travel
By The Editor
She has shown her faith in the industry by putting her own money where her mouth is.
No change – Huddleston stays
By The Editor
This is what Huddleston should be doing – selling all parts of the UK abroad. And staying in the job long enough to achieve something for tourism.
The FCDO adds 51 countries for travel
By The Editor
Yesterday, the FCDO gave another boost to overseas travel by dropping its objections to us visiting 51 countries.
Only seven countries are on the red list
By The Editor
Needless to say the travel industry is delighted.
Remember duty free shopping?
By The Editor
The next thing we might see is the return of the “booze cruise”
Travel changes start
By The Editor
From today some new travel rules come into force.
US entry rules
By The Editor
The USA will open up for fully vaccinated visitors from the UK and Ireland as from November 8th.
Holidays to India re-start
By The Editor
Flights and holiday offers to India will be re-starting as from November 15th.
For 32, British visits just got easier
By The Editor
Late yesterday, the FCDO issued travel advisories for thirty-two destinations saying that we could visit them again.
Australia opens up. Or does it?
By The Editor
Given that the announcement is less than 24 hours old, people should be wary about booking just yet.
Trusting technology
By The Editor
The glitch on NHS Digital shows travellers must have a back-up.
Banning some domestic flights
By The Editor
Perhaps what we need is someone from a low cost airline running the trains and imposing their business ideas on the rail network.
Speedier airline refunds
By The Editor
Airlines concerned also agreed to only issue vouchers to passengers if and only if passengers asked for vouchers.
Preparing for a half-term break
By The Editor
Have completed you course of vaccines and whether it has been fourteen days since that completion?