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eDreams ODIGEO has hit upon a way of capturing customers, acquiring cash and has shown that there is a demand for travel.

After booking a long cruise for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, I turned my mind to insurance.

It only goes to show that private equity companies recognise the value of the domestic holiday market even if the big tour operators don’t!

What is needed is for some real action about Border Force staffing

Call that day Family Day, Remembering Others Day or anything you like but a break in October would cheer us all up

The reason for the question is that many people have said that once herd immunity is reached we shall be able to travel abroad more freely.

Portugal, Oman and Italy have all recently elaxed their entry rules for travellers.

If Wales doesn’t change its mind it will have to come up with some very persuasive reasons as to why it won’t.

It looks as those this year’s holiday period has a long tail and will extend well into the Autumn.

visitors and locals will want to see whether the report is turne

Deciding on where to holiday or travel twelve months from now has become harder with the publication of these two studies because travellers won’t know how the travel industry and governments will react.

Does a large geographic area lumped together form a single cultural entity in the eyes of many?

Turkey is now on the red list. Why?

The announced changes won’t please the travel industry

Today, a purpose-built gallery in Galashiels opens and it becomes the permanent home of the Great Tapestry of Scotland. This 450 foot long, 160 panel tapestry has had a transient life since it was completed nine years ago. After travelling around from place to place it now has a permanent home not in Glasgow or Edinburgh where one might think but deep in the borders in Galashiels. It has also been the subject of crime as one panel relating to the Rosslyn Chapel was stolen
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The whole episode begs the question of whether if you were an import would be interested in having Ryanair operating from it.

He also asked people to test themselves for Covid-19 before arriving in Cornwall.

Is the answer flying closer to home, using another mode of transport, or limiting ourselves to fewer overseas breaks?

The initial list of entrants for the UK City of Culture was announced last week.

Just from these two examples, it shows that you need to look at each and every country you consider holidaying in

Having a single source electronic document that is trusted worldwide will make travelling easier.

The news that English attractions saw fewer visitors will surprise no-one.

Yes, TUI might be seeing encouraging signs. Just not many from Britons!

It seems some countries aren’t confident about the efficacy lasting a year.

More exciting is the decision of Hurtigruten to add cruises to West Africa as well as a familiar destination, Cape Verde.

Whatever reason, travellers should view the results for this year with a considerable grain of salt.

No sooner had the newish Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced that he would be referring the cost of PCR tests to the CMA, than the cost of other tests saw drops.

The pandemic hasn’t been the WTTC’s finest hour.