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Sep 8th, 2021 |
By The Editor
eDreams ODIGEO has hit upon a way of capturing customers, acquiring cash and has shown that there is a demand for travel.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Proving there is pent-up demand
Tags: eDreams Odigeo, Opodo
Sep 7th, 2021 |
By The Editor
After booking a long cruise for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, I turned my mind to insurance.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Cruise travel insurance
Tags: cancellation cover, cruise insurance, travel insurance
Sep 6th, 2021 |
By The Editor
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!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Ever heard of Awaze?
Tags: Awaze, Hoseasons, James Villa Holidays
Sep 5th, 2021 |
By The Editor
What is needed is for some real action about Border Force staffing
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Can’t Border Force plan?
Tags: Border Force, Heathrow terminal 5, Manchester Airport
Sep 4th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Call that day Family Day, Remembering Others Day or anything you like but a break in October would cheer us all up
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on More bank holidays?
Tags: Family Day, NHS Day, Public Holidays, Respect Others Day, TUC
Sep 3rd, 2021 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Herd immunity? Last year’s idea?
Tags: Canada, herd immunity, Mauritius, NSW, Philippines
Sep 2nd, 2021 |
By The Editor
Portugal, Oman and Italy have all recently elaxed their entry rules for travellers.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Easing travel rules
Tags: coronavirus travel rules
Sep 1st, 2021 |
By The Editor
If Wales doesn’t change its mind it will have to come up with some very persuasive reasons as to why it won’t.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Being fair
Tags: England, NHS testing, Northern Ireland, PCR testing costs, Scotland, Wales
Aug 31st, 2021 |
By The Editor
It looks as those this year’s holiday period has a long tail and will extend well into the Autumn.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Where we spent the bank holiday
Tags: ABTA, Cornwall, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Mallorca, Malta, Rhodes, staycations 2021, Travel Counsellors, West Wales
Aug 30th, 2021 |
By The Editor
visitors and locals will want to see whether the report is turne
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Holidaying in the North of England
Tags: Northern England, Scarborough, Transport for the North
Aug 29th, 2021 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Booster jabs for travel certainty?
Tags: Astra-Zenica, booster jabs, covid-19 vaccinations, Government travel restrictions, Pfizer, vaccination efficacy
Aug 28th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Does a large geographic area lumped together form a single cultural entity in the eyes of many?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What is a “city”?
Tags: UK City of Culture, UK City of Culture 2025
Aug 27th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Turkey is now on the red list. Why?
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Turkey remains red
Tags: amber list countries, red list countries, Turkey
Aug 26th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The announced changes won’t please the travel industry
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Forget Thailand and Montenegro
Tags: Azores, British amber list, British green list, British red list, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, switzerland, Thailand, Turkey
Aug 26th, 2021 |
By The Editor
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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Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Galashiels welcomes the Great Tapestry of Scotland
Tags: Galashiels, The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Aug 25th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The whole episode begs the question of whether if you were an import would be interested in having Ryanair operating from it.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Belfast and Ryanair – again!
Tags: APD, Belfast International Airport, Covid recovery support, George Best Belfast City Airport, Ryanair
Aug 25th, 2021 |
By The Editor
He also asked people to test themselves for Covid-19 before arriving in Cornwall.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Don’t visit Cornwall unless…
Tags: Cornwall, Malcom Bell, tourist hotspots
Aug 24th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Is the answer flying closer to home, using another mode of transport, or limiting ourselves to fewer overseas breaks?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Changing flying habits
Tags: cutting carbon emissions, future overseas flying, holidaying abroad
Aug 23rd, 2021 |
By The Editor
The initial list of entrants for the UK City of Culture was announced last week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on UK City of Culture 2025
Tags: Coventry, Derry-Londonderry, Exeter, Hull, Tay Cities Region, Torbay, UK City of Culture 2025
Aug 22nd, 2021 |
By The Editor
Just from these two examples, it shows that you need to look at each and every country you consider holidaying in
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on It’s still not easy
Tags: Bahamas, Belize, coronavirus travel rules, travel health regulations
Aug 21st, 2021 |
By The Editor
Having a single source electronic document that is trusted worldwide will make travelling easier.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on IATA Travel Pass success
Tags: EU Digital Covid Certificate, IATA, IATA Travel Pass, UK NHS Covid Pass, World Health Organisation
Aug 20th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The news that English attractions saw fewer visitors will surprise no-one.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The outdoors appealed
Tags: Attractions' Visitor Figures -England 2020, Kew Gardens, RHS Wisley, Stonehenge, VisitEngland
Aug 19th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Yes, TUI might be seeing encouraging signs. Just not many from Britons!
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on This summer is “encouraging”
Tags: Marella, overseas summer holidays 2021, TUI
Aug 18th, 2021 |
By The Editor
It seems some countries aren’t confident about the efficacy lasting a year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on How long will jabs last?
Tags: Austria, Croatia, Netherlands, vaccination length efficacy, vaccination passports
Aug 17th, 2021 |
By The Editor
More exciting is the decision of Hurtigruten to add cruises to West Africa as well as a familiar destination, Cape Verde.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Cruising along West Africa
Tags: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Hurtigruten, Senegal, The Gambia, West Africa cruises
Aug 16th, 2021 |
By The Editor
Whatever reason, travellers should view the results for this year with a considerable grain of salt.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Doha is the best airport
Tags: customer satisfaction awards, Doha, Hamad International Airport, Qatar, Skytrax, Skytrax Airport Awards
Aug 15th, 2021 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Test price reductions. Why now?
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Grant Shapps, Health test prices, PCR tests, Sajid Javid
Aug 14th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The pandemic hasn’t been the WTTC’s finest hour.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Hugely expensive and unnecessary
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), PCR testing costs, WTTC