Posts Tagged ‘
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Oct 25th, 2021 |
By The Editor
In the case of travel restrictions the public don’t like the confusion caused by four different governments operating four different policies and timescales.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Disunited kingdom – at least in travel
Tags: England, Scotland, travel restrictions, UK, Wales
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
Apr 27th, 2021 |
By The Editor
On the mainland of the UK, any person can travel to any part of the three countries without encountering restrictions.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Welcome back
Tags: domestic tourism, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, outdoor tourism, Scotland, staycations, Wales
Apr 26th, 2021 |
By The Editor
The start of the UK season coincides with the news that bookings for UK travel in 2021 with Le Boat are already up 110% year on year and up 76% on 2019.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Relaxing on our waterways
Tags: Caledonian Canal, England, Ireland, le Boat, River Shannon, River Thames, Scotland, waterway holidays
Apr 1st, 2021 |
By The Editor
A happy Easter will be one where we folow the rules otherwise lockdowns might last even longer.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Having a happy Easter
Tags: coronavirus lockdown, Easter, Easter Holidays, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland, spain, Wales
Mar 7th, 2021 |
By The Editor
But why didn’t the devolved governments dovetail their agreement? Unless they weren’t told of this move or don’t agree.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Declaration to Travel
Tags: coronavirus travel rules, Declaration to Travel, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Feb 22nd, 2021 |
By The Editor
The fourth step which is scheduled to commence around the 21st June is a lifting of international travel restrictions.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on There should be summer holidays
Tags: Boris Johnson, England, international travel restrictions, lockdown restrictions, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Feb 17th, 2021 |
By The Editor
She told people not to book Easter holidays saying that it was highly unlikely to use her words that hotels or self-catering places would be allowed to open.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Nicola dampens holiday thoughts
Tags: coronavirus lockdowns, England, Ireland, Mark Drakeford, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Dec 19th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The announcements tonight by three of the four UK governments have ended hopes for many people of a Christmas break.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Christmas breaks disappear
Tags: coronavirus lockdown, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Oct 20th, 2020 |
By The Editor
With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, half-term and autumn breaks seem off the agenda.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Forget autumn breaks
Tags: England, fire-breaks, Ireland, lockdowns, Scotland, tourism closures, UK, Wales
Sep 23rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Tthe four announcements that were made yesterday might also affect domestic tourism.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on No October half-term holidays?
Tags: coronavirus travel restrictions, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Sep 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review: 18th September 2020
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus., ECDC, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, UK, Wales
Sep 11th, 2020 |
By The Editor
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
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review 11th September 2020
Tags: Barbados, China, coronavirus, England, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Norther n Ireland, Scotland, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Turkey, UK, Wales
Sep 8th, 2020 |
By The Editor
There is confusion as all four nations now have different rules for Greece.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on UK has four different quarantine rules
Tags: Canaries, England, Greece, Mykonos, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Sep 6th, 2020 |
By The Editor
All politicians have claimed that they are acting on medical advice yet the interpretation was so different.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The dis-United Kingdom
Tags: Commomwealth and Development Office, England, FCDO - Foreign, FCO, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Jul 2nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
The UK as one destination. It is four and different rules and even laws apply.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on We are four, not one
Tags: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
Jun 26th, 2020 |
By The Editor
“We’re good to go” is the name of the UK’s certification scheme for tourism organisations
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on “We’re good to go”
Tags: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Visit England, Wales
Jun 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Here is a quick summary of lockdown easing as it affects tourism in the home nations and Ireland.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Lockdown easing in the UK and Ireland
Tags: England, lockdown easing, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Jun 24th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Independence day could be celebrated in England. It’s the day when we can start enjoying tourism again.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Independence day approaches
Tags: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, tourism re-opens, UK, Wales
Dec 1st, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: December: 2019
Tags: Antarctic, Cape Town, Cirque du Soleil, England, Kerala, Lonely Planet, Miami, Stanfords, USA, Vegas, Wizz Air
Nov 16th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Travel guide Lonely Planet has hailed England as the second best country in the world in which to travel. Here’s why…
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on We love England
Tags: Bath, Brexit, coast, England, Lake District, London, Lonely Planet, Travel, York
Dec 27th, 2018 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Its the “Year of…
Tags: Caribbean, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Oct 2nd, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Russian visa applications are notoriously complex but the pay off is worth it, writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A right Russian rigmarole
Tags: city, city break, England, FIFA World Cup, football, Kremlin, Moscow, Putin, Red Square, Russia, Visa, visas, World Cup
Sep 29th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The three W’s, Dublin, World Tourism Day and England’s bumper holiday season attract Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 29th of September 2018
Tags: Dublin, England, Eurochocolate, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Perugia, Tanzania, V&A Dundee, Vietnam
Jun 11th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
The festival of football that only happens every four years is set to kick off in a matter of days.
That’s right – the highly anticipated 2018 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that brings together the finest footballers on the planet – is almost upon us.
Not a paid up member of the football tribe? Fret not. JAT has your back…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on 2018 FIFA World Cup: everything you need to know
Tags: Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo, England, football, France, Lionel Messi, Moscow, Russia, soccer, World Cup
Nov 23rd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Peter Vella is the director UK & Ireland at the Malta Tourism Authority and holds a dual nationality with Malta and the UK. Here he shares his favourite destinations and forthcoming trips with Just About Travel readers and reveals why you should visit Malta
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Peter Vella, Director UK & Ireland at the Malta Tourism Authority
Tags: Argentina, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Chile, England, Europe, experts, France, Gozo, Hong Kong, Isle of Wight, Japan, Malta, Mediterranean, Patagonia, Shanghai, Uruguay
Sep 14th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Called ‘Join the World – Discover the UK’ campaign will target, in the words of Visit England, this ‘lost generation.’
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Persuading 16-34 year olds to holiday at home
Tags: domestic tourism, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Sep 7th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Built using a series of trees as the main supports, this unique and specialist facility is 100 metres long and stretches across eight platforms, with seven separate challenges.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on A high ropes course for wheelchair users
Tags: England, Lake Bassenthwaite, Lake District, Lake District Calvert Trust