Portugal under threat as ministers set to update travel ‘green list’ June 3, 2021 Ministers will today meet to sign off on changes to the UK’s travel “green list”, with reports that popular holiday destination Portugal could be switched to “amber” after a surge in cases. Speaking about the update yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the government would not hesitate to suspend quarantine-free travel if necessary. “You’ve [...]
Richmond and Hampton are perfect for a London ‘micro-break’ June 2, 2021 Horror story images of eight hour queues at Heathrow – a perfect storm of Corona restrictions, Brexit chaos and pent-up demand – are enough to put anyone off going abroad for their summer holidays. When you’re likely to spend longer standing in line at immigration than waiting to see the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, [...]
France to make UK travellers self-isolate over variant fears May 26, 2021 People entering France from the UK will be forced to isolate over fears of spreading the so-called Indian Covid-19 variant. The French government spokesman confirmed that all passengers crossing the Channel would have to self-isolate. “France will set up compulsory isolation for people coming from the UK,” Gabriel Attal said, with more details to follow in the [...]
Drinking around the world: The rise and rise of Thai wine May 24, 2021 Producing over a million bottles a year, Thailand is a little known but increasingly adept wine producing region. Vines have been planted there since the 1960s despite the humid tropical climate and the Thai portfolio is now considered by many as the ultimate in “New Latitude wines”. Thailand’s dominant grape variety known as the Malaga [...]
New York-London travel bubble vital for JetBlue: Its CEO is certain US will get on UK green list May 20, 2021 New York-London travel bubble vital for JetBlue: Its CEO is certain US will get on UK green list
Green List: Get Viking fit the Icelandic way on the troll peninsula May 17, 2021 I slip away from breakfast early. Outside, the Icelandic sky is still dark, tiny clustered constellations gleaming like antique diamond brooches. I head downstairs, through the womb-like cavern of the spa and slide open the floor-to-ceiling glass door. The breeze needles my cheeks as I ease down into the warmth of the geothermal pool. Steam [...]
‘Overly cautious’ travel rules risk 1.5m jobs, airport bosses say May 15, 2021 The bosses of the UK’s airports have today written to Boris Johnson to urge him to speed up the reopening of international travel. In an open letter, they said that the UK’s “overly cautious” approach to letting people travel again could put 1.5m jobs in aviation and travel at risk. “Naturally airports understand the Government’s [...]
Travel green list: The destinations with the most five star hotel availability May 14, 2021 Boris Johnson announced last week which nations had made the coveted holiday green list, meaning holidaymakers would not be required to quarantine on their return to the UK should they head there this summer. With many of us keen to get away after more than a year, hotel booking platform Hoo analysed which green list [...]
This is what top holiday spots would look like if all the bees died May 13, 2021 Everybody likes bees. Fuzzy, buzzy little fellas, zipping around the place making honey. And everybody knows that bees are dying at a frankly terrifying rate, threatening to bring the earth’s entire ecosystem crashing down in their wake. A new project by Parkdean Resorts helps to bring home just how vital these stripy insects are to [...]
Competition watchdog warns travel firms over summer holiday refunds May 13, 2021 The UK’s competition watchdog has today warned package holiday firms that they will be in breach of the law if they do not give passengers refunds if holidays are cancelled this summer due to the pandemic. Last summer the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) received thousands of complaints from frustrated holidaymakers who were unable to [...]