Today brought some great news for everyone wanting to visit Australia. The country announced that it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers after two years of closure which stranded many Australian’s abroad and kept families apart. The country will reopen for vaccinated international travellers on 21 February 2022, sooner…
As the Omicron situation evolves, the UK is once again on some countries’ ‘naughty lists’. Here is our guide to where you can go, now, and what hoops you might have to jump through to get there. Recently, the UK government announced a change for inbound travellers to the UK;…
BA American Express offer update Yesterday I wrote about a new offer for the BA Amex cards with the biggest ever bonus. Several people asked about how they could find out more about the extra bonus for Exec Club Members. The enhanced welcome bonuses for British Airways Executive Club…
Update to Day 2 PCR changes After the government announced the change to the Day 2 PCR tests yesterday, they added some extra detail which I thought worth mentioning. Previously they had only mentioned a date of Sunday 9 for the change in Day 2 tests. However, this was split…
I am a long-time customer of Curve Card and currently have the Metal card. After the loss of American Express with Curve and my recent experiences with their gadget cover (which to me was a big benefit) I am now wondering if it is actually worth having the Metal Card. …
Today is a selection of a few different videos, but first a special mention for all the Air Traffic Control staff who read the blog. I worked in Air Traffic Control for 23 years and it is tough as an Air Traffic Controller or Air Traffic Control Assistant or Engineer…
Turning left for less will be taking a break over Christmas for a few days from today. We will, as usual, be publishing our selection of the best Christmas aviation-themed new and old favourite videos over the next few days. TLFL will be back on 27 December with a slightly…
UK removes all 11 countries from red list For once the government appears to be reacting quickly to the changing Covid picture and have removed all 11 countries from the red list, meaning no hotel quarantine will be required for those arriving into the UK from 4am 15 December. Currently,…
If you have another keen traveller in your life or perhaps want to get some suggestions for your own Christmas wish list, here are some of my favourite presents around this year for travellers. For someone special The ultimate travel memoir – SPECIAL TLFL OFFER If you want to get…
Following on from our earlier article, which covered the most exciting luxury hotels opening in the UK (you can find it here), we have part 2: Europe. Here, we’re taking a sneak peak at the range of fantastic hotels set to open across the continent, from Ireland to the Aegean…
