New Barbados rules Last year I spent a very enjoyable time in Barbados when the protocols allowed you to have a test before departure and then a test the day after arrival with the results back within 24 hours. Since then they changed the protocol to a 5-day quarantine before…
BA will not return to Gatwick until 31 October 21 for short haul The unveiling of the Global Task Force’s roadmap for travel has been a major blow to most travel companies. With multiple expensive tests even for green countries, it is likely to dramatically reduce the number of passengers…
A framework to chart the safe return of international travel has been set out today (9 April 2021) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. A traffic light system, which will categorise countries based on risk alongside the restrictions required for travel, will be set up to protect the public and the vaccine rollout…
Why you should check your passport, Global Entry etc With travel looking very likely in some form this summer, now is the time to start looking at all the necessary paperwork. Wait times for things such as passports, visas, and Global Entry are much longer than usual. People have been…
Given the rather chilly weather this weekend, if you have given up on getting hypothermia with your friends in the garden on Friday night, you may like to join me and Plane Talking Podcast on Friday evening at 7pm. We’ll be talking all things aviation and the current travel situation,…
BA First class sale from £1389 In the previous BA sale article, I looked at the business class fares. Although there are far fewer routes with first than at the start of the pandemic, there are some good First prices in the sale that are better value than many of…
After Boris Johnson’s non-announcement on Monday, BA has decided to launch a sale which must be booked by 23:59 BST 22 April 2021. Here is a round-up of the best offers. Luxury flights The majority of the long haul flight offers are for travel from October onwards, which really means…
With Boris’s announcement that we may be able to start travelling again soon, I have a timely review from regular contributor, reader Howard. Howard is a courier and is required to travel for his job before anyone starts trying to travel shame him! Kenya “day trip” with BA Another courier…
Today it was expected Boris Johnson announced the results of the Travel Task force’s recommendations on resuming international travel safely. The PM said that they are “hopeful” that we can start travel from 17 May 2021. But other than that he did not make the expected announcement. The global travel…
New British Airways Heathrow – Caribbean routes British Airways have clearly stated that they will be focussing on leisure travel routes this year and have now announced that they will be adding new routes to the Caribbean this summer from Heathrow. Given that the Caribbean is in its hurricane season…
