After both Biden and Anthony Fauci downplaying any changes in restrictions, The Washington Post was reporting today that the CDC are pushing for far more stringent traveller restrictions to be introduced. Despite reports that Omicron may respond to Pfizer in almost exactly the same way as previous variants with a…
BA closes T5 arrivals lounge – what else is open? Not that long ago British Airways reopened their arrivals lounge and things started to feel a lot more like normal. Sadly with the new restrictions brought in from today, the arrivals lounge has been temporarily closed again. This is because…
Why you can’t use a 3 hour PCR for day 2 testing Since the announcement that day 2 tests need to be a PCR test from tomorrow, I have been questioned by many of people saying that you can use a 3 hour PCR test as a day 2. I…
Portugal tightens entry requirements From 1 December travellers to Portugal will also require a Covid test even if fully vaccinated. As before, entry requirements for Madeira and the Azores vary from the mainland so you need to check those separately. I covered the latest Madeira change here. The official announcement…
England PCR day 2 tests The new formal publication on the rules can be found here. If you arrive in England after 4am 30 November If you are fully vaccinated and arrive in England after 4am Tuesday 30 November, you: must self-isolate take a PCR test before the end of day 2…
Cathay Pacific 30% off second business class ticket Cathay originally only advertised economy flights with their “Green Friday” offer with the up to 50% off for two people. However, they are actually offering up to 30% off when you buy two business class tickets. The offer for business class tickets…
Airportr BA fast bag drop – free service I thought it was worth a reminder about this service as I had forgotten myself! I will hopefully try it out when I fly to the US next month. Airportr are working in partnership with British Airways to offer their customers fixed-location…
Yesterday saw the world react to the discovery of a new variant of Covid which scientists are concerned could be resistant to vaccines. We have been here many times before in the last couple of years but at this point, it’s not worth stressing about travel as really nobody knows…
Currently, there do not seem to be many business class offers apart from Finnair which I wrote about here. These are the best flight prices I have found so far. From UK London in business class to Singapore with Gulf Air from £1132 British Airways: Montego Bay £1305 Kingston £1486…
With all the luxury hotel deals, it is also worth checking with our luxury travel agent partners, Debonair. They can often match the Black Friday price AND offer extras such as upgrades and $100 hotel credit. You can contact them using the booking form here. Rosewood hotels Book from November…
