Vietnam to trial opening to visitors After Thailand’s partial reopening of the islands of Phuket and Koh Samui to visitors, Vietnam also plans to reopen the island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from October. The government like many others, has finally conceded that they must start to live with…
20% off Dubai flights Emirates is offering 20% off flights to Dubai in celebration of the Expo 202o which starts this autumn. Book by 30 September for travel between 26 September 2021 and 31 March 2022. You can book and find more details here. Qatar Airways sale Qatar has…
The Andaz Liverpool Street in London has been on my list for quite a while having heard good things about it. I finally had the perfect excuse when I was planning on a few things in that neighbourhood. Hyatt had been kind enough to invite me for a free stay,…
British Airways expands winter routes British Airways is extending three of its newest domestic routes – Exeter, Glasgow and Leeds from Belfast this Winter season. Customers will also be able to book direct to Birmingham. Customers can book on BA.com from today with travel between 31 October 2021 and 26…
Abu Dhabi lifts quarantine Although previously Abu Dhabi had reopened, it has had quarantine for those arriving in the state recently. The UAE is now amber after being red for a significant period of the pandemic. While Brits have been able to start visiting Dubai, Abu Dhabi was off-limits. Now…
Virgin introduce the new “Booth” on leisure A350s Both BA and Virgin have had different configurations on their long haul aircraft on leisure routes with Orlando being the top of the list usually. At the end of last week Virgin Atlantic revealed a new interior to its A350 aircraft, designed specifically…
Today I went up to Heathrow to hear about BA’s new sustainability initiatives and see their new liveried aircraft – an A320 neo which is the most efficient aircraft in the fleet. The aircraft has been painted in its new BA Better World sustainability colours as part of a partnership with aircraft…
This is the second part of the series of hotels that are currently open at Heathrow, since a lot are closed due to operating as quarantine hotels. You can find part 1 with Hilton and Hyatt hotels here. Marriott Group Marriott Heathrow This is one of the most modern…
With many of the Heathrow hotels being used for red list quarantine, there are fewer choices than usual. Most people’s first choice for convenience, the Sofitel has only just reopened, and the Heathrow T5 Hilton is a quarantine hotel so what other choices are there? Personally, I usually find the…
Continuing the series of what travel is like now, a reader has shared their experience of flights to/from Los Angeles at the end of July and the middle of August. You can email [email protected] if you want to see your trip report published. Currently, you can’t travel to the US…
