COVID Vaccine Passport gets final ok from EU Parliament The European Union parliament has just given the final green light to the EU COVID vaccine certificates with an approval for the regulation on the document. The final count was 546 votes to only 93 (with 51 abstentions for EU citizens)….
Jersey to exempt vaccinated travellers from tests You may remember from my previous articles that entering Jersey with a pre-departure test is a bit of a nightmare. Test providers must use UKAS accredited labs of which there are only a handful in the UK. You can read about it all…
Virgin Atlantic’s virtual travel experience It’s still at least a month until it’s legal to travel again, and even then most countries will probably be off-limits. So Virgin Atlantic has come up with a great idea to recreate the travel experience using ASMR video – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. ASMR…
American Airlines aims to create touch-free travel experience American Airlines have been busy over the last few months – while we have been sitting about in our pyjamas, they have been upgrading their services to create a more user-friendly, streamlined experience. Services are currently being trialled at Dallas Fort Worth…
Hancock says summer travel “may be possible” Despite some reports saying that travel will be illegal until August in the papers this weekend, the mood from ministers is actually starting to appear more positive. Matt Hancock appeared on This Morning on Monday morning and when questioned if there was any…
Biden considering reopening US to UK in May According to CNBC, a well respected US business news channel, President Biden is considering reopening the US to some countries by mid-May. There has been speculation that the US would reopen by July, but I have always thought that should both the…
Hilton has announced another of its points promotions. Although other hotel loyalty schemes may be better in some respects, I do find that Hilton is one of the easiest to earn points to redeem on stays with their generous promotions. Don’t forget it is also much easier to earn status…
Tourist tax ‘could be the final nail in the coffin’, handing another competitive advantage to EU tourism Heathrow Airport is calling for targeted, sector-specific UK Government support to protect jobs and help drive the UK’s economic recovery in the face of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. These support measures include full…
American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have teamed up with researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), the University of Oxford, in the review and analysis of survey data from the COVID-19 testing trial recently launched by the airlines and alliance. The project ‘Trust, Testing and Travel, Technology Use, Traveller…
Another 20% off code with BA British Airways is also offering its Executive Club members 20% off all worldwide flights for travel from 3 December 2020 onwards, when they book by 28 November, 2020. More information is here. The Executive Club is free to join and as soon as a…
