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…
Phuket looks set to open 1 July The Bangkok Times has reported that the Thai government is preparing to announce that foreign travellers could fly to Phuket without any quarantine requirement from as early as 1 July. I previously wrote about the proposal from travel company to reopen Phuket as…
Firstly, a new study has shown that quarantine may be unnecessary for arrivals from medium-risk countries. New Study Shows Single Test As Effective As Ten Days Quarantine For U.K. Travelers Within the U.K., the travel industry should be looking forward to the future with infection rates and deaths rapidly declining….
I will start by saying as pointed out by readers, Scottish hotels are allowed to open from 26 April as well as Jersey. However, at the moment it’s not clear if you can travel there from other parts of the UK at that point. If you are a travel lover,…
Bonus on Avios Using Avios is one of the most risk-free ways to book travel at the moment. You can get a full refund minus £35pp at any time or change the dates for the same fee. If you need to top up your balance, there is a new promotion…
This weekend has been tough for those that are desperate to be able to travel abroad legally again. With headlines like “summer holidays unlikely” from the major news channels, it was a gloomy start to the weekend. However, I don’t believe that this means that the current travel ban won’t…
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…
EU announces digital green passports Today the European Commission has proposed creating a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Green Certificate will be proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered…
When we started to dare to think about the future of travel this summer, we were all hoping we wouldn’t go back to the yo-yo situation last summer with travel corridors. Sadly it looks like this will be the case with the red list. There is some good news with…
With politicians now beginning to sound more positive about travel for the summer, you may be considering booking a trip. Here are some factors to consider when looking at your options. When to book and who to book with The first thing to do is to decide who you…
