Form for reasons to leave the UK live & new anti-travel law I honestly never thought I would live to see the day where I had to submit a form saying I wished to leave my own country. Sadly from Monday 8 March, that day will come. I can’t see…
$500 off Qatar flights Alaska Airlines is due to become a member of Oneworld on 31 March 2021. While this will have limited benefits unless you plan to fly internally in the US, it is always a handy option. You can read about the Alaska Airlines loyalty scheme here. To…
UK discussions with Greece for travel This morning Haris Theoharis, the Greek tourism minister, spoke to Radio 4’s Today program about plans to reopen Greece for the summer season to UK tourists. The minister said that he believed the travel situation would get much better by this summer with cases…
In recent weeks, I have had a steady stream of reader questions and I’ll admit I struggle to get round to answering them all since it’s just me doing most things! I am going to start publishing reader questions again. So if you would like to submit a question, please…
Extra double testing for all UK arrivals & test and release to be scrapped? As is usually the way now, rumours are circulating in the media that the government is about to introduce even more travel restrictions on top of the hotel quarantine for red list countries. This doesn’t mean…
No more flights to Dubai – UAE & 2 other countries join red list The UAE, Burundi and Rwanda all added to what is now known as the UK’s red list from 1pm today. This means people who have been in or transited through these countries will be denied entry,…
Seychelles to ditch quarantine for vaccinated tourists Countries are gradually beginning to come up with policies that show some practicality towards those that have had COVID or received the vaccine. Several countries such as the US and Iceland are allowing proof of a positive test in the past instead of…
UK to Seychelles for late 2021 from £1377 business class Yesterday I had a look at the UK sale prices – but I missed one which is an excellent deal to Seychelles. While travel to the UK is banned currently, the flights are available until December 21, so we should…
For the last few years, prices on Qatar Airways from the UK have been ridiculously high compared to the competition. Today, Qatar Airways launches a new campaign inviting travellers to rediscover the places and moments you have been missing with new UK offers, including special discounted fares to holiday destinations,…
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…
