Brits confident about travelling abroad following end of Covid rules March 18, 2022 After almost two years of “staycations” Brits feel now confident about booking trips abroad. According to a research by trade association ABTA, 57 per cent of British people have a holiday abroad booked for the next 12 months. Up 44 per cent on October levels, the figures are close to pre-pandemic levels as UK travel [...]
Covid no more: Heathrow removes mask requirements as BA and Virgin Atlantic prepare to follow suit March 15, 2022 Heathrow announced it has dropped the requirement for passengers and employees to wear a face mask. Travellers, from tomorrow, will no longer need to wear face coverings while passing through the airport, as the policy applies to all Heathrow’s terminals, bus and railway stations. The airport will continue to suggest that its workers – especially [...]
UK removes all travel measures from Friday March 14, 2022 All remaining COVID travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for arrivals, will end on Friday, the transport secretary has said.
A love-letter to Mykonos: Why this Greek island has it all March 14, 2022 From the sunken fire pit, guests can watch the sun setting over the neighbouring island of Delos. Gold, amber and peach streaks are scrawled across the sky, like an angry toddler has raided the crayon box. The smoke rises up, making smudges, like dirty fingerprints across the sky. A few decades ago, this outdoors spot [...]
Costa Navarino is the best new golf spot in the world March 11, 2022 Surrounded by views of the ocean, the mountains, and the valleys of Messinia in the southwest Peloponnese, it’s no surprise that Greece’s Costa Navarino was named the World’s Best New Golf Development at the 2020 World Golf Awards. With two new courses designed by Masters winner José María Olazábal, Costa Navarino has now arrived as [...]
Why your next ski break should be in Austria’s Ischgl & Kappl February 28, 2022 “Relax if you can” is Ischgl’s motto and for a high quality, luxury ski destination the place is hard to beat. Walking down Ischgl’s main drag opulence hits you like a diamond-encrusted knuckleduster. Four and five star hotels rule the strip. Our choice was Hotel Piz Buin – all the luxury I could wish for [...]
Skiing without the hassle at the Aman Melezin hotel in Courchevel February 28, 2022 The weekend: Take an early flight out of London and you can be skiing or snowboarding on the largest linked ski area in the world – with 600km of slopes across Les Trois Vallées – by the afternoon. For minimal time-wasting, the ski-in, ski-out Aman Melezin hotel is located on the Bellecôte Piste above Courchevel [...]
Forget crowds: Charter your own yacht in Corfu February 28, 2022 The situation is as follows. We’d been locked down for 18 months. We avoided the uncertainty of summer foreign holidays and were scouting round for an October half term option. That’s how we hit upon the idea of sailing… in Corfu… in October. On a low season sailing holiday you are taking a double risk. [...]
On the Beach posts promising results as travel sector recovers February 25, 2022 Package holiday retailer On the Beach said it had begun to see the first “green shoots of recovery” in the Autumn of 2021, before the recovery was spoiled by the spread of the Omicron variant. On the Beach said its sales in September and October 2021 were higher than they were before the pandemic, in [...]
EU to drop pre-departure tests for UK travellers ahead of Easter break February 22, 2022 The EU is set to scrap pre-departure testing for fully vaccinated travellers from 1 March, in time for the Easter break. The European Council approve the move this morning, and it will apply to all those who have received either a second or booster dose within 270 days before their arrival into the bloc. Underage [...]