EU to remove US from Covid safe-travel list after spike in cases August 30, 2021 EU governments are set to blacklist American tourists from the safe travel list later this afternoon after a surge in US infections. American travellers face a ban on non-essential journeys and new quarantine restrictions. Whilst not automatically binding, the decision could set a precedent for new European restrictions on transatlantic travel after a summer of [...]
London ranked as one the most stressful cities in the world to drive August 30, 2021 London has been named as the eighth-most aggravating place to drive, scoring above cities like Bejing or Bangkok. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when in 2020, 18.5bn vehicle miles of traffic were travelled across the 9.2 thousand miles of roads in London. Nine out of ten drivers admit to feeling stressed or angry behind the wheel, according to [...]
Travel traffic light update: Which countries could change status today? August 26, 2021 Holidaymakers are waiting to see whether the government will make any changes to its travel traffic lights when it updates the scheme later today. According to travel experts, key European holiday destinations are unlikely to be removed from the “green list”, but there could be changes elsewhere. Morocco, Jamaica, and St Lucia are all at [...]
Low-traffic zones reduced as Ealing follows other London borough councils in scrapping car bans August 19, 2021 Low-traffic zones, a scheme to reduce traffic in residential areas have been a subject of controversy since they were first implemented in 2020. Harrow has already scrapped the majority of theirs, and now Ealing looks set to follow. The step in Ealing to challenge them follows major backlash against the zones and two local protests. [...]
No place like home: Staycations set to sizzle into 2022 August 11, 2021 Staycations are set to remain the holiday of choice for Brits seeking to avoid the hassle of Covid-19 regulations on international travel. Data from Square indicates almost half of UK holidaymakers plan to continue staycations in the UK instead of travelling abroad until the pandemic is over, or at least until 2022. Cornwall, the Lake [...]
Travelling abroad has changed August 6, 2021 | Sponsored We all know life has been turned upside down over the past eighteen months. That’s nowhere more true than in travel, with border restrictions across the world designed to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus and new variants. As we exit lockdown, travel is once again opening up. But that doesn’t mean it’s all [...]
UK’s travel green list grows as Germany, Austria, Norway added to safe destinations group August 4, 2021 Seven new countries have this evening been added to the government’s “green list” for international travel, offering further hope for Brits looking to escape for the summer. From Sunday at 4am, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania and Norway will be added to the list of destinations from which all travellers need not isolate on [...]
Which countries could be added to the travel ‘green list’ this week? August 4, 2021 Holidaymakers are waiting with bated breath to see which – if any – countries will be added to the UK’s travel “green list” at Thursday’s travel traffic light review. At the moment, there are just 29 countries and dependencies on the “green list”, with few popular tourist destinations included. There were fears this week too [...]
EU pushes ahead with plan to levy border fee on Brits: Will the UK reciprocate? August 4, 2021 The European Commission has confirmed its plans to charge €7 (£6.20) to travellers visiting Europe from non-EU states, including British citizens. The fee will apply with the introduction of a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) before the end of 2022. It will be a one-off fee valid for multiple entries over three years, [...]
Boris Johnson ‘kills amber watch list travel plan’ August 2, 2021 Boris Johnson has quashed the idea of instating a new “amber watch list” for foreign travel after fears of the devastating impact it could have on people’s summer holiday plans. According to multiple reports this evening the Prime Minister has elected to bin the proposal, which triggered outrage on the Tory backbenches. The reports came [...]