
- 4 hours ago
- 1 min
BA to launch new Caribbean flights
British Airways will fly to two new Caribbean destinations next year. Starting in spring, the airline will take off to Aruba and Guyana...

- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Northern Lights plus skiing launched
Specialist tour operator The Aurora Zone has launched two new holidays for this winter in Finland combining the Northern Lights with a...

- 6 days ago
- 1 min
New Boston flights from Gatwick
New flights to Boston have taken off from Gatwick. US airline Jetblue is operating daily services to the Massachusetts capital. Westbound...

- Jul 26
- 1 min
Holiday credit notes warning
Would be travellers with unspent holiday credit notes are reminded they need to trade them for new bookings or cash refunds by the end of...

- Jul 21
- 1 min
New era for historic hotel
Bucharest’s Athénée Palace, which featured in Olivia Manning’s Balkan Trilogy, has become an InterContinental. Designed originally in Art...

- Jul 20
- 1 min
Canada brings back random tests
New concern for travellers has been raised by Canada’s decision to introduce random Covid testing for fully vaccinated passengers...

- Jun 10
- 6 min
News in Brief
US drops test demand - but check advice The last major deterrent to tourists hoping to visit the US has been lifted - but keep an eye on...

- Apr 29
- 2 min
Champagne, Normandy - new flights
New flights to the Champagne region and Deauville have taken off from London's Stansted Airport. They are operated from 27 May to 26...

- Apr 28
- 2 min
Food guide ratings -a question of class
The reincarnated Good Food Guide has revamped the ratings awarded to restsurants by its subscribers. Gone is the old one to 10 scale, in...

- Apr 22
- 1 min
Venice set to launch day trip charge
Venice authorities are said to be intent on bringing in a €10 charge for day trippers as the retreat of COVID sees a resurgence of...

- Apr 12
- 1 min
Boutique hotel opens in Cape township
A smart place to stay has opened in the heart of Cape Town's Khayelitsha, the first upmarket hotel in the sprawling township near the...

- Mar 29
- 1 min
BA flies to Europe from Gatwick again
Britrish Airways has started international short haul routes from Gatwick again. It suspended operations there as the pandemic laid waste...

- Mar 27
- 1 min
Alpine hiking - new trail
A new long distance walking trail across Switzerland's Bern Canton was scheduled to open this spring. The 305km long Via Berna will...

- Mar 4
- 1 min
France drops vaccine pass rule
France has dropped its requirement to show a pass vaccin to enter restaurants, bars, museums and other attractions. The move was...

- Mar 3
- 2 min
Russian cruises axed in Putin pressure
Cruise lines have axed calls inSt Petersburg and other Russian ports as sanctions pressure on Putin continues to mount. Luxury line...

- Mar 3
- 2 min
Australia drops pre-departure test requirement
Travellers to Australia no longer need to test negative before departing - regardless of vaccination. However, they must complete a...

- Feb 24
- 1 min
Italy lifts COVID restrictions
Italy has confirmed its removal of most restrictions on international travellers. News of the move comes as Italian carrier ITA Airways...

- Feb 2
- 2 min
BA plans Nuremburg flights
Reports suggest the pandemic has left city breaks out of favour. But could Nuremberg buck the trend. British Airways is to launch new...

- Jan 28
- 2 min
Women only tours launched
A range of women only holidays has been launched by Trafalgar Tours in a move likely to appeal to single mature travellers. Destinations...

- Jan 17
- 1 min
UK tests axed for fully jabbed
The Day 2 test for fully vaccinated travellers has been dropped. The change took effect at 4am on 11 February - in time for the school ...