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- Fleetway Travel goes bust with thousands seeking refunds (7/13/2020)
Every travel company has been badly hit by the almost total shutdown of tourism, and the blanket quarantine policy - Travel to the EU from 2021: Will I need a new passport and what changes are being made? (7/13/2020)
The government has confirmed many of the arrangements for British travellers to Europe once the Brexit transition period ends - 'Stay at home': Disney resort reopening video mocked on social media as coronavirus cases surge (7/13/2020)
Walt Disney World Resort reopened its gates in Florida despite record numbers of coronavirus deaths in US state - When will cruises start again and should I book one? (7/13/2020)
A recent government announcement has delivered a further blow to the troubled industry - Greece considers tightening lockdown restrictions after tourists bring spike in coronavirus cases (7/13/2020)
There are currently more active cases of Covid-19 in Greece than at any previous point in the pandemic - Wales travel: Am I allowed to visit, are hotels and restaurants open and what rules are in place? (7/13/2020)
Is a Welsh getaway on the cards? - Coronavirus: How to stay safe on a flight (7/13/2020)
As take-off becomes a more likely prospect, here's how to avoid getting ill when flying - UK travellers to EU face higher costs and tangle of red tape (7/13/2020)
'Pets of Great Britain, you can say farewell to the Dordogne,' said the BBC's Norman Smith - Everything you need to know about visiting Portugal this summer (7/13/2020)
Is a Lisbon city break or a trip to the Algarve back on the cards? - UK and Ireland holidays: where can you go, and when? (7/13/2020)
The order of reopening to tourists looks like Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland – with the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man far behind - How can I get a refund on my cancelled holiday, flight or cruise? (7/13/2020)
The complete guide to getting your money back for cancelled trips - How do I apply for a new passport – and how do I renew an existing one? (7/13/2020)
All your questions on passport applications and renewals answered - Everything you need to know about visiting Dubai this summer (7/13/2020)
Is fun in the Dubai sun an option this summer? - Staycations: Your options for holidays and weekends away in the UK this summer (7/13/2020)
Essential answers about what to expect with your next hotel stay - Travel insurance: Can you still get cover in the age of coronavirus? (7/13/2020)
Most policies have specific reasons for cancellation, and 'fear of an epidemic, pandemic or infection' isn't one of them - Coronavirus: Planes are 'relatively safe' due to powerful air filters, says WHO expert (7/10/2020)
David Nabarro reassures travellers - Heathrow to rely on just one runway until October (7/12/2020)
Exclusive: Residents will lose their usual respite from aircraft noise as 'mixed-mode' takes over - Portugal: Can I travel there and is it safe? (7/12/2020)
Popular country is not on UK 'approved' list for holidaymakers - 'Work from home' at a Kenya safari camp (7/10/2020)
For £300 a day, high-earning staff can use zoom lenses to photograph wildlife then join Zoom meetings - London City takes off as a 'summer-sun' airport (7/10/2020)
Four out of five past users of the Docklands airport say they are likely to travel soon - Quarantine: Travellers' confusion as government appears to change stance on new rules (7/10/2020)
'It's not that hard to explain, it's a yes or no question,' wrote a Twitter user - 'Covid cover' offered by Tui, Britain's biggest holiday company (7/10/2020)
Tui will reimburse testing costs or provide repatriation if medically required, and Hays Travel is offering a similar policy - Quarantine: What are the latest rules and what do they mean for my holiday plans? (7/10/2020)
Travellers from Portugal must self-isolate on arrival to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, while Scotland has the requirement for both Portugal and Spain - As the ghost trains rumble on, it's time to bring the railways back to life (7/10/2020)
The 'modal shift' from rail to road has been an outstanding success for its proponents – and a disaster for those of us who believe that rail must be at the heart of travel - Florida Disney World set to reopen despite record number of coronavirus deaths (7/10/2020)
Florida is one of the worst affected states in the US - Ryanair, Virgin and Love Holidays among worst companies for travel refunds, survey finds (7/9/2020)
Only four per cent of customers polled said they'd had a refund - Wales and Northern Ireland announce list of countries exempt from quarantine (7/10/2020)
Relaxation of rules takes immediate effect - What to do if you get coronavirus symptoms while on holiday (7/10/2020)
Follow local guidance - Travel corridors: Quarantine-free travel starts today from 59 countries (7/10/2020)
France, Italy and Greece are all on the list of exempt countries - Will I have to quarantine if I go on holiday this summer? (7/10/2020)
Spending two weeks in self-isolation could take the shine off a trip - Travel ban lifted: Everywhere you can go on holiday this summer (7/9/2020)
Travel restrictions have finally been eased - How safe is it to travel by plane, train or cruise liner? (7/9/2020)
Travel firms may be touting some serious bargains, but how safe is it to travel? - Foreign Office urges travellers to avoid cruises (7/9/2020)
'This is devastating news for a sector already on its knees,' said Travel Weekly columnist Steve Dunne - Everything you need to know about visiting Turkey this summer (7/9/2020)
Is a holiday back on the cards? - Everything you need to know about visiting Italy this summer (7/9/2020)
Is a Roman holiday back on the cards? - Everything you need to know about visiting France this summer (7/9/2020)
Is Channel hopping on the cards? - Everything you need to know about visiting Greece this summer (7/9/2020)
Is Greek island hopping back on the cards? - Everything you need to know about visiting Spain this summer (7/9/2020)
Is a Spanish sojourn on the cards this summer? - What is the latest Foreign Office travel advice? (7/9/2020)
The FCO says its advice is under 'constant review' - Can I go on holiday this summer and will I have to quarantine? (7/9/2020)
Here's everything you need to know about the (not so) big getaway - When can Britons go on holiday again and where can they go? (7/9/2020)
We all want to go away, but where will have us – and when? - 'Stay away,' Europeans tell British tourists (7/9/2020)
Only one in 20 French people would consider a visit to the UK this summer - Barbados to offer year-long stays for remote workers (7/9/2020)
Fancy submitting your expenses from a Caribbean beach? - Qatar Airways makes face shields compulsory for economy passengers – but business class can choose (7/9/2020)
Rule is mandatory in economy but business class travellers can choose - What it's like to fly in the age of coronavirus (7/8/2020)
Plane Talk: Flying in summer 2020 is just like last year, only with masks. And no tea - Scotland travel corridors: Nicola Sturgeon announces list of 57 countries exempt from quarantine – and Spain isn't on it (7/9/2020)
Travel industry calls for First Minister to reconsider - What to pack to stay safe from coronavirus on holiday (7/9/2020)
The ultimate packing list - Fantasy flight experience excites Taiwanese passengers without leaving the ground (7/8/2020)
Over 10,000 people applied for the experience - London to Barbados 'first class only' flight delayed (7/8/2020)
All passengers must undergo a Covid-19 test the night before departure - Spanish campsite launches coronavirus-free 'paradise' zone for holidaymakers (7/8/2020)
All guests in 'ultra-safe' area have tested negative for coronavirus - Direct Amsterdam-London trains given go-ahead, but no start date for Eurostar (7/7/2020)
'This will finally allow Eurostar to compete on one of Europe's busiest air routes,' said international rail guru Mark Smith - 8 of the best package summer holiday deals for 2020 (7/7/2020)
The best bargains for sun, sea and sand deals - Where are the safest places to travel on holiday this summer? (7/7/2020)
The destinations with the lowest infection rates around the world - Quarantine confusion reigns as holidays take off (7/7/2020)
Cyprus will not allow anyone who has been in the UK in the past 14 days to enter the country for the rest of July - Travel ban lifted: Government publishes two separate lists of countries where restrictions are eased – and they don't match up (7/6/2020)
Travellers forced to cross-reference to discover where they can visit - British Airways: 'Strip airline of Heathrow slots,' says union poll (7/6/2020)
British Airways is believed to be losing £20m a day - Quarantine: could a coronavirus test at Heathrow replace self-isolation? (7/6/2020)
Price of test not yet decided, but likely to be between £100 and £170 - Thomas Cook: A timeline of the world's oldest tour operator (9/23/2019)
Simon Calder explores 10 key years that tell the story of the legacy travel company - Coronavirus: The unfolding travel crisis is becoming a Greek tragedy (7/3/2020)
The Man Who Pays His Way: Quarantine was 'Informed by science, backed by the public and will keep us all safe'. Until the U-turn - Pitcairn but not Portugal: The government's list of summer holiday destinations for 2020 is bizarre (7/3/2020)
The 'traffic light system', championed just days ago, has been abandoned - Coronavirus: What does the latest government announcement mean for your holiday? (7/3/2020)
Foreign Office warnings will be lifted on Saturday from more than 50 countries, but quarantine rules continue until 10 July – and possibly after that outside England - Foreign Office no-go warning to be lifted as England scraps quarantine requirement for top holiday destinations (7/2/2020)
Self-isolation rule from some countries will be lifted from Friday 10 July – but only to England - Jersey to reopen to tourists ahead of England (7/2/2020)
Visitors to the island must undergo a coronavirus test - Quarantine U-turn will see almost unrestricted international travel (7/2/2020)
As many as 75 countries will appear on the exemption list - Ryanair pilots to take 20% pay cut after boss Michael O'Leary issues jobs ultimatum (7/1/2020)
Chief executive warned pilots that 3,000 staff faced being made redundant if they didn't accept a pay cut - Boeing 737 Max re-certification test flight caught on video (7/1/2020)
Aircraft involved in two fatal crashes take to the skies again - Coronavirus 'corridor trains' running nonstop to avoid international infection (7/1/2020)
Many rail services in Europe cut through foreign countries - Pakistan International banned from flying to Europe for six months (6/30/2020)
'There are strong indications that a high number of Pakistani pilots' licences are invalid,' said the EU's safety regulator - EasyJet to close three bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle (6/30/2020)
'Aviation in the UK is caught in a death spiral of despair,' says pilots' union - Flying isn't risk-free, but no form of transport is (6/30/2020)
Plane talk: Absolute safety and transport are incompatible - Britain braced for busiest weekend of the year so far as 11 million drivers embark on post-lockdown overnight trip (6/30/2020)
Saturday marks first time people in England have been allowed to spend the night away from home in three months - Tui demands clarity over summer flights: 'Tell us where we can take people on holiday' (6/30/2020)
'We can't start up our operations on a Tuesday when we are told we can go from a Wednesday,' said the travel firm's UK boss - Coronavirus: The travel destinations that are currently best avoided (6/30/2020)
With Covid-19 cases continuing to rise around the globe, travellers should exercise caution - Simon Calder's guide to overseas summer holidays in 2020 (6/27/2020)
In a sample of seven getaways price-checked before and after the government's announcement, two were cheaper and one more expensive - When, where and how will you be able to travel abroad in the summer of 2020? (6/29/2020)
Greece has warned it will not allow British visitors to arrive until 15 July - Boeing shares soar after company cleared for 737 Max tests (6/29/2020)
Jet has been grounded for 15 months following two fatal crashes - Greece will not allow direct flights from the UK until 15 July (6/29/2020)
The UK government's 'double lock' to prevent overseas tourism is expected to be lifted for some countries, including Greece, from 6 July - Holidaymakers face uncertainty over key summer destinations (6/29/2020)
British travellers may not be able to visit Ireland, Portugal, Greece and Turkey in 'Operation Lift-off' - Holiday 2020: 'No contact, please – we're British' (6/28/2020)
Record bookings for Folkestone-Calais shuttles as some flight prices soar - Europe's cheapest rail ticket: €1 for a four-hour, 188-mile trip from France to Spain (6/24/2020)
The deal works out at less than half a penny per mile - Joanna Lumley says she is going to 'put her trust in public transport' on summer trip to France (6/28/2020)
'We're going to go safely,' Absolutely Fabulous star says - International travel corridors? They've been around for centuries (6/26/2020)
The Man Who Pays His Way: Before the fall of the Wall, the only way was along the corridor - UK holidaymakers get green – or amber – light to travel abroad (6/27/2020)
Travellers may deploy 'Spanish swerve' or 'Paris pause' to dodge quarantine - Government to introduce summer holiday 'traffic-light' quarantine system (6/26/2020)
Travel firms are still furious that clampdown may continue into July - Quarantine: Government accused of 'reverse engineering' controversial policy with air bridges (6/26/2020)
'Other countries are wondering why the UK is making things so complicated,' said Paul Charles of Quash Quarantine campaign group - Summer holidays begin in Northern Ireland as caravan parks open (6/26/2020)
'It's been lonely here without the customers. It's nice to see them back,' says caravan park owner Hilda Butler - Tui cancels all Florida holidays for at least five months (6/26/2020)
'The decision has been made following new health and safety measures implemented at Walt Disney World to ensure the safety of its guests' - Travel industry fury as government dithers over air bridge plans (6/25/2020)
'We cannot plan our operations on the basis of government leaks,' said one airline CEO - 'I don't want to give people false hope': Transport secretary says when probed on changing international travel quarantine rules (6/24/2020)
Transport secretary says countries must have NHS-standard test and trace programme to qualify for reciprocal travel deal - Cyclists will take priority over cars after lockdown, transport secretary says (6/24/2020)
£25m bike repair scheme has still not issued a single voucher - Emirates to bring the A380 'SuperJumbo' back to Heathrow (6/24/2020)
Move ends speculation that world's biggest plane could be grounded - Tui says more July holidays to go ahead – but not with defunct Flybe (6/23/2020)
One bemused customer was told he would travel to Menorca with an airline that went bust in March - Flybe: is there life in the old airline yet? (6/23/2020)
Plane talk: the defunct carrier had the right kind of staff but the wrong kind of planes and network - Quarantine: What do the new rules mean for my travel plans? (6/12/2020)
How the rules requiring 14 days of self-isolation for arrivals to Britain work - UK government confusion over 'air bridges' as plan said to be merely 'under consideration' (6/23/2020)
Department for Transport insists travel corridors plan is merely 'an option under consideration, not established policy' - As Virgin Atlantic celebrates its 36th birthday, the airline unveils its Gatwick routes moving to Heathrow (6/22/2020)
Sir Richard Branson's airline first took off from the Sussex airport on 22 June 1984 - easyJet 'sorry' after misleading cancelled passengers over refund rights (6/22/2020)
Exclusive: Britain's biggest budget airline failed to tell travellers about their legal options when flights are grounded - Tui cancels almost all of its July holidays (6/22/2020)
During the last three weeks of July, Tui will carry fewer than 400 passengers a day from the UK on average - Dubai reopens to tourists on 7 July – but with strict new rules (6/22/2020)
Any arrival testing positive for Covid-19 will be isolated 'at an institutional facility provided by the government for 14 days at their own expense' - Spain lifts quarantine rules for UK visitors (6/20/2020)
'State of alarm' lifts throughout the country today, with travel between regions permitted - Transatlantic travel: what are the perils and pitfalls? (6/20/2020)
Ignoring the Foreign Office warning against overseas travel invalidates travel insurance - Quarantine: Ministers urged to build 'air bridges' after travel industry backlash (6/20/2020)
Arrivals at UK airports, ferry ports and international rail terminals must go straight home and stay there for two weeks - Quarantine: airport coronavirus test proposed to swerve self-isolation (6/20/2020)
"The aviation sector, which is what this trial is about, would get on its feet,' says Swissport boss Jason Holt - 'Quarantine could cause Covid cases to rise in Cornwall,' says tourism chief (6/19/2020)
Exclusive: 'The risk of a big influx of people could include our hospital being overrun, many people dying,' said Tim Dwelly, county councillor responsible for tourism - easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips (4/21/2020)
Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic - How to organise holiday money in an age of pandemics (6/18/2020)
Your guide to extracting the most from your puny pounds - Passport Office tells teenager: 'We've kept your application so long that you owe us more money' (6/19/2020)
Exclusive: 11 weeks after requesting a new passport, teenager Rosie Burt was asked for extra cash - What you should be thinking about when travel starts again (6/19/2020)
The Man Who Pays His Way: residents in tourist destinations fear that travellers may bring in the virus, exactly as two British visitors did to Covid-free New Zealand - On the road again: National Express to resume coach services on 1 July (6/17/2020)
Passengers will be instructed to sit in by the window, with aisle seats are blocked off - Tourist cracks skybridge glass floor with 'baseball slide' (6/17/2020)
The visitor ignored the attraction's 'no running, jumping, or bouncing' policy - British Airways: many Gatwick flights in July switched to Heathrow (6/17/2020)
Exclusive: Test bookings for July on a range of traditional Gatwick routes, including Alicante, Faro, Jersey and Venice, found they are now departing from Heathrow - Coronavirus quarantine: Matt Hancock unable to name any countries other than Brazil with worse infection rate than UK (6/17/2020)
'There are other countries where it may be safe to be able to not have a quarantine in place,' said the health secretary - British Airways reveals the pre-packed future for inflight meals (6/17/2020)
No alcohol in short-haul economy and no queuing for the toilet - Quarantine: Boris Johnson dents travel industry hopes of 'saving the summer' (6/16/2020)
'Every day of quarantine is hundreds of jobs lost in the sector,' said campaigner Paul Charles - Passport? Ticket? Mask? The future of flying post-coronavirus (6/16/2020)
Plane Talk: Regardless of tests and thermometers, flying in the future can never be risk-free - Coronavirus time travel? UK quarantine arrivals form lists defunct countries East Germany and Southern Rhodesia (6/16/2020)
Home Office admits error on website for travellers declaring entry into Britain - Spain may not open fully for British holidaymakers due to UK's quarantine rules (6/16/2020)
Government in Madrid is considering a reciprocal 14-day self-isolation rule - Cambodia demands £2,400 'coronavirus deposit' from arriving travellers (6/16/2020)
'If you are not able to submit to these requirements, you should think carefully about whether to travel to Cambodia at this time,' says the Foreign Office - What it's like to take the first easyJet flight after 11 weeks of being grounded (6/15/2020)
Simon Calder finds plenty of spare seats but sky-high fares - Spain to restart tourism from 21 June – and Brits are welcome (6/14/2020)
Date coincides with end of country's 'state of alarm', declared three months ago - EasyJet resumes flights with skeleton service after 11 weeks (6/14/2020)
Passengers are told to wear masks throughout the flight, and must ask permission before using the aircraft toilet - Gatwick airport opens North Terminal with strict social-distancing measures (6/14/2020)
'Keep healthy, keep safe and keep flying,' says Gatwick's Nikki Barton