Make Your Bubble in Swedish Lapland
A leading tourism provider in Abisko, Swedish Lapland, has made the ultimate sacrifice to create a new COVID secure experience by giving up his very own home and creating an…
Travellers from Portugal to UK Must Quarantine
All travellers from Portugal to the UK as well as Hungary will have to go into quarantine for a period of 14 days according to new rules announced by the…
Iceland Brings Fishmas to the UK
It’s the most wonderful time of the week. An Icelandic Fishmas is a twice weekly culinary celebration of the Nordic island’s bounty of delicious seafood. Until now…
Passport Back To Our Roots for Live Music
In a bid to help the UK’s small, grassroots music venues survive the coronavirus pandemic, The Pet Shop Boys, KT Tunstall, Russell Watson and Passenger have all agreed to perform…
Virtual Meaningful Travel Summit
On 15 September, Tourism Cares, with its partners at ProColombia and Impulse Travel, will host a virtual Meaningful Travel Summit that invites travel professionals to further…
Watch the Toulouse WateRugby Tournament
This weekend, 11-13 September, Toulouse will be hosting a WateRugby tournament on the River Garonne. Following the success of the WateRugby event in winter…
Discover 1066 Weekend at Battle Abbey
In the days of very few live events we have the rare occasion of the 1066 Weekend at Battle Abbey, which takes place on 10 to 11 October. This is taking place instead of the…
UK Split on ‘Confusing’ Safe Travel Policy
Cracks are appearing in the way the four UK nations are implementing their safe travel regulations, as industry leaders call for testing at airports, and a government minister admitted the…
UK Government Urged to Save Travel
On 1 September, leaders from across the travel industry gathered to call on the UK Government to urgently act to save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the UK travel…
Greece Taken Off Scotland Travel Corridor List
As speculation mounts that Portugal could become the next country to be added to the UK quarantine, Greece has been removed from the Scotland travel corridor list…
Will Portugal Be Next for UK Quarantine?
Speculation is mounting that Portugal will be removed from the UK safe travel corridor list, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen above the 20 per…
UK Quarantine List Adds Czechia, Switzerland
Switzerland, Czech Republic and Jamaica have become the latest three nations to be added to the UK quarantine list of countries. In a situation that is fast deteriorating…
Major Hotel Expansion Boost for the New Forest
New Forest National Park Authority have given permission for a major expansion of the iconic Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst. The plan includes an extra 38 state of the art…
UK Travel Industry Facing Job Losses
The leading UK travel industry trade body has warned that further job losses are inevitable unless the sector receives greater government support. The call follows…
Flights to Nepal Resume in September
International flights to Nepal will resume from 1 September, a government spokesperson announced on 22 August. All scheduled flights to Nepal were cancelled on 22 March…
UK Portugal Air Bridge Announced
The UK Government has announced a UK Portugal air bridge as Austria, Croatia, and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago are removed from the safe travel corridor list…
Government Urged to Approve Heathrow Testing
A new Heathrow testing system for COVID-19 that could reduce the 14-day quarantine period for passengers arriving in the UK is awaiting the go-ahead from the UK Government…
VisitEngland: Awards for Excellence Winners
VisitEngland has just declared the winners of the annual Awards for Excellence, which celebrates the best deliverers of nation’s tourism industry products…
Are Greece and Croatia Next for UK Travel Ban?
Speculation is mounting that Greece and Croatia might be the next countries to be added to the UK travel ban list. Both popular UK summer holiday destinations are currently on…
UK Adds Netherlands, France to Quarantine List
France, the Netherlands and Malta are amongst the countries just added to the UK Government’s quarantine list. This means that vistiors entering the UK from these countries will need to…
Belgium Removed from UK Travel Corridor List
Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas have been taken off the UK travel corridor list, as the UK Government altered its advice to “all but essential travel” to the three countries…
Government Urged to Give Travel Industry a Break
The UK public is being urged to get behind a new campaign to support the travel industry – or risk the collapse of thousands of their favourite holiday companies. The…
