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Most Brits (61%) are in favour of flights which only accept passengers who have been vaccinated, according to a new survey. The poll also found 74% of respondents felt it would be reasonable to be expected to wear a facemask on a plane, even after having had the vaccine. And 79% also say they are …

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Spain will consider a “green corridor” for vaccinated British tourists if there is no EU agreement on vaccination passports, the country’s tourism minister has said, as the European commission prepared to table a proposal for leaders this month. Fernando Valdés said his government would seek to find agreement on a common system among the 27 member states …

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Quote: 'Prospect of return of overseas flights will have given many people real hope for the summer ahead' By Andrew Atkinson There will be no...

TUI is ‘preparing intensively’ for holidays to resume, with the European giant in talks with the key destinations of Greece, Spain and Cyprus. Chief Executive Fritz Joussen predicted customers will be able to travel this summer, and declared there was ‘no doubt’ a vaccination passport would ‘restore freedom to travel’. “Travelling in Europe will be …

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For the last 12 months, Benidorm, Britain’s mecca in the sunshine, has been totally devoid of travellers from the UK. Now, the British government...

Airlines and travel firms are experiencing a surge in demand following Boris Johnson’s road map for how coronavirus restrictions will be eased. The Prime Minister said on Monday that a Government taskforce will produce a report by April 12 recommending how international trips can resume for people in England. Foreign holidays could be permitted from …

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ON A WING AND A PRAYER UK PM Boris Johnson to make important announcement concerning holidays By Andrew Atkinson UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is...

Consumer watchdog Which? has warned travellers not to book flights until clarity emerges over international travel after revealing more than two million passengers lost money during Covid. The warning came amid research which found people were left out of pocket after missing flights that continued to operate during the pandemic. The watchdog said local Covid …

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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Scots are unlikely to be able to travel abroad this summer. She says they might not even be able to take domestic holidays this Easter. While school children will return to the classroom this month, there will be no wider relaxing of lockdown rules she says. In an update …

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Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 2 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on …

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged radio listeners this morning not to book summer holidays, adding that they were ‘illegal’. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, he said: “Please don’t go ahead and book a holiday for something which at this stage is illegal.” Some listeners might have been confused by what he said and misled into …

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Quote: 'National trips cannot recommence at Easter' - Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto By Andrew Atkinson Easter holidays have been 'written-off' due...

By Andrew Atkinson Following the announcement that Spain's tourism industry lost 20m tourists last year, due to the coronavirus outbreak, a good news boost has...

Mandatory Covid testing will be introduced for everyone arriving in England from 4am on Friday, the Government has confirmed today. All visitors and all residents travelling back to England will need proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken no more than three days before departure. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the test must be …

National lockdowns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make it illegal for anybody to undertake non-essential travel. Yet, British Airways and Ryanair continue to refuse to offer refunds for passengers who would have to break the law to take their flight. When asked the UK’s five biggest airlines if passengers in England, Scotland, Wales …

Passengers arriving from all international destinations will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for England to help protect against new strains of coronavirus circulating internationally. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that from next week inbound passengers arriving by boat, plane or train will have to take a test up …

Ryanair may cut all flights from the UK and Ireland from the end of January as it blasted governments in both countries for their ‘draconian’ approach to Covid. The drastic warning came as the budget carrier said the new lockdowns will see January traffic fall to under 1.25 million passengers, and plummet further to 500,000 …

Few countries share Spain’s level of footballing heritage. Internationally, Spain is the only team to have won three consecutive titles, twice winning the FIFA...

Quote: 'Airports and airlines in England making plans to safely restart international travel and get aviation industry moving again. We are at risk...

When you decide to live in a new country - be it a couple of years or a permanent move - your life changes....

The Consell will ask the Government that it continues to guarantee border closures and reduced mobility between regions this Christmas In the coming days, new...

Quote: 'You feel like a criminal. I saw a man who had been taken off somewhere - they were not happy with his...

Ximo Puig, announced on Saturday that the Valencian Community will maintain an overnight curfew and the closure of its borders until 15 January, although...

A study being carried out by the National Institute of Statistics to analyse mobility in the context of the pandemic, has revealed that thousands...

Orihuela Costa is like living in a bubble as Covid doesn’t seemed to have hit us as hard as it has other places. I...

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By Andrew Atkinson Ryanair has seen its passenger numbers fall for September. The commercial airline’s passengers were down 64% compared to the same time in...

Passengers flying from Heathrow to Hong Kong and Italy first to have option of rapid Covid test prior to checking in - costing...

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