British Airways puts thousands of staff back on furlough
British Airways has furloughed thousands of its staff, citing delays to travel as the reason behind its decision.
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June 10, 2021 Travel testing firms’ kits cost twice as much as advertised
Travel testing firms have been accused of overcharging holidaymakers after advertising kits for up to half the price that the customer actually had to pay.
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June 6, 2021 Tourists fined for taking sand and shells from Sardinia’s beaches
Dozens of tourists will have to pay dearly for their souvenirs from Sardinia’s pristine beaches.
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June 5, 2021 Removing Portugal from the green list is based on inaccurate data and will have very negative consequences
Once again, it was with great disappointment but not surprise that I received the news that after 8 June Portugal will no longer be a “green” destination for UK travellers, roughly three weeks after being designated as such, but instead an “amber” one. I say I was not surprised because on the eve of that […]
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June 4, 2021 Supersonic: Inside the 1,300mph jet that will fly you from New York to London in less than four hours
It is the ultrafast jet that could be set to revolutionise air travel.
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June 1, 2021 Red list arrivals terminal opens at Heathrow Airport after concerns over queues
Passengers flying to the UK from Covid-ravaged red list countries will transit through a dedicated terminal at Heathrow Airport from today.
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May 29, 2021 Ryanair boss explains how to get ‘best price’ for flights – ‘an education for customers’
In the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, hopeful holidaymakers had their dreams shattered when travel restrictions made holidays impossible in many cases. While it was a learning curve for airlines like Ryanair, who were faced with a sudden influx of cancellations and refunds, it also offered the Irish carrier an insight into some roadblocks which come between customers […]
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May 28, 2021 EU tourists complain of fingerprinting at UK border
EU tourists coming to the UK have told of being fingerprinted, detained and treated like liars by border officials before trying to travel through the Channel tunnel or by ferry at Calais.
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May 24, 2021 Travel latest: 100,000 Britons expected to fly to Spain as country reopens
As many as 100,000 Britons are expected to fly to Spain today as the country opened its doors to foreign tourists for the first time this year.
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May 20, 2021 ‘Apply common sense’ over travel to amber list countries, says Shapps
Britons should “apply common sense” over whether or not they choose to fly to amber list countries, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says.
