Holidaymakers are expected to spend an astonishing £62 billion on staycations this year as hotels, cottages, campsites and caravans are booked up months in advance New study shows that four out of five Britons are planning a staycation in 2021 Economists estimate families have saved an extra £170 billion in lockdown Some hotel providers have … Read more
Testing times for British holidaymakers as plan is drawn up for all UK nationals flying back from abroad to get rapid Covid swab on arrival Measures include putting different countries into tiers and vaccine passports Hotel quarantine will be required for anyone returning from a red list country Countries will be considered according to different … Read more
A holiday in Paradise (Circus)! Ministers urge British holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of Birmingham, Manchester and Portsmouth as foreign tourists stay away The government’s official tourism agency, Visit Britain, is set to spend £5million The ‘Escape The Everyday’ campaign to urge the UK public to get on city breaks It comes after government introduced … Read more
Holiday makers may soon be flying abroad on jets powered by scraps of wood, according to new research. A green fuel that converts plant waste from farm and timber harvests into aviation fuel has been developed by scientists. They say it could help combat climate change by reducing CO² emissions from aircraft and rockets. The … Read more
Unvaccinated holidaymakers will be BANNED from P&O Cruises’ ‘staycation’ sailings this summer UK residents who have had two doses of the Covid jab will be allowed onboard P&O Cruises says all passengers must have been vaccinated a week in advance Maritime minister says domestic cruises could sail around Britain from May 17 By Luke May … Read more
British holidaymakers will be welcome in Turkey this summer even WITHOUT proof they have been vaccinated against Covid, country’s tourism minister says Turkish minister suggests Britons can holiday there without jab card or PCR test Those in tourist-related businesses have jab priority before tourist season starts It puts more pressure on the UK Government to … Read more
Britons are set to be the most popular holidaymakers in Europe this summer thanks to the UK’s vaccination drive — but only if they are allowed to travel. The UK started 2021 as the continent’s Covid pariah, with coronavirus infections and death levels soaring above its European neighbours. But now as the country storms ahead … Read more
Wales BANS English holidaymakers: First Minister Mark Drakeford lifts tourism ban on March 27 – but insists only Welsh people can stay in holiday lets Drakeford said holidays in Wales would be restricted to those living there Self-contained accommodation will be allowed to open on march 27 for Easter But same industry in England does … Read more
Portugal and the Spanish islands will welcome British holidaymakers from May – but only to those who have had the vaccine or tested negative for Covid Portugal’s tourism minister hopes to allow travel again with testing and vaccines It comes after Cyprus announced it would accept vaccinated Brits from May 1 UK government sources insisted … Read more
Cyprus has announced that it will throw open its borders to British holidaymakers who have been fully vaccinated from May 1. Inoculated Britons will be free to enter the country without needing to have a negative Covid test or quarantine, the Cypriot tourism ministry said on Thursday. Officials are looking into ways for Britons to … Read more