Coronavirus lockdown searches by Britons for January 2021 trips to Spain up 1,626% 

UK travellers showing pent-up demand for holidays in Spain, with searches for departure dates in January 2021 up 1,626% Travel searches for trips from the UK to France in January 2021 are up by 409% Research for trips to Italy also frenzied, with searches up by 385% for that month  Searches for trips to Germany, … Read more

US firm making coronavirus ‘treatment’ doubled the price in January

The only US company that manufactures a drug being fast-tracked as a potential treatment for coronavirus suddenly doubled the price earlier this year, data shows.  Rising Pharmaceuticals, in New Jersey, increased the price of anti-malarial drug chloroquine from around $3.87 per 250mg pill to $7.66, according to data seen by the Financial Times. Meanwhile the … Read more

More signs of the housing market heating up as sales hit highest level for two years in January

Housing market looks set for spring surge as January sees highest level of property sales for two years House transactions were 5.2% higher than in January last year, HMRC said Some 102,810 home sales transactions were recorded last month  But the figures reflect sales agreed in September and October as transaction figures only settle after … Read more

Boris Bounce stutters to a halt after economy flatlined in January

Boris Bounce stutters to a halt as surveys show economy flatlined in January By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 11 March 2020 The economy flatlined in January as the much-anticipated ‘Boris bounce’ following the election failed to materialise. Surveys suggested that the economy perked … Read more

Which? says January sales deals on flights and holidays may be too good to be true

January sales for flights and holidays may be too good to be true: Which? research found past deals didn’t always add up, with some cheaper AFTER the sale ended Which? Travel has conducted three investigations into holiday deals since 2017  In previous years it found that half were the same price or cheaper after the … Read more