Once Sir Richard Branson was finally up in space, he posted a video of himself on board his rocket plane. ‘To all you kids down there, I was once a child with a dream, looking up at the stars,’ he said. ‘Now I’m an adult in a spaceship, with lots of other wonderful adults looking … Read more
Travel chiefs reacted with fury tonight as ministers warned Britons not to book foreign holidays and refused to rule out extending the international travel ban into summer. Boris Johnson confirmed plans to replace the foreign holidays ban with a ‘traffic light’ system which would open up quarantine-free travel to destinations rated green. Higher-risk locations would … Read more
Traffic light system for trips abroad takes flight: Boost for hopes of a summer holiday as new plan could allow air travel to tourism hotspots to resume The traffic light system will enable quarantine-free travel to ‘green’ destinations PM expected to reveal plans on Monday for staged lifting of foreign holidays ban May 17 has … Read more
Hamish and Zoë Foster Blake get up close and personal with crocodiles while filming a new Australian tourism advert By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:01 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 00:22 GMT, 26 March 2021 They’re ambassadors for Tourism Australia’s new Holiday Here This Year campaign to encourage Australians to travel … 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
Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more
In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more
In anticipation of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars Thursday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking an opportunity to slam space agencies and governments for using billions of dollars to visit other planets when our own’s suffering. Thunberg, 18, released a satirical tourism ad for the Red Planet that is aimed at the ‘one percent,’ … Read more
The tourism sector in Wales could start to reopen by Easter if cases keep falling, Mark Drakeford said today. The First Minister struck the optimistic tone as he revealed that the nation has completed its vaccine rollout to the four most vulnerable groups. The comments will increase pressure for Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ on February 22 … Read more
The tourism sector in Wales could start to reopen by Easter if cases keep falling, Mark Drakeford said today. The First Minister struck the optimistic tone as he revealed that the nation has completed its vaccine rollout to the four most vulnerable groups. The comments will increase pressure for Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ on February 22 … Read more