Covid travel: UK holiday ‘back door’ into Europe from Portugal is open

Overseas travel is restarting in Europe as vaccine drives gather pace and Covid infections fall. Britons are now allowed to holiday abroad after the government repealed a law banning non-essential travel abroad. The UK is using a traffic light system to determine who has to quarantine when they get home, but that is only part … Read more

Europe Covid; Holiday ‘back door’ into Europe from Portugal is open

Overseas travel is restarting in Europe as vaccine drives gather pace and Covid infections fall. Britons are now allowed to holiday abroad after the government repealed a law banning non-essential travel abroad. The UK is using a traffic light system to determine who has to quarantine when they get home, but that is only part … Read more

Grant Shapps hints at expansion of holiday ‘green list’ within WEEKS

Grant Shapps today held out the prospect of expending the ‘green list’ within weeks amid calls for France, Spain, Italy and Greece to be added. The Transport Secretary defended the traffic light system despite fury that it has caused confusion and chaos among travellers. He urged people to be ‘patient’ rather than booking trips to … Read more

Tim Alderslade of Airlines UK calls on government ministers to sort out ‘confusing’ holiday rules

TIM ALDERSLADE: These holiday rules are alarming, confusing, and illogical. Sort it out, ministers! By Tim Alderslade, Ceo Of Airlines Uk Published: 22:03 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 12:46 BST, 20 May 2021 This week saw the sight of happy British holidaymakers visiting beaches, bars and restaurants in Portugal, one of the tiny number … Read more

Tim Alderslade of Airlines UK calls on government ministers to sort out ‘confusing’ holiday rules

TIM ALDERSLADE: These holiday rules are alarming, confusing, and illogical. Sort it out, ministers! By Tim Alderslade, Ceo Of Airlines Uk Published: 22:03 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 12:46 BST, 20 May 2021 This week saw the sight of happy British holidaymakers visiting beaches, bars and restaurants in Portugal, one of the tiny number … Read more

Grant Shapps hints at expansion of holiday ‘green list’ within WEEKS

Grant Shapps today held out the prospect of expending the ‘green list’ within weeks amid calls for France, Spain, Italy and Greece to be added. The Transport Secretary defended the traffic light system despite fury that it has caused confusion and chaos among travellers. He urged people to be ‘patient’ rather than booking trips to … Read more

Chris Whitty is on first holiday in two years (but still checking up on the Indian variant)

Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus.  The chief medical officer is on leave this week after overseeing … Read more

Liam Hemsworth and model girlfriend Gabriella Brooks enjoy a holiday in The Kimberley

Liam Hemsworth and model girlfriend Gabriella Brooks enjoy a holiday with friends in The Kimberley as they celebrate her 25th birthday By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:40 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 08:40 BST, 19 May 2021 Gabriella Brooks celebrated her 25th birthday on Tuesday with a trip to The Kimberley. The … Read more

The £187 holiday that could cost you £4,000:  Beware Covid small print

Dirt cheap family holidays abroad on sale for just a few hundred pounds could end up costing travellers thousands. Travel firms have slashed the price of trips abroad after a 19-week ban on holidays overseas was lifted on Monday. Ministers revealed a ‘green list’ of 12 countries that people can visit without having to isolate … Read more

Bank reveals the names that customers give to their savings pots – and everyone wants a holiday 

Lockdown weary Britons are readying themselves for a spending splurge on holidays, new cars and dream homes, new analysis by TSB suggests. The bank revealed its customers’ most popular named savings pots, providing an indication of what people are planning to indulge in as the UK emerges from its third – and to be hoped, … Read more