Hotels and B&Bs will be allowed to reopen in two weeks as Boris Johnson plans a staycation boost

The British holiday season is set to start within a fortnight as Ministers plan to allow hotels and holiday parks to reopen on July 4. Although Downing Street says that no final decision has yet been taken on restarting the £130 billion-a-year domestic tourism industry, The Mail on Sunday understands that Whitehall officials have been … Read more

Instant Hotel’s Mikey Gelo confirms Shay Razaei has died following an alleged battle with drugs 

Shay Razaei’s former Instant Hotel teammate Mikey Gelo has confirmed her tragic death. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Sunday, the Channel Seven reality TV star said Shay passed away two weeks ago at age 33, and that her funeral was held last Wednesday.   In recent days, Shay’s Instagram has been flooded with comments speculating that … Read more

How hotels plan to keep us safe from COVID-19 this summer

Hotels will be dramatically different when their doors reopen. Here’s how they plan to keep us safe this summer… Most hotels plan table service for breakfast and you may have to book a time slot Rooms are likely to get minimalist makeovers and mini-bars may be empty The big chains are arming housekeeping with ‘hospital- … Read more

Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Why it won’t be business as usual when UK hotels open on July 4

Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Next month can’t come soon enough for UK hoteliers – but it won’t exactly be business as usual Hotels are preparing to welcome back guests with three-quarters saying they are ready to open on July 4 Check-in times are likely to be staggered, or set later in the afternoon, to … Read more

Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Why it won’t be business as usual when UK hotels open on July 4

Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Next month can’t come soon enough for UK hoteliers – but it won’t exactly be business as usual Hotels are preparing to welcome back guests with three-quarters saying they are ready to open on July 4 Check-in times are likely to be staggered, or set later in the afternoon, to … Read more

Cyprus’s deputy tourism minister says quarantine hotels will have a holiday vibe

Cyprus says quarantine hotels for families of coronavirus patients ‘will have a holiday vibe’ with nightly karaoke, shows and bingo – and that no one will need to sunbathe in a mask MailOnline Travel spoke to the island’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios He said quarantine hotels will have room service and nightly entertainment  Mr … Read more

MPs warn three out of four pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless distancing rule is axed

Three quarters of pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless the Government’s two-metre rule is scrapped, MPs warned last night. In a bleak assessment, a cross-party group of MPs said the majority of businesses in the catering and tourism sector would find it ‘impossible to operate financially’ if staff and customers were required to … Read more

MPs warn three out of four pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless distancing rule is axed

Three quarters of pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless the Government’s two-metre rule is scrapped, MPs warned last night. In a bleak assessment, a cross-party group of MPs said the majority of businesses in the catering and tourism sector would find it ‘impossible to operate financially’ if staff and customers were required to … Read more

Cyprus’s deputy tourism minister says quarantine hotels will have a holiday vibe

Cyprus says quarantine hotels for families of coronavirus patients ‘will have a holiday vibe’ with nightly karaoke, shows and bingo – and that no one will need to sunbathe in a mask MailOnline Travel spoke to the island’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios He said quarantine hotels will have room service and nightly entertainment  Mr … Read more

SAGE scientist calls for South Korean-style Covid-19 hotels to stop Britons flouting self-isolation

Professor Lucy Yardley, of Bristol and Southampton universities, suggested setting up South Korean-style quarantine hotels to clamp down on people flouting self-isolation rules Britons tracked down by contact tracers should be put up in quarantine hotels to clamp down on the tens of thousands of people flouting coronavirus self-isolation rules, one of Number 10’s scientific advisers … Read more