Underwater love: How to seduce a Grouper fish at Bear Grylls Adventure
685 In a series of heart-warming videos, the attraction’s resident Grouper fish – Megatron – can be seen taking a shine to Wibke Jensen, display curator who looks after the…
Hilton has closed 150 hotels in China due to coronavirus
531 The Hilton group has been forced to close 150 hotels in China due to the coronavirus outbreak. CEO Chris Nassetta revealed that this equates to about 39,000 non-revenue generating…
Ryanair passengers not entitled to compensation for strike-led delays
447 When Ryanair passengers were unable to fly as scheduled in 2018 because of union strikes, they turned to the beleaguered airline for compensation. Their airline refused to pay saying…
Turkey abolishes visa rules for Britons
448 Turkey, traditionally a top tourist destination for British holidaymakers, is abolishing its current visa rules and charges for UK tourists from 2 March 2020. This welcome morsel of good…
Italy’s Venice Carnival closes early to contain the spread of coronavirus
459 Italy has closed the Venice Carnival three days early and has put 11 towns into lockdown, affecting the movements of around 50,000 people, to contain the spread of the…
BA plans to remove 250 million plastic items from flights
466 British Airways plans to remove 700 tonnes of single-use plastic onboard its flights. The move will see 250 million individual items being removed. This follows already rolled out initiatives…
Luxembourg becomes the first country to offer free public transport for everyone
649 They said they would do it, and now Luxembourg has done it; this city now offers free public transport. Europe’s smallest country with a population of just 614,000, is…
Flybe airline has collapsed. What is happening to Flybe’s flight routes? What are your rights?
522 It was a sad day for UK regional travel when Flybe entered Administration on 5 March 2020. The already beleaguered airline blamed the Coronavirus outbreak as the final blow.…
The best prevention against Coronavirus is washing your hands. How long should you wash your hands for?
512 More than 100,000 cases of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) infection have been reported globally, most of them in mainland China and the fatality toll is heading towards 3,500. As yet…
Travel insurance is no longer being offered by insurance giant
440 The effect of the coronavirus outbreak has reached travel insurance providers who are cutting back on what they are prepared to offer. Insurance giant LV has confirmed it is…