Virgin Atlantic puts pressure on with pre-flight tests at Heathrow
821 While the UK and US governments procrastinate on the issue of tests at airports, Virgin Atlantic has started with their own trial of Covid-19 pre-flight testing at Heathrow for…
Gatwick Airport to charge £5 fee to drop passengers off or pick them up
923 The kiss-and-fly ritual at airports is going to cost £5 at Gatwick airport in 2021. The airport says that the fee will cut down on traffic and reduce carbon…
Three Tiers for England that could End in Tears for Travellers
855 UPDATE: Wales has imposed a total travel ban from travellers entering from tier 2 and 3 areas in England. First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the rules on Wednesday after…
Heathrow to offer £80 rapid coronavirus test for departures to Hong Kong & Italy
841 A speedy Covid-19 test is being launched at Heathrow Aiport on Tuesday for travellers heading to Hong Kong and Italy. The test will be available from terminals 2 and…
Locked down Brits living in high risk areas won’t be entitled to holiday refunds
791 The message from the travel industry is that refunds will not be awarded to holidaymakers living in areas of the UK where tough new coronavirus restrictions mean they’d be…
Canary Islands, The Maldives, Denmark and Mykonos have been added to travel corridor list
902 The travel industry is finally able to look forward to a boost in bookings after a long time in the wilderness after the foreign office ruled out all but…
Boots’ 12-minute Covid-19 test will be available in-store within weeks
942 Boots has revealed that it will be offering a new 12-minute Covid-19 test within weeks. The antigen test will cost £120 and will deliver results faster than any other…
Q&A: Can I get travel insurance to cover me for ski and Covid if I travel against FCO advice?
856 There are quite a few companies that include Covid cover if you buy a holiday with them and most travel insurance policies will include both ski cover and Covid.…
New York swaps 14-day quarantine with testing program
844 New York’s quarantine list, which had most recently restricted travel from 41 US destinations, has been put aside in favour of testing. According to a new policy outlined by…
Jet2 cancels all flights and holidays to Greece and Cyprus until 2021
1.1K Jet2 and Jet2 holidays have suspended all flights and holidays to Greece and Cyprus until next year due to the latest government travel advice. It has cancelled its programme…