Greece Still Closed to UK Travellers Greece has announced that travellers from the UK will not yet be allowed to travel to the country when it opens for the summer tourism season. There has been some going back and forth on the decision. At one time, Greece had said...
Good News - Jet2 is Restarting Flights from 1 July! With the summer soon upon us and we have some good news! Jet2 is getting ready to start its flights and holidays again starting 1 July! We’ve put together an article with information on where you can travel, along...
Spain is set to reopen to overseas tourists starting in July. The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said the government will guarantee the safety of visitors and locals, as the country comes out from under one of the most stringent lockdowns in Europe. Sánchez...
From June 8, the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has announced that all new arrivals to the UK will have to self-isolate for two weeks. The travel industry has suffered a major decrease in the number of tourists due to coronavirus. In fact, new arrivals have been down by...
If you’ve used Hotel.com, or a similar hotel booking site, you may have read they have a no deposit policy, only to find out later the hotel you booked did remove funds from your account, ostensibly to be used toward your booking. Other individuals have had the same...
Almost everybody in the country must have had the worry at some point. Brexit comes along, and as a result everybody says goodbye to the discount aviation you have grown accustomed to. It’s a rational fear, Brits roaming freely across Europe will be soon coming to an...
Pound Sterling (GBP) Persistent concerns over the Brexit process and the rising strength of major peer currencies left the Pound tumbling on Thursday, as investors continued this week’s Sterling selloff. Markets are anxious ahead of Friday’s Brexit speech from UK...
Looking to save money flying? Tips that work and tips that don’t In the ‘Age of Information’, it is baffling as to why there are customers that still resort to paying full-price for services they use. If there’s not a voucher code online somewhere, then there is a...
The aviation industry has often been home to some futuristic concepts. Flyers only seemed to get a glimpse at Concord during its time in operation, and research and investment is now being made into things like electric planes, better airport services, and new ways to...
Launching in 2008, Uber has reshaped the market of taxi hailing. It introduced an application-based service where the drivers that are closest are notified when you require a taxi. Not only this, and more so in the US, it introduced a ride-share service which helped...
Korea backed out of its US-Guam threat, but Britons are still being warned to leave - while tensions are still high. If you haven’t seen or heard anything about the US/North Korea relations recently then you really do have your head in the ground! Not to take away...
Train always rammed when you need it most? Corbyn was called a liar when he said the same thing. But now the footage is out… Nowadays, it is fairly well established that if you get on a train at peak times, or you require trains for your daily commute, that you either...
Brexit talks are now under way, time to wonder what’s going to happen to our cheap European flights… When it comes to travel, Brexit talks have certainly raised the question (at least in my mind) of what will happen to some of the things that we’ve taken for granted...
Up, up and away. Or maybe not. The British Airways strike saga British Airways hasn't been having the best time recently, have they? Strikes and canceled flights, being compared to "North Korea Airlines" by their staff on strike and a high volume of customer...
Tired of waiting in traffic on your morning commute? Airbus and Intel Design want you to be able to leave your wheels mid-journey and take to the skies! They are claiming it will be the “third dimension to seamless multi-modal transport networks [that] will without a...
Don’t fancy a chain restaurant? Leeds is top of the leaderboard for independents! You can go anywhere you want in the country, and if you walk up the high street you will still be able to go to the standard chain restaurants - Frankie and Benny’s, Nandos, Bella...
Holidaying in the UK? Give Sheffield a go! I’ve recently read The Independent’s ‘alt city guide to Sheffield’, and I must admit I’m inspired! For me, there are only really three things I think of when I ponder Sheffield. ‘The Full Monty’ was my first introduction to...
Why are written English tests being administered to Uber drivers in London? Does it really have that much to do with driving? The art of ordering a taxi has changed somewhat in recent years. It was not that long ago you were using your landline to order a local taxi...
Manchester airport has now made it into Europe’s top 20 airports, marking it as the third airport on the list for the UK. Manchester airport has served 25.9 million passengers in the last 12 months! That massive number has knocked Stockholm off the list of leading 20...
Even if you have a car, sometimes travelling by train can be much more convenient for you. Firstly there’s the cost of fuelling your car for whatever journey it is you are about to embark on, and if you don’t have extra passengers in the car willing to contribute...
Which airlines are best in class for First, Business & Economy Class? Not everyone has travelled First class, Business and in some cases maybe have never flown before in Economy. But if you had unlimited cash, you would want to do your homework on the best...
US Election Countdown! Americans will vote on 8 November to choose their next president. This is one of the most controversial Presidential election races on record. As we approach election day amid the negative PR stories impacting the Republican candidate Donald...
