Foreign holidays are unlikely to be back on the cards until August, it was claimed today despite plans to lift the domestic lockdown in June. Britons booking trips abroad have been warned they are being ‘very optimistic’, with signs ministers will keep the legal ban on non-essential travel in place longer to minimise the risk … Read more
Tui has slashed its summer holiday schedule to three quarters of its pre-pandemic capacity amid a spiralling Covid third wave in Europe. The Anglo-German firm had already planned to operate at 80 per cent capacity but today confirmed it would hack holiday options down by another five per cent. Bookings for summer are down by … Read more
‘What the hell just happened?’ Former foreign minister Julie Bishop reveals her surprising new career move By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:55 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 23:24 GMT, 24 March 2021 Julie Bishop has been enjoying her time in the celebrity spotlight since stepping away from politics two years ago. … Read more
Holiday firm TUI has announced it will be closing a further 48 retail stores across the UK. It comes as the government announced travellers will face £5,000 fine for going abroad on holiday without ‘reasonable excuse’. The UK’s biggest tour operator said the travel industry and the high street ‘are both facing unprecedented pressure’ due … Read more
Foreign holidays could trigger another lockdown because they risk bringing back vaccine-dodging coronavirus variants, experts warn. Boris Johnson has promised his ‘roadmap’ will end the crippling restrictions ‘once and for all’, as Britain marks a year since life as we knew it ground to a halt. But SAGE scientists say trips abroad this summer could … Read more
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov wears a face mask with an x-rated anti-quarantine slogan across it during China tour Sergei Lavrov is on a two-day visit to China to meet with his counterpart Wang Yi He was gifted the mask by journalists in honour of his 71st birthday on Sunday Russia’s foreign ministry said ‘the mask … Read more
A ban on leaving the United Kingdom without a reasonable excuse is included in new coronavirus laws coming into force next week. The legislation for restrictions over the coming months, as the Government sets out its road map for coming out of lockdown, was published on Monday. Entitled the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) … Read more
A government scientist has warned foreign trips are ‘extremely unlikely’ this summer as Europe struggles to control a surge in coronavirus cases. In an unexpected blow for sun-starved Brits, Dr Mike Tildesley said there was a danger travellers could bring back new Covid variants which are less susceptible to vaccines. The Warwick University professor, who is a member … Read more
Britons are sitting on a treasure chest of foreign currency worth £3.5billion, a survey has revealed. Over four-in-five (82 per cent) of those quizzed had taken overseas holidays in the past but only 22 per cent of them changed leftover foreign cash back into sterling when they returned home. Instead over half of holidaymakers (51 … Read more
Britons are sitting on a treasure chest of foreign currency worth £3.5billion, a survey has revealed. Over four-in-five (82 per cent) of those quizzed had taken overseas holidays in the past but only 22 per cent of them changed leftover foreign cash back into sterling when they returned home. Instead over half of holidaymakers (51 … Read more