Does banning travellers REALLY curb coronavirus?

Countries that banned international travellers from entering amid the coronavirus pandemic have fared better in controlling their outbreaks, data suggests. Britain’s death toll (29,427) today surpassed Italy‘s (29,315), making the UK the worst-hit nation in Europe. Only the US has recorded more COVID-19 fatalities.  But, even now, Britain’s borders remain open and health bosses still … Read more

Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports will force travellers to wear masks to travel

Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports will force travellers to wear masks to travel as Eurostar passengers face two-week quarantine in France The three airports are also trialling temperature checks before entering building Passengers will be expected to bring their own gloves and masks to the airport  It comes as ministers have been accused of … Read more

EasyJet now offering travellers online refunds in U-turn after customer complaints

EasyJet offering travellers online refunds once more in U-turn after customers complained about long call wait times and being told to accept vouchers The airline has now reinstated its online refund form after removing it This means customers can apply for their money back without phoning  Some other airlines still asking people to call for … Read more

TripAdvisor expands its site so travellers can now rate and review cruise holidays

TripAdvisor expands its site so travellers can now rate and review cruise holidays Travellers can also use the site to compare the prices of different cruises  According to data, 30 million passengers are expected to take a cruise in 2019  Based on 2018 TripAdvisor data, 32 per cent of TripAdvisor users have cruised  By Jennifer Newton … Read more