Travel green list: Will Ibiza, Malta and Madeira be added even as Merkel urges EU to shut the gates June 24, 2021 Travel green list: Will Ibiza, Malta and Madeira be added even as Merkel urges EU to shut the gates
Travel industry unites in last-gasp SOS as second ‘lost summer’ looms June 23, 2021 Pilots, travel agents and union members descended on Westminster this afternoon in a plea for the government to “save” the long-suffering travel industry. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the protestors were forced to appear one after another in two groups of 400, as part of a coordinated campaign of similar events around the country. But even [...]
There are staycations – and then there’s the Savoy June 21, 2021 Tribal rivalries run strong in London, as we all know. Proper south Londoners don’t go north of the river unless under duress; east Londoners think west London is just the bit you have to fight through to get to Heathrow. But if lockdown has taught us one thing, it’s that no matter how buzzing, lively [...]
Calls for more ‘green list’ destinations grow ahead of travel review June 21, 2021 Pressure is mounting on ministers to add more countries to the UK’s travel “green list” after data showed that fewer than one in 200 people returning to the country from “amber list” destinations is testing positive for coronavirus. The next review of the traffic light system, which has been panned by the travel and airlines [...]
Lindores Abbey is about to release its first whisky in… 527 years June 18, 2021 In September Gordon & MacPhail will release an 80-year-old whisky which will be the world’s oldest single malt Scotch. But for Lindores Abbey, 80 years is a mere blink of an eye. Now world’s first recorded distillery is set to release its first expression in 527 years. “To be able to bring Scotch whisky back [...]
Italy imposes mandatory five-day quarantine on Brits June 18, 2021 Brits who travel to Italy will be forced to quarantine for five days upon arrival, the Italian health minister has announced today. Writing on Facebook, Roberto Speranza said he had signed an order to “introduce a five-day quarantine with swab obligation for those from Great Britain.” It comes amid growing concerns over the rising number [...]
Where to enjoy a Martini in London for World Martini Day June 17, 2021 The Martini is universally exalted. It’s subject of countless quotes and lore from Ernest Hemingway to Dorothy Parker; it’s a tool of politicians from Roosevelt to Churchill and even served to Stalin at Yalta; and it was lent yet more glamour from being the tipple of choice of Ian Fleming’s best known character. It even [...]
Pandemic crash: Almost 200,000 UK travel jobs lost or at risk due to Covid crisis June 17, 2021 Around 195,000 people working in the UK travel industry have either lost their job or are at risk of losing their job due to the Covid-19 crisis. The sector employs around 526,000 people across the UK in ordinary times, meaning that more than a third (37 per cent) of all jobs in the sector face [...]
Les Bordes: The ultimate European golf retreat just got better June 17, 2021 With mere hours to go until the start of the US open, the City PM team is beginning to lust for the perfectly manicured surrounds of the golf course. Thankfully, the perfect solution is just a short plane-ride away. One of the most prestigious golf clubs in the world, Les Bordes in France’s famed Loire [...]
Visit the world’s biggest open-air bar, Sweden’s Drinkable Country June 15, 2021 Sweden yesterday celebrated the stoic defensive performance that earned them a Euros draw against highly fancied Spain almost as if it were a victory in the latter stages. Today any Swedes still in the party mood can let loose at Drinkable Country, which has been dubbed “the world’s largest open-air bar”. Comprised of pop-ups hosted [...]
