A Dubai desert barbecue and camel ride trip has been named by Tripadvisor as its No1 experience, with a pizza and gelato cooking class in a Tuscan farmhouse in second place. They have both been honoured in the 2020 Travellers’ Choice Experiences awards, with the Harry Potter Walking Tour for Muggles in London claiming the … Read more
A Dubai desert barbecue and camel ride trip has been named by Tripadvisor as its No1 experience, with a pizza and gelato cooking class in a Tuscan farmhouse in second place. They have both been honoured in the 2020 Travellers’ Choice Experiences awards, with the Harry Potter Walking Tour for Muggles in London claiming the … Read more
Air transmission of Covid-19 is being underestimated – which could impact guidelines on social distancing, ventilation systems and shared spaces, warns new research. Researchers at Heriot-Wyatt University and University of Edinburgh found evidence that both small and large droplets can travel relatively long distances through the air – and not always in predictable directions with … Read more
Revealed: The pandemic-friendly aircraft cabin with dividers, business class ‘rooms’ and seats that change colour when they’ve been cleaned to reassure passengers they’re germ-free London-based cabin design studio PriestmanGoode has unveiled a striking cabin concept – called ‘Pure Skies’ It features seats with photochromic and thermochromic ink that reacts to cleaning and changes colour Business class … Read more
The devastated owners of Hays Travel have revealed they were forced to axe 878 staff after the newly-imposed Spain quarantine brought holiday bookings to a halt. The company which bought 555 Thomas Cook travel agents last year is to cut up to 878 of its 4,500 jobs. It said it has ‘made every possible effort’ … Read more
I am due to go away in the UK in a couple of weeks time for a staycation. With the local lockdowns that have been happening in Leicester and Manchester, for example, I am concerned that I may no longer be able to go should this happen elsewhere. I did take out comprehensive travel insurance … Read more
America is the top expat destination for Britons looking to move abroad, a study has revealed. The contenders were the United Nation’s ten most popular destinations among UK expats – Australia, USA, Canada, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, France, South Africa, Germany and Italy. And 15 key ‘liveability’ characteristics that define a popular expat destination were … Read more
Hays Travel cutting up to 878 jobs out of total workforce of 4,500 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 3 August 2020 Hays Travel is cutting up to 878 jobs out of a total workforce of 4,500. The travel company said it has ‘made … Read more
British Airways permanently grounds its unique all-business-class service between London City Airport and New York The transatlantic service was operated on a specially adapted Airbus A318 The aircraft only had 32 seats – and they could all be converted into 6ft flat beds BA says the service has been scrapped as a result of the … Read more
Hays Travel which bought 555 Thomas Cook travel agents last year is to cut up to 878 of its 4,500 jobs. The company said it has ‘made every possible effort’ to avoid job losses ‘during these extraordinary and distressing times’. It came just hours after fitness firm DW Sports said it is to tumble into … Read more