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What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more
The holiday plans of millions of Britons could be at risk after the number of coronavirus cases around the world overtook China for the first time. Brazil yesterday reported its first patient with the illness, which means the virus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica. Cases were also diagnosed for the first time … Read more
Passengers have hit out at budget airlines Ryanair and easyJet for refusing to refund flights to Italy after seven people died from coronavirus there. Italy has dramatically stepped up its fight to contain the virus after a huge spike in cases, with 229 diagnoses confirmed and seven dead. The country has effectively placed 50,000 citizens on … Read more
January sales for flights and holidays may be too good to be true: Which? research found past deals didn’t always add up, with some cheaper AFTER the sale ended Which? Travel has conducted three investigations into holiday deals since 2017 In previous years it found that half were the same price or cheaper after the … Read more
What are the best snowy destinations with non-ski activities and when is the best time to book flights to Orlando? The Holiday Guru tackles traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 11:14 GMT, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 11:14 GMT, 10 February 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This … Read more
Making just TWO PER CENT of flights travel 2,000ft higher or lower than normal cruising altitude could slash the climate impact of aeroplane contrails by almost 60 per cent Majority of troublesome plane-induced clouds are caused by just 2.2%of flights These are formed when contrails merge and spread into cirrus natural clouds Making 1.7% of … Read more
Delta unveils its first class seat for domestic flights on the new Airbus A321neo – and they have memory foam cushions and triple the storage space Delta says the seats will have ‘more privacy, more comfort and superior stowage’ They will also have a ‘larger, sturdier tray table’ and customer-facing power ports The Atlanta-based airline will take … Read more
‘Great fish and chips!’ said Tina and Stewart from Bromsgrove. Anna, Andrea and Alan from Sunderland also loved the ‘beautiful’ fish and chips, but also had a ‘fab’ holiday. ‘First time to Egypt!’ It’s a novel kind of guestbook. The messages are written on beer mats underneath a glass-topped table in the Queen Vic Pub, … Read more
The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more
I booked a family holiday to Greece for myself, my husband and three children going out with British Airways and returning with easyJet. In late March I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and told I could not travel abroad in the summer as I would be undergoing chemotherapy. EasyJet was amazing, offering a voucher for … Read more