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Travel bubbles, sea bridges, quarantines — no wonder there’s a lot of confusion surrounding holidays as restrictions ease. The UK’s blanket quarantine on all those coming into the country will be reviewed every three weeks, and could be lifted by early July. Countries across Europe are preparing to reopen, too. We look at what your … Read more
Day-trippers in camper vans ignored lockdown rules as they slept by Britain’s seaside last night after scores of people rushed to beaches yesterday. Images have emerged of tourists camping in Newquay and Brighton last night, as Britons drank well into the night down in Bournemouth. Campers in Cornwall were sent packing by police who launched … Read more
European travel chiefs are calling for the creation of ‘tourism corridors’ so holiday resorts can re-open in time for summer. Ministers from nine countries, including France, Italy, Greece and Spain, wrote to European Union chiefs on Tuesday warning the industry faces collapse if special measures are not rolled out soon. Ideas under discussion include an EU-wide … Read more
Wave hello to some post-lockdown vacation inspiration. Britain’s coastal towns are currently closed for business but one day in the near future we’ll be able to enjoy sunny days by the seaside again. Here’s our pick of some of the best beach towns, from bohemian Brighton to marvellous Margate. Margate: Modern art – and old-fashioned amusements … Read more
A desperate father resorted to pulling out his own tooth in an excruciating hour-long ordeal after he couldn’t get an emergency appointment with a dentist. Billy Taylor, 33, from Devon, decided to take the tooth out as he couldn’t handle the pain. He had been told by NHS 111 that unless he was struggling to … Read more
Wild animals take back control of Mexican resorts: Crocodiles and jaguars roam deserted tourist hotspots as turtles lay their eggs in front of a luxury Cancun hotel The animals were filmed in the coastal resorts of Cancun and Riviera Maya In one clip a crocodile swims along a canal outside people’s hotel balconies A leatherback … Read more
Center Parcs will close all its five UK resorts for a month from Friday due to coronavirus Center Parcs has announced that it would be closing its five sites across the UK The company’s villages will be temporarily closed from March 20 to April 16 Move comes after health chiefs revealed that 71 Britons had … Read more
MGM casinos set to close on Monday The Bellagio MGM Grand Mandalay Bay The Mirage Luxor New York-New York Excalibur Park MG MGM Resorts International announced on Sunday that it will be halting the operations of all of its Las Vegas hotels and casinos as the coronavirus continues its spread in Nevada. It means some … Read more
France shuts down its ski resorts two months early as country is put on lockdown after coronavirus death toll rises to 91 Most French ski resorts usually close in April or May but they’ll be closing today Shutdown comes just three weeks before the French and British school holidays It is another heavy blow to France’s … Read more
Tourists in the Spanish Costas have been warned not to ‘act as if you’re on holiday’ as the country remains gripped by a coronavirus health crisis. Politicians in some of Spain’s top resorts are demanding new arrivals show responsibility to slow the spread of the deadly disease – which has infected more than 4,000 people … Read more