- Travel firm is selling ‘work from home’ stays in St Lucia during lockdown
- Alaska Airlines passengers can ski for free at US and Canadian resorts
- Will trains be running during lockdown?
- World’s 50 Best Bars are named with London hotel bar coming in at number one
- UK will get new national parks as part of government’s 25-year Environment Plan
- 100,000 people have volunteered for Royal Caribbean’s ‘mock cruise’
- Scotland travel ban: You can go abroad but trips to the airport are illegal
- Symptom-based screening for Covid at airports is ‘ineffective’, says CDC report
- The tide is turning for the travel industry
- Scotland travel ban: What restrictions are in place?
- Covid: Passenger infected four others on flight after testing negative, report says
- Venice postpones tourist tax again amid pandemic
- Wizz Air to offer cheaper Covid tests for passengers
- Lufthansa is trialling sleeper seats in economy
- Italian village is giving away homes for free
Words – October 2020
- Q:‘I’ve done the obvious China circuit. Where should I go next?’
- Singapore to kickstart travel with ‘cruises to nowhere’
- Major cruise lines now require negative coronavirus tests before boarding
- UK airport testing for coronavirus unlikely before November
- UK travellers may soon need mandatory coronavirus tests to enter Italy
- Chances of catching coronavirus on a flight are less than lightning strike, IATA says
- UK Museum of the Year split between five winners including ‘repurposed nuclear bunker’
- Boeing 737 Max could be back in the air in 2020 as European regulator says it’s safe to fly
- Welsh attraction caught in lockdown confusion due to its postcode
- Italy travel: Am I allowed to visit, what rules are in place and do I need a Covid test?
- New Zealand visitors break Australian travel bubble rules within days
- British Airways flight makes emergency landing at Heathrow 32 minutes after taking off
- Coronavirus: Thailand opens borders to first international tourists in seven months
- Italian village will pay you €8,000 to move there
- Maldives holidays: What are the latest travel rules and do you need a Covid test?
- Plane makers saw zero aircraft orders in September as coronavirus continue to decimate industry
- Virgin Holidays customers finally get refunds after trips were cancelled due to coronavirus
- Spain travel advice: What are the latest rules and where can I visit?
- Flying is safer than ‘grocery shopping or eating out’, says Harvard report
- Qantas launches new scenic flight after sell-out ‘flight to nowhere’
- 60 passengers test positive for Covid-19 after river cruise
- New York transport hubs will fine passengers for not wearing face masks
- How to have the Lake District all to yourself
Words – September 2020
- Major US airlines have permanently axed £149 fee to change flights
- Passenger on Wizz Air flight to Cyprus fined for not wearing mask properly
- Employees can be forced to cancel holidays if they need to quarantine on return
- Coronavirus: How to disinfect your plane seat and keep yourself safe onboard
- It’s becoming harder and harder to follow the Foreign Office’s travel advice
- Airport slot waiver extended to 2021 as coronavirus continues to dampen demand
- How 7 restaurants around the world are reimagining fine dining in the COVID era
- Searches for flights to Turkey jump by 115% as more countries added to quarantine list
- Family Christmas holiday bookings to Canary Islands surge after rule of six announced
- Boeing 737 Max: American Airlines schedules training for pilots ahead of its return
- Coronavirus: Tunisia adds UK to ‘red’ list as cases continue to increase
- Coronavirus: Airlines not spacing out passengers on flights even when there are free seats
- Self-proclaimed mayor of Hell is inviting people to stay in his ‘lair’
Words – August 2020
Published this month:
- Easyjet increases number of flights due to high demand despite coronavirus uncertainty
- TfL launches new app to help Londoners travel safely on public transport
- Thousands of British Airways workers forced out by ‘naked company greed’, says union
- Hays Travel staff are working as coronavirus contact tracers
- Passengers carrying guns through US airports triple despite fewer people travelling
- Britons told to begin paperwork in September if they plan to travel with pets in 2021
- Coronavirus: Cruise companies have started cancelling 2021 holidays
- Heathrow Airport passengers down 88 per cent in July due to coronavirus
- Almost half of people plan to fly less post-lockdown
- American Airlines bans certain masks from its flights
- British Airways considering pre-flight coronavirus tests to boost passenger numbers
- EasyJet flight was one second from crashing after runway error
- Jet2 to make 102 pilots redundant from bases across the UK
- EasyJet to close Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airport bases
- Ryanair cuts 20% of flights from September due to drop in demand
- Family stopped from boarding cruise ship after breaking new coronavirus protocols
- Italian village offering free holidays receives over 8,000 applications
- Crossrail delayed to 2022 and needs an extra £1.1bn to complete
- Abta asks for ‘tailored support’ for travel industry with 90,000 jobs already at risk
- UK rail firm uses passengers’ weight to help people social distance
- Eurostar’s direct Amsterdam-London service will launch in October
- Lufthansa is updating its mask-free policy on flights from September
- You can now book unlimited stays in luxury homes for £1,900 a month
- Boeing unveils new UV wand for disinfecting planes
- Passenger caught coronavirus in plane toilet, says study
- Jet2 flight diverted to Greece after passenger started ‘hammering’ cockpit door
- Passenger repeatedly punched train guard after realising he missed his stop
- Boeing Max: European regulator to conduct recertification flights in September
- Gatwick made £321m loss in first six months of this year due to coronavirus
- End of the summer holidays spells dire straits for the travel industry
Words – July 2020
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Words – May 2020
I’ve launched a new project
A short announcement: I’ve launched a new subscription-based newsletter on personal finance.
Money Talk is very different from anything I’ve written about before – I’ve explained my reasoning behind this pivot for the launch post so I won’t labour over them here.
But if you’re curious, you can also read about what was going on behind the scenes before and after I pushed the launch button last week.
You can subscribe to it here:
Meanwhile, I have a lot of learning and writing to do.
Words – April 2020
Published this month:
- Marriott hotels suffer major hack affecting 5.2 million customers
- National Express to suspend all coach services
- First koalas released back into the wild after Australian bushfires
- Air travel suffers sharpest decline in demand since 9/11
- Full list of repatriation flights available to stranded Britons
- What your rights are if your travels are cancelled due to coronavirus
- Hotels in Italy’s Amalfi are selling holidays to beat coronavirus
- Tourists sued for going on holiday instead of self isolating
- Venice postpones tourist tax amid coronavirus crisis
- Bar owner pays unemployed staff with money guests stapled to the wall
- How to recreate your Easter holidays at home
- Virgin Atlantic will temporarily operate cargo-only services
- Couple wrongly fined £1,700 after posting holiday snaps from last year
- Coronavirus: How can I donate to the NHS during the pandemic?
- The Queen’s most memorable speeches
- How to volunteer for human coronavirus vaccine trials
- How to make money from your clutter
Words – March 2020
Published this month:
- Latest Dublin travel advice after Six Nations game cancelled
- Mother and daughter attack pilot in argument over buggy, court hears
- FlyBe ‘could go bust within weeks’ amid coronavirus crisis
- Passengers must self isolate after flyers test positive for Covid-19
- Coronavirus could cost airline industry £87bn in 2020
- Is it safe to travel to Tunisia after bombing near US embassy?
- Egypt reopens its oldest pyramid after £5m restoration
- KIHNU BELIEVE IT? Inside Kihnu, the secret island off Estonia that is run by women
- Plane diverted as passengers feared sneezing flyer had coronavirus
- Tinie Tempah spots stained pillow on British Airways seat
- Coronavirus ‘ghost flights’ to end under temporary new rules
- New travel insurance policies may not cover coronavirus disruptions
- UAE bans cruise ships in bid to stop coronavirus from spreading
- Princess Cruises cancels upcoming trips due to coronavirus
- US citizens advised to reconsider travel amid coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus travel news: Countries move to close borders
- Latest travel advice for Cyprus as the country imposes new coronavirus
- Latest travel advice for Spain and France amid coronavirus outbreak
- Virgin Atlantic to cut 80% of flights due to coronavirus
- Ryanair could ground its entire fleet due to coronavirus
- Airports could shut down within weeks under FCO rules – follow live
- Which countries have coronavirus travel bans?
- British tourist goes on holiday after testing positive for coronavirus
- Woman locked in bus luggage hold sues company for false imprisonment
- UK rail services to be cut from Monday amid coronavirus pandemic
- Transport for London suspends congestion charge, ULEZ and LEZ
- Airline will pay £7,300 if you catch Covid-19 after flying with them
- Full list of London Underground stations closed during lockdown
- Coronavirus will see 75 million travel jobs lost without intervention
- Hull Trains becomes the first UK rail operator to suspend all services
- Qantas flight diverted to Sydney after baggage handlers test positive
- Airline is giving customers free air miles for staying at home