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Category Archives: Journalism
Words – January 2021
- 2020 was not the year we wanted but it made us appreciate what we have
- Best second cities in Europe to visit in 2021
- Ryanair’s ‘jab and go’ advert being investigated by watchdog
- Japan has most powerful passport – but it’s meaningless during Covid
- Avoid the crowds at these 9 European beach destinations
- Boeing will pay $2.5bn to settle Max jet criminal conspiracy charge
- Amsterdam mayor wants to ban tourists from its cannabis shops
- How hotels will change after Covid
- Disruptive air passengers could face jail under new FAA rules
- Disneyland is cancelling annual passes and issuing refunds
- EasyJet Holidays cancels all package breaks until March
- Australia unlikely to fully reopen borders in 2021 even with vaccine
- Seychelles to get rid of quarantine for all vaccinated visitors
- Boeing 737 Max to be cleared to fly in Europe next week
- Thailand planning to introduce new tourist tax
- Visitors vaccinated against Covid won’t need to quarantine in Romania
- Passenger dies on Emirates flight after choking on meal
- Lufthansa could sell €9 flights just to keep its airport slots
- American Airlines launches home wine delivery service
Words – December 2020
- Lastminute.com will repay more than £7m in refunds for cancelled holidays
- Airline launches ‘flights to nowhere’ for school trips
- UK travel quarantine: Business travellers and journalists exempt from England restrictions
- Virgin Atlantic to host pop up restaurant on Boeing 747 before it retires from service
- Lake Tahoe closed to tourists from Friday due to coronavirus
- Can I travel to Wales? Latest advice, rules and restrictions
- €280,000 painting found in recycling bin after owner leaves it at airport
- Australia and New Zealand will form travel bubble in 2021
- Airline offers ‘No Meal’ option to help reduce food waste
- Student travel window for January: How going back to university will work in 2021
- More than 300 passengers held overnight on Stena Line ferry after crew test positive for Covid
- What it’s like to visit Dubai after Covid
- Greece holidays: Am I allowed to visit, do I need a PCR test and what are the rules
- Dubai holidays: Am I allowed to visit, do I need a PCR test and what are the rules?
- Canary Islands holidays: What are the latest travel rules and do you need a Covid test?
- Can I travel between tiers 1, 2, 3 and 4? Rules and restrictions explained
- Alaska Airlines accused of ‘violating’ two Muslim men’s civil rights
- Tier 4 international travel: Can you still travel abroad?
- Pilot blamed for first local Covid case in Taiwan since April is fired from his job
- The Independent’s Christmas travel wishlist for 2021
- Pilots operate 9-hour flight to nowhere after windshield cracks
- Boeing 737 Max to make its first US flight for almost two years
- Briton turned away from Mallorca due to new Covid travel restrictions
- Best of the UK for 2021: Where to go, when and why
- Passenger runs from airport after TSA finds loaded gun in his carry on
Words – November 2020
- 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
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- 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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