EasyJet sees strong summer ahead as consumer confidence rebounds and travel restrictions are lifted
"This was due to the impact that Omicron had on customers' confidence and ability to travel during December," the company said. "EasyJet saw significant levels of late flight transfers out of December due to travel restrictions and concerns over Omicron."
Expert Simon Calder answers your questions on the latest travel changes | The Independent
The travel correspondent of The Independent normally spends late January in discussion with some of the nation's leading wallpaper consultants ahead of the annual refurbishment of Calder Towers.
But he paused from this work event for an hour, and put down his slice of cake, to answer pressing questions on the constantly changing test requirements.
2 Bangladeshi photographers lauded at UK travel photography contest
Two Bangladeshi photographers - Pinu Rahman and Mithail Afrige Chowdhury – were lauded for their photographs at the UK's Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2021.
Pinu Rahman's magnificent aerial photos captured from Noakhali's Bhasan Char, Paharpur's Somapura Mahavihara and Naogaon's Badalgachhi won the runner up title and was highly commended under the Green Planet and Icons of Travel categories.
Will holidays be back to the mask-free, pre-pandemic normal this summer?
On the face of it, the direction of travel when it comes to leaving behind the sanitised pandemic landscape and returning to the sunlit uplands of our beloved "old normal" seems one-way. Mask mandates and Covid passports are being discarded, as are testing and isolation requirements.
But leave British shores behind and the "new normal" is still very much in ascendancy. Masks remain a requirement to fly. Trips to many of our favourite destinations still require a test. Covid passports are becoming increasingly ingrained across Europe.
When can we go to Australia? Experts fear another year of border closures
Most British travellers are still shut out of Australia, one year, 10 months and six days after the country closed its borders to non-residents.
Rules began to ease towards the end of 2021. Immediate family members of Australian citizens and residents have been permitted to enter since November 1 and those who are fully vaccinated were spared hotel quarantine.
With Spain and France locking out British families, it's time to look east
They can be oily skinned, sulky, intermittently selfish. But the way some countries are treating our teenagers feels rather unfair.
With the UK dropping testing requirements from February 11, now is the moment to start looking at our holiday options for the year ahead.
Johnson calls on international tourists to visit UK | News | Breaking Travel News
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Embattled prime minister, Boris Johnson, has called on international tourists to visit the UK and enjoy the sights and sounds of "one of the most open countries in Europe".
As testing and quarantine restrictions end for fully vaccinated visitors, the UK is ready to welcome visitors from around the globe for a year of events showcasing the breadth of culture, creativity and innovation on offer in the country, he said.
The 10 greatest Scottish travel experiences
I've met Muscovites who could recite swathes of Burns, but precious few Mancunians, so if you've never really got into Burns give Scotland's bard another go: think an earthier Shakespeare with a cheeky glint in his gloriously poetic eye.
How to do it: For the Old Forge, see theoldforge.co.uk . The local community gives advice on current conditions for both walks; see visitknoydart.co.uk . You can cheat your way there by cruising in from Mallaig; see westernislescruises.co.uk .
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