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90 days until it goes dark during the day – with the 2026 total solar eclipse
Dr John Mason, eclipse chaser extraordinaire, has been studying the astronomical event on 12 August, when a total solar eclipse will sweep down from …
3 hours ago
Over from Dover: how is the EU entry-exit system working at the UK's main ferry port?
Chief executive of the Port of Dover, Doug Bannister, tells me about the investment made in preparing for the digital borders scheme in a location wh…
1 day, 7 hours ago
UK visitors will get fast-track entry to Greece until better solution is found, minister tells me
After Greece decided unilaterally to scrap biometric border checks for British visitors, the tourism minister has said the “UK fast track” will conti…
2 days ago
How to cope with long-haul flights
Top cinematographer Douglas Bolton shares his secrets of transatlantic travel – basically, stay awake to bedtime.
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4 days, 23 hours ago
Holidays are very important to people from a psychological and welfare point of view
With so much uncertainty and confusion among travellers, I am talking today to the man who has led Abta, the travel association, for 20 years: CEO Ma…
6 days, 1 hour ago
Who would ever want to work in the travel industry in these difficult days?
Warnings of flight cancellations, a cruise with a killer virus on board, the EU entry-exit system ... Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of the Advan…
1 week ago
En suite bathrooms in First Class – bunk beds in Economy?
Travel Desk Tuesday, and I am talking to Senior Travel Writer Natalie Wilson about two fresh concepts in the longhaul aviation world: Emirates' plan …
1 week, 1 day ago
Hantavirus, flight cancellations, EU entry-exit system and Venezuela
It is an extremely busy weekend on the travel front, and I am rounding up the headline. There are alarming reports of a small expedition ship off the…
1 week, 1 day ago
Demand is displaced, not depleted – people still want to travel
Nine weeks ago, before the US-Israeli attack on Iran and subsequent reprisals, the intercontinental travel world looked very different. I’ve been tal…
1 week, 5 days ago
Wizz Air UK sees a bright summer despite the dark clouds
We have just launched our biggest ever network from the UK" – so says Yvonne Moynihan, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK. "Airlines are well used to c…
1 week, 6 days ago