Travel Updates

Following strike action that was scheduled to take place at Birmingham Airport in the coming weeks, new reports have been released with the excellent news that a new pay agreement has been settled.   Over 150 staff at Facebook, Twitter.    And if you'd like to learn more about Package Travel Regulations protect your holiday booking, check out…

The government has made a fantastic announcement surrounding e-gate entry restrictions this week. From this week onwards, more children will be allowed to use the UK e-gates to re-enter the country.   Following the burst in demand for holidays in the summer of 2023, the Border Force and Home Office have been working on e-gate…

UK travellers looking to visit Lisbon, Portugal at the start of next month (August) have been warned this week by the FCDO that there may be some disruptions to their travel plans.   As part of World Youth Day, the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon, is expecting to host Pope Francis from the 1st to…

Many destinations across Southern Europe and the Mediterranean are experiencing the beginning of the heatwave that is crossing the world this summer.   Referred to commonly as El Nino, it has been reported that the heatwave is caused by deviation from the normal fluctuation of the Earth's climate. This fluctuation is caused by the change…

New updates have been released by the Foreign Office this week following several instances of volcanic activity that has taken place in Iceland, close to the capital of the country, Reykjavik.  Recently, a volcanic eruption took place in Iceland, leading to the FCDO releasing a warning to UK travellers looking to visit the country. This…

Updates to Foreign Office (FCDO) advice were released yesterday the 6th of July, concerning potential issues for UK travellers entering Tunisia.   According to the update on the Package Travel Regulations protect your holiday booking, check out our pages and Travel Advice. 

In our long journey towards sustainable travel around the world, many European countries have begun to introduce a flood of low emission zones, but many travellers are not up to date on this progress.   These low emission zones involve different measures in each country to prevent a high amount of road traffic and vehicle…

In response to a recent consultation concerning passenger rights and aviation powers, the Government has confirmed some proposals to improve the quality of service in the aviation sector.   These new proposals were published yesterday, Tuesday the 27th of June 2023, with the goal of increasing the overall protection that passenger rights provide. The original…

In May 2023 there was a lot of excitement surrounding the e-gate failures that affected many consumers over the Whitsun bank holiday, after many had expressed equal excitement concerning the implementation of e-gates.   The e-gate failures took place on Friday the 26th of May, shutting down 270 e-gates at UK airports. This caused a…

Three years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazil has officially announced the removal of all remaining Covid-related travel rules for international travellers looking to enter the country.   This comes following the same progress from many other popular summer destinations and just in time for the holiday season. It also comes just…