Travel Updates

Saudi Arabia released an announcement this week surrounding the expansion of their e-visa scheme. The list of countries where visitors can acquire an e-visa from has been extended to include a majority of Europe and the US.  According to the news released, Saudi Arabia will now allow visa holders from the UK, the US, and…

The FCDO has released a warning for any travellers to the United States following several updates this week concerning ongoing Canadian wildfires.   Early in the week, several airlines saw significant delays when travelling to New York airports in the US because of poor visibility caused by excessive amounts of smoke. The low visibility over…

In light of recent studies being released, concern has risen in the travel industry due to the potentially dangerous risks of current sustainable fuel plans within the aviation sector. In a race against climate change to transition from traditional, environmentally harmful fuels to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), the industry has been warned that plans could…

Following previously stated intentions, France has now put into action the promised ban on some domestic flights. Flights receiving the ban were selected as short-haul flights that can be replaced by sufficient, existing rail alternatives.  This plan has been in the works for the French government over the past couple of years. It was originally…

Following previous announcements concerning rail service strikes, some actions due to take place next week have now been suspended following further negotiations surrounding the pay dispute.   Rail service strikes were originally arranged to take place on Wednesday the 24th of May by the Package Travel Regulations protect your holiday booking, check out our pages and…

A warning has been released by the Foreign Office today in response to the cyclonic storm known as Cyclone Mocha that made landfall yesterday, Sunday the 14th of May, in Myanmar and Bangladesh.  The warning went out to travellers who are currently in Myanmar and Bangladesh, advising them about the "very severe" Cyclone Mocha and…

The Foreign Office has released some important advice for all travellers currently in Sri Lanka as news of an incoming cyclonic storm came out over the past few days.   Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has released a report for all residents and international travellers in the destination at present stating that showers and thundershowers…

The United States announced this week that all Covid-related vaccine entry rules for international travellers to the country will be removed beginning next week.  In the US, the vaccine entry rule was introduced in January of 2021 and required that all travellers to the US show evidence of their full vaccination status again Covid. This…

It has come out recently that several travel businesses that are currently awaiting their ATOL after a renewal delay have continued to display the ATOL logo. With their licenses currently not valid until the renewal, this has been identified as a break of CAA regulations. Fortunately, there are simple ways for a consumer to check…

Sri Lanka has announced this week that their new online arrival card system and electronic immigration forms have been officially introduced for all international travellers, including those from the UK.  This is a great step for a destination to take, one that could lead to many following in their footsteps as this puts the entire…