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Travel to Germany: latest advice as British travellers are banned from entry Being quarantined in a Maldives villa sounds dreamy – but it’s turning into a nightmare The quickest, easiest and cheapest Day 2 PCR tests for travel New Zealand delays reopening  Thailand reinstates mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors Huge numbers of transport staff forced

Expert guide to Mayrhofen Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports A Tirolean British favourite Mayrhofen has the chameleon quality that is the forte of so many Austrian resorts – it will be whatever visitors want it to be, and very successfully too. It can rock, it can rap, it can be the king of cool where

Britons tell of heartache as Christmas holidays in the Alps are cancelled Which destinations have been removed from the red list? The quickest, easiest and cheapest Day 2 PCR tests for travel Germany bans most UK travellers Thailand considers ending quarantine-free travel Increased restrictions on UK travellers are raising concerns for festive holidays around the world as

Red list countries: which destinations have been removed? The quickest, easiest and cheapest Day 2 PCR tests for travel Travel to France: latest advice as British travellers are banned from entry Flight, ferry and Eurostar tickets to France sold out in hours after the French Government announced a ban on UK arrivals, effective midnight (11pm

Red list countries: which destinations have been removed? ​ Day-by-day checklist of every hoop you need to jump through for your ski holiday The quickest, easiest and cheapest Day 2 PCR tests for travel ​ Pressure on Government to drop Day 2 tests In a ‘devastating’ blow to British ski holidays, France is to tighten

It’s 10 days to Christmas Eve. If you – or any of your immediate family – get a positive PCR test from this point on, your festive plans and any travel which you have organised are almost certainly scuppered. And the way things are going with omicron, it is looking almost certain that many people will be caught out

Red list countries: which destinations have been removed? ​The quickest, easiest and cheapest Day 2 PCR tests for travel ​Day-by-day checklist of every hoop you need to jump through for your ski holiday ​France could impose tougher testing requirements on Britons Thousands of people remain stuck in quarantine hotels, despite the fact the red list

The UK Government has removed all 11 countries from the travel red list. Arrivals from Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Lesotho will no longer be subject to hotel quarantine restrictions from 4am on Wednesday (December 15).  They will now come into line with arrivals from other countries, requiring all fully jabbed

Travel rules were tightened following concerns about the spread of the omicron variant – the red list has returned and UK arrivals face stricter testing requirements. In an address to the nation on December 12, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “vaccination is the key to beating Covid, and that it works” as the UK’s

Day-by-day checklist of every hoop you need to jump through for your ski holiday How to avoid quarantine hotel hell using the transit loophole Covid travel restrictions are haphazard and disproportionate, airlines tell Boris Johnson Austria offers testing to allow unvaccinated teenagers to visit More domestic border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays

New York City is a place where the best of the best come to live, work, and play. This town is a glamorous destination dazzled by Michelin-lauded restaurants, high-end boutiques, and first-class hotels flush with stellar amenities and outstanding service. From a posh prewar on the Upper East Side and a regal icon overlooking Central

If you live in England and think the return of masks in shops is an imposition, be prepared for quite the shock should you venture into the rest of Europe any time soon. And good luck even crossing the border into the likes of France, Switzerland or Spain if you’re unvaccinated – a negative PCR

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Expert guide to Whistler Overview Hotels Restaurants Apres ski Snow reports The sprawling Whistler Village is home to the majority of the resort’s restaurants, bars, shops and hotels. Upper Village, at the foot of Blackcomb, about 10 minutes walk from the centre, is quieter, being further away from the nightlife. To the southwest is Creekside.

The yuletide season is upon us – bringing with it the promise of mulled wine, mince pies and, crucially, enchanting Christmas light displays. From mile-long trails to tunnels of light, these dazzling illuminations are just the ticket for getting into the seasonal spirit.  Here’s everything you need to know about the best Christmas light displays

Expert guide to Whistler Overview Hotels Restaurants Apres ski Snow reports Canada’s leading ski resort Boasting dramatic mountain scenery and a lively après scene, Whistler, on the west coast of Canada in British Columbia, is much more European in flavour than most North American resorts. Twenty years ago, it was more of a locals’ mountain than the top international

A headache has returned to the post-Covid travel checklist: Day 2 PCR tests. This time, however, it comes with a fresh pain – self-isolation until you receive a negative result.  Before today you simply needed to book the cheapest lateral flow test available (prices had fallen to as low as £1) and rest safe in

In a blow to international travel, 10 countries have now been added to the previously empty red list.  As of 4am on November 28, arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola are subject to a 10-day stay in a quarantine hotel. Those who arrived before this

The UK Government announced the addition of four more countries to the travel red list, as concerns grow over the omicron Covid variant, first detected in South Africa.  Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia have joined the six countries placed on the revived red list on Friday November 26 – South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Lesotho. All flights from the 10 countries

Expert guide to Val Thorens Overview Hotels Restaurants Apres ski Snow reports The concrete edifices of Val Thorens’ early years have largely been re-clad with more favourable materials, and more recent construction is in a more sympathetic Savoyard style. The resort’s increasingly wealthy and discerning clientele demands – and receives – a clutch of some