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William Shatner was ecstatic after completing his flight into space aboard New Shepard rocket, owned by Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin. After landing, the filmed Captain Kirk not only shared his impressions of the 10-minute journey into space. He also responded to criticism of such ventures by Prince William.more

Fully vaccinated for Covid-19, those arriving in or returning to England from countries not on the so-called red list will be able to take rapid antigen tests for coronavirus on arrival instead of more expensive PCR-type tests from 24 October, the UK government has announced.more

Ryanair will launch two flights a week between Poznań-Ławica Airport and English Leeds Bradford Airport from December, the press service of Ławica and the airline said yesterday.more

The Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences is looking for a cook, geophysicist, meteorologist, environmental monitoring specialist or hydrochemist, computer scientist, mechanic and conservator for a trip to the Polish Polar Station Hornsund in Spitsbergen. Recruitment lasts until November 22.more

EasyJet expects to make a pretax loss of more than £1bn this year but said its recovery was under way, with a 400% surge in demand for winter sun breaks after the UK government relaxed travel restrictions.more

Fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to enter the United States at land and ferry border crossings starting in early November. Senior U.S. officials announced Tuesday night a plan to begin reopening the land borders with Canada and Mexico, which have been closed for non-essential travel since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.more

Four London airports have been included in the top five airports in the UK according to the readers of Condé Nast Traveller.more

With problems mounting at home, Boris Johnson has reportedly snuck off for a holiday on the south coast of Spain. more

The acclaimed Lonely Planet travel guide wrote about the attractiveness of Poland, indicating this country as one of the best tourist destinations. According to the Booking.com platform, Poland is one of the most hospitable countries. For those who most often come to the Vistula River, it was decided to take a look at the Kiwi platform, which created the profile of a tourist visiting Poland.more

Automatic border clearance gates have been installed at the Krakow airport in Balice. Thanks to this, passengers with biometric passports will be able to pass passport control much faster.more

An average of more than 40,000 hires per day were made – almost 10,000 more than the average daily hires in the three Septembers prior to the pandemic. more

A Cabinet row is brewing over plans to force travellers to film themselves taking Covid tests on their return from holiday.more

Passengers who ‘unfairly’ lost out on hundreds of pounds from British Airways and Ryanair flights will not be getting a refund.more

The number of countries on the UK Covid travel red list will be cut from 54 to seven, the government says. South Africa, Brazil and Mexico come off the red list, which requires travellers to quarantine in an approved hotel at their cost for 10 full days.more

The Canary Islands regional government has announced that hotels will no longer need to present documents confirming full immunization against Covid-19. Other certificates and tests confirming the absence of coronavirus infection will also not be required there.more

Train carriages dedicated to ‘mindfulness’ and ‘meditation corners’ in stations have been installed.more

Britons will no longer be advised to avoid holidays to 32 destinations, including Bangladesh, Fiji, Gambia and Malaysia, the Foreign Office has said. The change should make it easier for people visiting these locations to obtain travel insurance.more

A petition calling on the Mayor of London to reinstate the Night Tube has attracted tens of thousands of signatures as women look for safer ways to get home following the horrific murders of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard.more

The head of Wizz Air airlines - József Varadi - called on Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to "verify the proposed fees for air navigation services". Earlier, a similar appeal was made, among others, by head of Ryanair airlines, Michael O'Leary, who threatened to close air connections with Poland.more

Exactly 57 pedestrians were injured after being hit by e-scooters in Britain last year with 13 of them suffering serious injuries, the Department of Transport has said. more

The UK is moving to a new international border protocol in terms of which travellers – from which countries – will be permitted entry under specific conditions, including the type of vaccine they have received.more

After talks with the European Commission, 16 largest European airlines have pledged, inter alia, to to promptly reimburse passengers canceled for the Covid-19 pandemic and to better inform travelers of their rights.more

From October 1, 2021, an application for the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) can be submitted online via the Internet Patient Account (IKP) and ePUAP. It is no longer possible to submit an application by e-mail.more

From October 1, 2021, entry to the UK will only be possible with a valid passport. The exception will be people with the status of settled or temporarily settled in the UK, who obtained their status on the basis of an ID card - in this case, entry on the basis of an ID card will be possible at least until the end of 2025.more

Poland plans no changes to its Covid-19 restrictions until October 31, 2021, according to a draft ordinance issued by the government. more