A dental practice in Tenerife has stopped taking appointments from Irish patients after it experienced a surge in bookings in the past fortnight, only for some of the patients not to show up.more
From the Lodz airport, it will be possible to fly to Italy from the summer holidays. Regular flights to Forli near Bologna and Rimini and to Trapani in Sicily are opened by Lumiwings airline.more
As anticipated by the hospitality industry, Valentine's Day was record breaking. Despite the limitations in the number of available places and higher prices, as much as half more reservations for Valentine's weekend were recorded than last year - according to Noclegi.pl.more
The authorities of Katowice airport are currently expecting the launch of nearly 70 regular connections this spring and summer. Few are already functioning, the majority should appear at the end of March this year; more are expected, incl. in May and June.more
Less than half of adult Poles declared at least a two-day holiday trip in 2021, according to CBOS. The latest research also shows that this is the weakest result since 2013 and by 16 percent. smaller than last year.more
Ryanair announced a new Santorini to Krakow route, from 6th July 2021, flying once a week to one of Europe’s top destinations as part of Ryanair’s Greek Summer 2021 schedule.more
It is "too early" to know whether summer holidays can go ahead, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock said there was still "a lot of uncertainty" but ministers were doing everything possible to make sure people could have a holiday this year. He told the BBC he had booked his own summer break in Cornwall "months ago".more
French tourists weary of their strict national lockdown are flocking over the border to Madrid, where bars and restaurants are open and people can stay outdoors until 10pm, even as COVID-19 batters Europe in a virulent third wave.more
Boris Johnson has warned the public against pinning their hopes on a summer holiday, even in the UK, until the government announces its plans for lifting lockdown.more
British people should not book a holiday domestically or abroad until more is known about the success of Britain's COVID-19 vaccination programme, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.more
Travel company Tui has said it expects to run 80% of its normal capacity for this summer, with 2.8 million customers already booked for its holidays.more
In Scotland, the obligation to undergo a 10-day quarantine in a hotel will apply to all arrivals from abroad, not only from "red list" countries, as in England, announced the Scottish Transport Minister Michael Matheson yesterday.more
Vaccinated Americans are booking hotels in Sicily for spring and summer, the tourism industry said. Local hoteliers emphasize: "US tourists will finally come back to us."more
A maximum 10-year jail term for lying about recent travel history has been defended by the government. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the British public "would expect pretty strong action" and the maximum sentence reflects the seriousness of the crime.more
Further travel disruption from snow and ice has hit the UK as the temperature plummeted to its lowest in a decade. A temperature of -16.7C was recorded in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands on Tuesday morning - the lowest reading in the UK since December 2010.more
UK and Irish residents returning from 33 "red list" countries will have to pay £1,750 to quarantine in hotels for 10 days, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs.more
All travellers entering the UK will be required to take two coronavirus tests while quarantining in an attempt to prevent variants entering the country.more
Police have warned people against travel in parts of the UK as heavy snow and ice are set to continue through the week amid a bitterly cold snap brought on by Storm Darcy.more
Passengers of the Polish carrier PKP Intercity increasingly have access to WiFi - the company said. Last year, wireless Internet appeared in a total of 130 cars.more
Police warned people not to travel as heavy snow and ice brought disruption to parts of the UK, closing coronavirus vaccination centres and schools.
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The government has ruled out plans to issue so-called "vaccine passports" to enable people who have had the jab against coronavirus to travel abroad. The Greek prime minister has said he would welcome British holidaymakers if they could prove they have been vaccinated.more
