Travel Updates

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…

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…

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…