Travel Updates

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…

After some confusion that has gone around the travel industry the past few weeks, airlines and airports alike have released statements to clarify the cabin bag rules for travellers across the UK before the Easter holidays that are approaching.   Many aviation businesses and officials are urging passengers looking to travel over the Easter period…

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Following the deadline set for major UK airports to install new 3D scanning technology, several airports have announced actions to be taken that will allow the removal of the 100ml rule against liquids carried by passengers that is currently in place.   The deadline set for UK airports by the government was announced only a…

Travel businesses have recently been advised to warn their clients about extra hidden charges that they could soon face when driving to Heathrow Airport following the extension of London's ULEZ that will soon include the airport in question.   The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) that currently covers some parts of London is due to…

Following the previous reports warning against a tropical cyclone that forced Mauritius to close its airport for 24 hours, the destination was able to reopen the international airport again yesterday.   On Tuesday the 21st of February, Mauritius announced the good news that it was able to reopen the international airport for travellers again following…

Following a proposal from Jamaica to implicate a new Global Tourism Resilience Day, the UN has accepted the declaration and adopted the new Tourism Day to celebrate and bring awareness to the resilience of the travel and tourism industry.   Jamaica originally declared the 17th of February as the new Global Tourism Resilience Day and…

A warning from the Foreign Office was released this week for all UK travellers to France as there are expected to be several travel disruptions next week following a select number of French strikes that were announced recently.   Several unions in the country have announced French strike actions for next week commencing Monday the…

As of last week, an FCDO update has been released quite abruptly warning UK travellers to be vigilant when travelling to and around Turkey due to the threat of possible terrorism in select areas of the country.   On Sunday, the 29th of January, the FCDO update was posted to the your financial protection with…

Despite the state of emergency that has been announced by the Peruvian government and is currently active across Peru, a rail link service to Machu Picchu has been reinstated after it was suspended a week ago.   On Sunday the 15th of January, it was announced by the Peruvian authorities that the rail service to…