Category: UK Travel News
United Kingdom travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Latest travel and tourism news on United Kingdom. Latest news on safety, hotels, resorts, attractions, tours and transportation in United Kingdom. London Travel information. The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
New dangerous COVID-P1 virus in Brazil, Panama, Cape Verde, Portugal, Japan
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 15, 2021COVID 19 is growing a new strains are emerging. The third one now in Brazil. This P1 version was already ... Read More
Wedding destinations Brits are dreaming of in 2021
Harry S. Johnson- January 14, 2021New York has been revealed as Brits Most Popular Proposal Destination Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister urges UK and Canada to revise COVID policies
Hon Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism Jamaica- January 11, 2021The outspoken Jamaica Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is urging the UK and Canada to adjust their latest one size ... Read More
Cathay Pacific suspends all flights from UK to Hong Kong until January 25
Harry S. Johnson- January 7, 2021Cathay Pacific flights to London’s Heathrow airport will resume on January 12, followed by a total of seven more up ... Read More
Mexico offers asylum and protection to Julian Assange
Harry S. Johnson- January 5, 2021British judge refused to extradite Assange to the US |Mexico offers asylum to Julian Assange |The US is expected to ... Read More
England goes on nationwide lockdown as new COVID-19 cases soar
Harry S. Johnson- January 4, 2021Describing the move as part of "a great national effort to fight COVID," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that ... Read More
Dr. Taleb Rifai is the new Secretary-General
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 3, 2021World Tourism Forum Institute appoints new Secretary-General | Former UNWTO SG Dr. Taleb Rifai accept the position of Secretary-General of ... Read More
This Premium Economy Class is only available for upgrades
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 3, 2021New flights from Dubai to LondonPremium Economy Class only available as an Upgrade on EmiratesEmirates introduced A380 Emirates has announced ... Read More
Timeshare fraud victims re-targeted by new criminal organizations
Harry S. Johnson- December 30, 2020Consumer protection organizations are appalled as fake law firms actively target previous consumer fraud victims by illegally buying data from ... Read More
COVID Vaccine: Allergic Reaction Trigger
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 29, 2020According to a report by the Italian daily, Il Corriere della Sera, there are compounds present in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and ... Read More
Russia extends UK flight ban through January 12
Harry S. Johnson- December 28, 2020Russia's official COVID-19 response center announced that the country has extended suspension of all flights between Russian Federation and the ... Read More
Travel from UK to USA requires a negative COVID-19 test
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2020Today, President Trump is taking another step to protect the health of the American people by requiring air passengers arriving ... Read More
Next Generation COVID-19
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 24, 2020A new strain of the coronavirus - the next generation COVID-19 - has emerged and is responsible for a 70 ... Read More
ETOA sees European Tourism in Crisis Mode
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 23, 2020If anyone is familiar with what is currently going on in European Tourism with COVID-19, it's Tom Jenkins, CEO of ... Read More
120 countries plus New York while the US remains silent
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 21, 2020Why is the United States Government putting its citizens and visitors in harm's way? Coronavirus is out of control, 120 ... Read More
Switzerland announces entry ban, retroactive quarantine for travelers from UK and South Africa
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Following the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa, the Federal ... Read More
Russia suspends all flights with Great Britain
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Russia suspended all flights with the UK amid news of the discovery of a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 ... Read More
Canada suspends all flights from the UK
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 21, 2020Earlier today, the UK Prime Minister convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group to discuss the new variant of ... Read More
All Flights stopped from Germany to UK and South Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 20, 2020German authorities on Sunday issued an emergency order to ban all fights between the Federal Republic of Germany and the ... Read More
EU halts all travel with UK due to new COVID-19 mutation
Harry S. Johnson- December 20, 2020French authorities are planning to close the border with the UK after the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus ... Read More
Heathrow Airport responds to findings of Judicial Review
Harry S. Johnson- December 16, 2020In response to the findings of Judicial Review, a Heathrow Spokesperson said: “This is the right result for the country, ... Read More
Heathrow reminds passengers of COVID-19 guidelines ahead of Christmas getaway
Harry S. Johnson- December 15, 2020As Heathrow prepares for a much needed boost in the form of the Christmas getaway and the capital moves into ... Read More
Heathrow CEO: UK tourist tax hands competitive advantage to EU rivals
Harry S. Johnson- December 11, 2020Passenger numbers at Heathrow fell by 88% in November, as travel restrictions and a second lockdown took their toll. Based ... Read More
An NGO Perspective on the UNWTO Election for Secretary-General
Louis D'Amore- December 10, 2020Louis D'Amore is one of the longest serving senior leader in the global travel and tourism industry. He earned the ... Read More
WTTC has a friend in Bahrain in the fight for Tourism Survival
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 9, 2020The new magic word to aid in global Travel & Tourism’s fight for survival is called SSTJ. WTTC says SSTJ ... Read More
WTM London publishes a manifesto to guide policy-makers
Harry S. Johnson- December 8, 2020WTM London has declared its mission to work with governments and the private sector around the world to create a ... Read More
Etihad Airways joins UK leading digital aviation research project
Harry S. Johnson- December 7, 2020Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined the £65 million Digital Aviation Research and Technology ... Read More
Bahrain and UK first COVID-19 immunization is rolled out
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 6, 2020Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have agreed to take the vaccine — developed by Pfizer and BioNtech ... Read More
Heathrow to start charging £5 for airport drop-off
Harry S. Johnson- December 3, 2020Heathrow has announced it is exploring a proposal to implement a Forecourt Access Charge (FAC) for vehicles in late 2021 ... Read More
Two people stabbed in another Islamist terrorist attack in UK
Harry S. Johnson- December 2, 2020A 57-year-old man was detained by Lancashire police after violently attacking two women and stabbing them with the knife in ... Read More
Is it dangerous to exempt quarantine for travel up to 72 hours?
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 2, 2020The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have joined forces ... Read More
Luxaviation UK expands fleet with new Cirrus jet
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020Luxaviation UK, a private jet charter and management company, is expanding the company’s managed fleet with the addition of a ... Read More
ETOA and UKInbound join forces for Britain and Ireland Marketplace
Harry S. Johnson- November 30, 2020ETOA, the European Tourism Association, and UKInbound will work together to host the first online Britain and Ireland Marketplace (BIM) ... Read More
Historic London Piccadilly hotel goes independent
Harry S. Johnson- November 30, 2020In early 2021, Le Méridien Piccadilly will become The Dilly, an independently owned and operated hotel. The historic hotel dates ... Read More
Transatlantic airlines spearhead Heathrow pre-departure testing study
Harry S. Johnson- November 30, 2020The results of pre-departure testing trials carried out by four of Heathrow’s transatlantic carriers – American Airlines, British Airways, United ... Read More
COVID-19 Prohibition: Wales bans alcohol in pubs and bars
Harry S. Johnson- November 30, 2020Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced new anti-COVID-19 measures that would ban alcohol sales in Wales' pubs and bars, and ... Read More
