August 10th - The American Question
How long will America be off-limits to British travellers?Hotels in Europe are looking empty, but the US and China are filling up fast.And what happens when your expected rental car simply isn’t avail...
10 Aug 20217min
August 9th - Perseid Meteor Shower
Today: the health secretary weighs in on testing when you return from abroad to the UK.Repeat after me. You don’t need a test to leave the UK – unless your destination asks for one.And gaze into the C...
9 Aug 20218min
August 8th - Eurostar Revival
I’m at St Pancras where the Eurostar link to Paris is coming back to life.Hotel quarantine and how to avoid it.And correcting more official nonsense about testing to travel to the UK.Sign up to Simon'...
8 Aug 20217min
August 7th - Pings on Planes
Why I don’t think any major holiday location will be going red.Pings on planes: what are the rules and how will they change?And why it’s the Yorkshire Riviera for me!Sign up to Simon's free weekly new...
7 Aug 20215min
August 6th - Mexican Wave
The Mexican wave of escaping Brits.Nine out of ten returning holidaymakers take PCR tests. Really?And French bookings go through le toit – the roof.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at indepen...
6 Aug 20217min
August 5th - France's Reprieve
France gets a reprieve after the Réunion affair.Mexico goes red, but India and the UAE turn amber.And the green list expands. A bit.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsl...
5 Aug 20216min
August 4th - The Stretch
Stretch out to Paris and Amsterdam in business class comfort.Beware of engineering works over the August bank holiday weekend.And a look ahead to tomorrow’s traffic light announcement.Sign up to Simon...
4 Aug 20215min
August 3rd - All Change for the Amber Watchlist
All change for the Amber WatchlistThe view from Canada on the UK’s border rules.And British Airways is back between Belfast and Glasgow.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/n...
3 Aug 20216min
