India is the latest nation to urge its citizens in the UK to remain “vigilant”, saying it is closely monitoring the situation. India’s High Commission released a travel warning on social media saying: “Visitors from India are advised to stay vigilant and exercise due caution while traveling in the UK.” The statement also advises Indian...
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10 wonderful British stays for railway lovers
8. The Old Station, Allerston, North Yorkshire It was 1950 when the last passenger boarded a train at Ebberston station, actually at Allerston, just five miles from Pickering and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Set in two acres, three imaginatively converted carriages sleeping four to six people, and the Ticket Office with two double bedrooms...
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‘This luxurious Highlands hotel is genuinely sublime’
The next day I took an e-bike over the Tongue Causeway, along the coast to Skinnet Beach. I cycled through clouds, then sat drenched on a bench looking down at the sand and water below, in the direction of the Faroe Islands. Here is a dramatic, painterly landscape that reminds you the Scottish Highlands have...
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How ‘God’s waiting room’ Eastbourne got a new lease of life
Rebecca Maer, who runs the Eastbourne Reporter, says the town is a great place to live, but has its challenges. “It is, unfortunately, highly car dependent for a town just five miles across, with parking permitted almost everywhere and few bus lanes. Extraordinarily, cycling is still banned along much of the seafront,” she says. “With...
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The EU is about to stamp out visa-free travel
The introduction of ETIAS will have the greatest impact on British travellers, because we are the most frequent visitors to the Schengen Zone. And it has come about because, although the last UK government negotiated post-Brexit “visa-free” visits for holidaymakers from this country, it also insisted that we were treated like all other third countries...
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The ultimate global travel visa guide
What’s the best source of information about visas? Most visa applications are managed wholly online, and you should always be cautious of scams and unofficial operators. Only use gov.uk and the embassies it links to: these are the most trustworthy sources of information about visas. Do I need a visa to visit Europe? UK tourists...
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All the UK airlines grounded by the global IT outage and how it affects your trip
Thought last summer’s air traffic control glitch was as chaotic as UK airports could get? Think again. Almost a year later, airports across the UK have unexpectedly been hit with huge queues and chaos following a global tech crash. The outage has affected Microsoft systems across the world and is thought to have been caused by cybersecurity company...
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Revealed: The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ seaside towns to visit in Britain
Every summer, Which? magazine sends a postcard to the UK’s long-suffering seaside towns and tells them to pull their socks up or to remove them, sandals and all, and run across the golden sand with glee. With 126 towns and villages in its 2024 table, it’s a reminder of how central coastal resorts are to...
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Jay Blasi: 10 lessons we should learn from golf in the United Kingdom and Ireland
A recent trip to England with a group of 24 Golfweek’s Best course raters led to demonstrable conclusion, in the form of a statement and a question: “English golf is so much better. Where did we go wrong in the U.S.?” We played eight of the top courses in Europe in six days. The courses...
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Why the rest of the world doesn’t want to visit Britain
Travelling in both directions between the EU and the UK is about to get more bureaucratic and more costly. Both the UK and EU are implementing new border regimes to tighten up on security but which will impact travellers. For inbound non-visa nationals they will need to apply for an ETA before travel at a...
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Woman turned back at airport and misses out on family trip to France
A British mum, Hollie, who is an avid traveller and social media influencer known as Hollieandthevan, was left devastated after being denied boarding for her family holiday to France due to stringent passport regulations. Hollie, who often documents her adventures across the UK in her converted VW crafter with her children, promoting solo female travel,...
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SAUDIA Expands with Jeddah-Manchester Flights in September 2024 with Additional Weekly Service will Boost Air Ties with United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia – Travel And Tour World
Home » SAUDI ARABIA TRAVEL NEWS » SAUDIA Expands with Jeddah-Manchester Flights in September 2024 with Additional Weekly Service will Boost Air Ties with United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia Monday, July 8, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes SAUDIA has announced an expansion of its Jeddah-Manchester route. Starting in September 2024, the airline will add a...