Heathrow passengers delayed for hours after biometric passport gates fail
Airline passengers reported delays of up to four hours as airports across the UK were hit by a second e-gate technical fault within two weeks.
Chaos at Heathrow and other airports as electronic passport gates fail
Britain’s electronic passport gates failed this morning, bringing chaos and four-hour queues to Heathrow.
US to lift Covid travel ban for vaccinated passengers from UK and most of EU from November
The US will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and most European Union (EU) countries to travel into the country from early November, the…
Three brings in EU roaming charges and ends global scheme
Three is the latest mobile network to announce it is reintroducing roaming charges between the UK and Europe.
Staff shortage brings chaos and queues to Heathrow
Passengers arriving at Heathrow faced queues of up to five hours over the bank holiday weekend, prompting fresh criticism of Britain’s border regime.
Mars cuts travel by half as company demands trips have purpose, rather than presence
Mars is to cut corporate travel by half and book 145,000 fewer flights each year in one of the clearest signals yet from a big company about how they plan…
Seven destinations to be added to UK’s Covid travel green list
Travellers from seven more destinations will no longer have to quarantine after being added to the UK’s travel green list.
Covid testing is rip-off, says former regulator
PCR tests for travel have become "a predictable Covid rip-off", says the ex-chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, Lord Tyrie.
Birmingham researchers confirm speed, simplicity and sensitivity for new COVID-19 test
The University of Birmingham have confirmed the speed, accuracy and simplicity of a novel, highly sensitive testing method for COVID-19
British travellers pay most in Europe for holiday Covid tests
Costs for the coronavirus tests needed to go abroad are higher in Britain than in any other country in western Europe.
Heathrow warns of air travel ‘only for the wealthy’
More people passed through Heathrow airport last month than at any time since Covid-19 hit western economies in March 2020, helped by the partial reopening of the transatlantic aviation corridor.
The BTA & HotelHub announce new industry partnership
The Business Travel Association (BTA), the authoritative voice of business travel, has today announced a new partnership with global hotel booking technology specialist, HotelHub.