We’re all going on a summer holiday – we just don’t know where, when or how
4 years, 1 month ago

We’re all going on a summer holiday – we just don’t know where, when or how

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Scotland you may travel up to five miles from the boundary of your local authority area to exercise, while Northern Ireland specifies: “You should not travel more than 10 miles from your home in order to take exercise. Buried deep in the roadmap is another hurdle: “From 8 March, outbound travellers will be legally obliged to provide their reason for travel on the declaration to travel form.” This additional obstacle was originally promised to parliament by the home secretary, Priti Patel, on 27 January, but will now be delivered 40 days later. But the company believes it can deliver within the rules, and I daresay others may adopt a looser interpretation of “shared use”.

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Brits increasingly swapping beach holidays for adventure getaways
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Brits increasingly swapping beach holidays for adventure getaways

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More British families are swapping the traditional beachside break at short-haul destinations for adventurous trips further …

Ask The Independent’s travel team your holiday questions in our exclusive event
1 year, 6 months ago

Ask The Independent’s travel team your holiday questions in our exclusive event

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RAC issues summer holiday travel chaos warning as pain looms for air, rail and ferry passengers
1 year, 8 months ago

RAC issues summer holiday travel chaos warning as pain looms for air, rail and ferry passengers

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Study reveals the best Spring scenes in the UK where you can enjoy the warmer months
1 year, 11 months ago

Study reveals the best Spring scenes in the UK where you can enjoy the warmer months

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Summer holiday roads gridlock predicted by RAC
3 years, 8 months ago

Summer holiday roads gridlock predicted by RAC

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UK travel news: Holiday scam warning as lockdown eases
3 years, 10 months ago

UK travel news: Holiday scam warning as lockdown eases

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✕ Close Holidaymakers prepare to jet off as Covid travel rules ease Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jetting off on a foreign holiday is now …

Scotland lockdown: travel and holiday rules eased
3 years, 11 months ago

Scotland lockdown: travel and holiday rules eased

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People from Cumbria shouldn’t come to the indoor hospitality in Dumfries.” Further easing is expected to take place on 17 …

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers
3 years, 11 months ago

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers

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British summer time? For now, winter intensifies
4 years ago

British summer time? For now, winter intensifies

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Travel industry fury at ‘coordinated campaign’ to undermine holidays
4 years ago

Travel industry fury at ‘coordinated campaign’ to undermine holidays

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Where The Independent travel desk is going this summer
4 years ago

Where The Independent travel desk is going this summer

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17 highs and lows of classic British seaside holidays
4 years ago

17 highs and lows of classic British seaside holidays

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Self-catering holidays in Wales could start by Easter
4 years, 1 month ago

Self-catering holidays in Wales could start by Easter

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Consumers confused over whether to book summer holidays after ministers say ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘I’ve booked Cornwall’
4 years, 1 month ago

Consumers confused over whether to book summer holidays after ministers say ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘I’ve booked Cornwall’

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday, transport secretary Grant Shapps warned: “People shouldn’t be booking holidays right now, not domestically or internationally.” Health secretary …

‘Don’t book holidays yet,’ minister warns – to the dismay of the travel industry
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Don’t book holidays yet,’ minister warns – to the dismay of the travel industry

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‘Too early’ to book summer holiday abroad, says foreign secretary
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Too early’ to book summer holiday abroad, says foreign secretary

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Summer staycations 2020: Discounts from Europcar, English Heritage and more
4 years, 7 months ago

Summer staycations 2020: Discounts from Europcar, English Heritage and more

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Foreign Office warns young holidaymakers to ‘stick with your mates’
5 years, 9 months ago

Foreign Office warns young holidaymakers to ‘stick with your mates’

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Surveying more than 3,000 16 to 24-year-olds from all across the UK, the FCO found that 72 per cent would …

People in UK manage only 37 days at home before booking next holiday, study finds
6 years, 11 months ago

People in UK manage only 37 days at home before booking next holiday, study finds

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Why staycations will always beat holidays abroad
7 years, 8 months ago

Why staycations will always beat holidays abroad

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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on where to go for winter sun at New Year
8 years, 7 months ago

Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on where to go for winter sun at New Year

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Unusual places to stay: 17 best hotels, cottages and quirky accommodation in the UK
9 years, 11 months ago

Unusual places to stay: 17 best hotels, cottages and quirky accommodation in the UK

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Unusual places to stay: 17 best hotels, cottages and quirky accommodation in the UK
9 years, 11 months ago

Unusual places to stay: 17 best hotels, cottages and quirky accommodation in the UK

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Overcrowded, overpriced and overrated: welcome to Britain
13 years, 10 months ago

Overcrowded, overpriced and overrated: welcome to Britain

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This is the weekend for... Staying at home
14 years, 8 months ago

This is the weekend for... Staying at home

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