The Covid-O committee will also consider whether test and release, where travellers can leave quarantine if they have a negative Covid result on the fifth day, should continue for both those held in quarantine hotels and all other arrivals from lower risk countries, as currently happens. Also on the […]
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Britons should not book summer holidays abroad, says the vaccines minister, as the Government prepared to force UK arrivals from “high risk” countries with the new Covid variant to quarantine in hotels. Nadhim Zahawi said it was “far too early” to even speculate about summer holidays with 37,000 people […]
When news of the vaccine’s effectiveness broke late last year, we all rejoiced. Here, at last, was a clear route away from the Government’s fear-driven, wholly unprecedented, and socially and economically ruinous policy of lockdown. Our freedoms, stolen in a desperate bid to protect the old and vulnerable, would be […]
However, some holiday companies are welcoming the news, believing that it will increase holidaymakers’ confidence, something that is crucial for the successful restart of travel. Rebecca Masri, CEO of Little Emperors, a luxury private members hotel club, says: “I am fully supportive of the idea of testing. At Little […]
After a lost year, cruising is coming back. Most of the big lines were forced to write off the rest of 2020 after coronavirus struck but a brave few operators did dip their toe in the waters to resume some sailings – both at sea and on rivers. This wasn’t […]
George Bernard Shaw once said “the great advantage of a life is that it is a refuge from home”. Has there ever been a moment in time when this has held more resonance than now, in view of the claustrophobic homestretch of two lockdowns? Or indeed, a group of people […]
Thousands of truckers endured Christmas Eve stranded near a major British port, ensnared in the chaos unleashed by a new coronavirus strain, as Western nations accelerated vaccination programmes. European nations on Wednesday had started easing travel bans on Britain to contain a new coronavirus strain that UK officials believe spreads […]
Photo: Harvard Crimson The holiday season looks a little different this year. With travel restrictions in place and much of the US experiencing yet another surge in COVID-19, many b-schools students are left spending their holidays without their families. The Harbus recently looked at how students at Harvard Business School […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Monday she was extending the coronavirus public health emergency for D.C. to March 31, 2021. She issued her first emergency order early last March, so the District will be under a public health emergency for more than a year. With the number of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Clothing stores and specialty retailers are offering big discounts and heavily promoting curbside pickup in hopes of rescuing a lackluster holiday shopping season in which surging coronavirus cases have kept many shoppers at home. For some, it could be their last chance at survival. And even […]
This holiday season undoubtedly looks different from what we are used to given COVID-19. It’s possible your holiday plans may have taken a new shape, maybe even virtual, or canceled all together. One thing that is not so different, the holiday season causes many of us to go on a […]
Which places can you visit with your ‘Christmas bubble’ on Christmas day? Only people in Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas can meet with their Christmas bubble, and only on Christmas day. You can only meet up with your bubble in private homes or gardens, places of worship or outdoor public […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Heading into the Christmas holiday, people in Lake Charles are still recovering from not one, but two major storms: Hurricane Laura devastated the area in August and just six weeks later Hurricane Delta followed suit. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than 1,000 people are […]
How can you enjoy the holidays during a pandemic? Can COVID testing help? 9Health asked the experts. COLORADO, USA — If you want to see someone outside your household for the holidays, health experts say the best strategy is to quarantine for 14 days. However, since we are just a […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. This is not your typical annual holiday travel guide with recommendations to get to the airport extra early, prebook […]
Which places can you visit with your ‘Christmas bubble’? You can only meet up with the three households of your bubble in private homes or gardens, places of worship or outdoor public spaces, according to the guidance. This would exclude bars, restaurants or other hospitality or entertainment venues. However, outside of the […]
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner crosses the trestle at Ocean Beach Park on Vandenberg Air Force Base in this photo taken at sunset over the Christmas holiday in 2019. Len Wood, Staff File Reservations will be required over the Christmas holiday period on Pacific Surfliner trains that travel between Santa Barbara, […]
Which EU countries currently have higher Covid-19 rates than the UK? The UK’s criteria for its own quarantine list includes a country’s infection rate per 100,000 people (although over seven days, rather than 14). Its infection rate threshold for travel corridors has moved with its rising infection rate, upped from […]
Why pay top dollar for a perfect Christmas tree when you can pay a nominal fee, tromp off into the woods and cut down your own? While you might not walk away with the prettiest fir in the world, harvesting your Christmas tree from the national forest is a Pacific […]
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NEWPORT BEACH-CORONA DEL MAR, CA — The holidays are nearing in Newport Beach and Corona del Mar! Christmas this year falls on a Friday, Dec. 25. Hanukkah runs Thursday, Dec. 10 through Friday, Dec. 18. And Kwanzaa is Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Celebrations are markedly different for 2020, to […]