With Christmas on the horizon, a recent survey shows how holiday travel can make teachers nervous about returning to the classroom. In a survey of 92 Teton County Education Association members, 47.8% of teachers reported feeling “very uncomfortable” or “uncomfortable” with classes resuming right after the Thanksgiving break. Though the […]
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Madrid: Spain was top of the search list (Getty Images/iStockphoto) The UK’s most searched-for travel destinations in 2020 have been revealed. Google has announced the results of its Year in Search, breaking down trending topics and the most Googled queries, recipes and celebrities, among other things. Spain was top of […]
Details on the ‘Test to Release’ scheme are lacking – with fewer than seven days until it begins – OLI SCARFF Christmas travel plans could face disruption as details of the Government’s ‘Test to Release’ programme still have not been revealed – with less than a week to go before its launch. […]
A few train lines already have a ban on alcohol, such as LNER, which runs ‘dry services’. In November, ScotRail also banned alcohol on its services and stations, after a number of incidents where “people who are extremely drunk” were “showing complete disregard towards Covid-19 precautions such as wearing a […]
© Provided by City AM Travel businesses are pushing the government to release full details of its new “test to release” programme so that people can make travel arrangements for Christmas. From 15 December, the initiative is supposed to allow travellers to end their quarantine early if they pay for […]
The Christmas-bubble window should be extended to include ‘travel days’ to prevent chaos on the roads and railways, a campaign group has urged. The Campaign for Better Transport group has warned the current guidance, which says people have to do all their travelling within the five days from December 23 […]
Newswise — New York, NY, December 7, 2020 – The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting two programs on Space Exploration this week, with topics including legal agreements for “off planet” governance, bioengineering to make space travel safer for astronauts, and questions of bio-ethics related to interplanetary travel. Our […]
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Should you buy annual travel insurance next year? Here’s how to decide. getty Should you buy annual travel insurance next year? For Debbie Winsett, who plans several trips to Israel next year, it comes down to simple math. If she had to insure each trip individually, she’d pay thousands of […]
One billion people use Instagram, and many of them share edited vacation photos that help create a faux reality. Shutterstock Over the last decade, Instagram has changed how people approach travel — and not always for the best. While many use the platform as a source of inspiration, people using […]
Introduction and Investment Thesis MakeMyTrip (MMYT) is an online travel agency focused on the Indian market where the company offers a digital platform for customers to purchase tickets or make reservations for a variety of travel-related activities. As an example, the company’s solution allows customers to purchase airline tickets, bus […]
If there’s one thing this pandemic has revealed, it’s that business travel was never anything more than one gigantic jolly. Call it a gravy train, if you like, or a big trough of goodies into which people stuck their heads and scoffed. Look at the figures from 2019: an absurd, […]
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought life to a standstill for most people around the world, and it’s natural to want to take the first exit. However, that doesn’t make it any less of a surprise that travel agents have been inundated with enquiries from Indians who want to jet […]
It was not clear when he would travel to Britain which, in response to a crackdown on opposition in Hong Kong, has extended residency rights for up to 3 million Hong Kongers eligible for British National Overseas passports, allowing them to live and work there for five years. “My personal […]
Globe Newswire ProVen VCT plc: Statement re. Offer for Subscription ProVen VCT plcProVen Growth and Income VCT plc3 December 2020Offer for Subscription ProVen VCT plc and ProVen Growth and Income VCT plc (the “Companies”) announce that they have today published a Prospectus (comprising a Securities Note, Registration Document and Summary) […]
RFI French former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing dies of Covid at 94 French former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, a leading advocate of European integration who led his country into a new era, has died of Covid-19, according to an announcement from his family. He was 94 years of age. Giscard, who […]
When it comes down to cosmetic procedures, some rank higher than others. And with beauty being in the eye of the beholder, of course the types of procedures people are looking into vary around the world. That’s why the German-based health consultation resource Qunomedical analyzed internal search data to find […]
A popular TikToker and entrepreneur’s effort to share several handy travel hacks has drawn backlash from fellow users for how he appeared on camera. On Nov. 10, Yan Stavisski, the founder of financial education company King Credit, posted a clip in which he shared four tips on how to secure […]
November meant good news for global citizens, businesses, governments, and investors hoping for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and its partner BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX), as well as Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), have announced highly promising developments that have brought relief to many sectors in the markets. Therefore today, we will […]
It’s mid-afternoon, sunny and in the 70s on a November day in Athens. Daniel Bartlow and Linda Pickney, who moved to the Greek capital three years ago, are getting ready for their daily happy hour ritual on their balcony. Linda rattles off the menu: “Greek wine, Greek cheese, Greek hummus, […]
As the head of travel and tourism for Boston Consulting Group, Jason Guggenheim is used to troubleshooting on behalf of airlines and hotel companies when the road gets bumpy. Typically that means rethinking operations and carrying out restructuring efforts for sprawling resorts, cruise lines, online travel agencies, or big names […]
© Provided by Zee Business The global pandemic turned travellers plans upside down in 2020. Looking ahead at 2021, the impact of the pandemic is changing not just our choice of destination but also the type of trips were most likely to take in the coming year. New research from […]
Changing track: passport formalities will be tougher (Getlink) Technically the UK has left the European Union, but from the traveller’s point of view, nothing significant has changed during the transition phase. This comes to an end at 11pm GMT (midnight Central European Time) on 31 December 2020. After that, life […]