Online software platform ScriptHop has introduced an online tool for Hollywood to allow writers to share their screenplays more securely and retain more influence over the overall process of submitting a script. The Packet aims to move away from artificial intelligence and instead get actual people at agencies and studios […]
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Frustrated with your travel shoe options? This list will help. If you’re prone to overpacking — like, you regularly find yourself sitting on your suitcase to get it to close — then you know how frustrating it can be once you get to the one item you need no matter […]
STA Travel UK has gone out of business, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said, in news that will leave thousands of customers chasing worthless refunds. It is the latest travel business to shut down after global tourism ground to a halt as a result of coronavirus. The long-established agency […]
Off limits: Croatia has now been deemed a high-risk destination for British travellers: Simon Calder In the latest quarantine shuffle, “no-go” status has been lifted from Portugal after more than five months. But British travellers in Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago will need to self-isolate at home for two […]
Croatia is expected to be added to the UK’s quarantine list today – Getty The Government is due to announce the latest updates to its list of countries with “travel corridors”. Croatia is set to be dropped from the list of quarantine-free countries this afternoon, a move which could give […]
Cases in Croatia are on the rise – Getty Holidays in Greece and Croatia are at risk, as Covid-19 cases in the popular holiday destinations continue to rise. The number of cases in Greece is now the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. Yesterday, there were 216 cases, up […]
EPA On The Beach is refusing to back down on its decision not to refund flights if customers cancel holidays to Spain as a result of a change in the Foreign Office (FCO) advice. The online holiday company has said that it will refund travellers’ accommodation and transfer costs but […]
The Scotland-based Dunedin Consort were staying in Lessay Abbey in Normandy, performing their first concert since lockdown, when the 14 day quarantine was announced. A group of musicians managed to avoid the French quarantine rules with 10 minutes to spare after chartering a fishing boat to get them back to […]
EPA As tens of thousands of British holidaymakers raced to beat the quarantine deadline, a ferry captain planned a record-breaking Channel crossing and demand for private jets soared. At 10pm on Thursday, the transport secretary announced that travellers arriving from France, the Netherlands and Malta after 4am on Saturday would […]
Travelelrs, wearing protective face masks, line up at a check-in desk of the Orly Airport, south of Paris on August 1, 2020 during a major weekend of the French summer holidays – Stephanie de Sakutin/AFP France is among six countries that have been struck off the Government’s quarantine free travel […]
(Bloomberg) — There’s been one dominant way to plan trips since the 1990s: Search for flights online, based on desired destinations, add in a hotel, and voila, you’re on your way. The Covid-19 pandemic has upended that long-held status quo. Even for those undeterred by public health concerns, flights are limited, […]
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People said we were crazy. We said we’d be careful. Maybe so, my doctor-uncle warned, but it would only take one moment of carelessness to get infected — one time finding ourselves too close to unmasked people. Others raised eyebrows in Zoom calls, silently judging […]
Martin Schwartz Note: International travel restrictions and guidelines are changing regularly. The information below is accurate as of the time of publication (Wednesday, August 12). You should not travel if you are unwell. After months of staying at home amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many Americans are craving a vacation. […]
Over just six months, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has gone from record highs to three-year lows back to the doorstep of new record highs this morning. As this relentless rally rolls on, it’s important to keep in mind that a number is just a number. Still, it’s hard to ignore the […]
(Photo: HuffPost UK) We’re here to guide you through the coronavirus pandemic. Sign up to the Life newsletter for daily tips, advice, how-tos and escapism. Kainaat Siddiqi, 16, from Hounslow, is due to start sixth form in September, at a school that’s a 45-minute bus journey from her home. Kainaat, […]
Q: I recently flew from Florence to London on Vueling Airlines with three companions before the pandemic. We had booked the tickets through an online agency called Fareobuddy.com. A Vueling agent denied us boarding, claiming that we were supposed to have been on a previous flight. But that was impossible. […]
LAS VEGAS – MGM Resorts is now luring business professionals to resorts with ‘Work from Vegas’ travel packages that include discounted jet service, rooms as cheap as $100-per-night and a living, breathing executive assistant. The new program is called Viva Las Office, and it’s the latest example of a Las Vegas company pumping up perks to boost bookings in […]
Wondering how states and cities enforce traveler quarantines to help stop the spread of COVID-19? Chicago health officials turn to social media for help. The city issued an emergency travel order July 2 requiring visitors and residents who have traveled to destinations with problematic COVID-19 trends to quarantine for 14 days on arrival. […]
It can be difficult to imagine traveling during a global pandemic that has racked up more than 17 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, worldwide and has caused many countries and states to close their borders to international travel. But as of July 30, […]
People enjoy Magaluf beach in Mallorca. Britons are surprised at the abrupt announcement to impose a two-week quarantine on people travelling to the UK from Spain: Reuters Go on holiday against Foreign Office advice or lose some of your cash: that is the response of a leading online travel agent […]
BEIJING — China is tightening travel restrictions in the capital of the Xinjiang region amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the northwestern city. People arriving in Urumqi from regions considered to have high infection risk must undergo a two-week quarantine. Others arriving from less risky areas most show proof of good […]
Closing down: a Tui store in Bishop’s Stortford: Simon Calder Britain’s biggest holiday company is to close one third of its high street travel agencies. The company said it will close 166 of its 516 high street stores in the UK and Ireland “as it adapts to changes in customer […]