Travel & Culture
- The Guardian
UK excluded again from EU’s Covid-safe travel list, but US added
UK excluded again from EU’s Covid-safe travel list, but US addedBritish tourists face continued restrictions as bloc opens up to other vaccinated travellersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage UK tourists are being permitted to travel to the Greek island of Mykonos, despite EU guidance. Photograph: Ted Horowitz/Getty
- Evening Standard
A free-for all where people are united: why I miss wedding dancing
Dancing at weddings is ‘not recommended’ according to the new rules. What kind of fresh hell is this? It’s the best part, says Susannah Butter
- The Telegraph
Meet the 'amber gamblers' who have ventured abroad
Despite the Government very much discouraging all leisure travel to amber-listed destinations, it remains legal to do so; and perhaps unsurprisingly, many are choosing to flout this guidance in favour of a well-earned escape. The penance? At least three tests to be taken per person (before, during and after your trip) plus 10 days in strict self-isolation upon return if you aren’t willing to fork out for an extra ‘test-to-release’ screening on Day 5. The upshot? Great deals to holiday destinatio
- The Independent
Simon Calder’s ‘Ask me Anything’: the Independent’s travel expert answers your questions
As the lockdown roadmap delay looks set to postpone international travel even further, Simon Calder takes your questions
- The Telegraph
22 reasons why a trip to Wales is better than a holiday in the Med
The Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed he is considering introducing a tourism tax for Wales in the next five years. The decision may be controversial, but we can all agree that Wales is one of the best British holiday destinations. With 2021 set to be another summer of staycations, while foreign travel remains clouded in uncertainty and restrictions, this could be the year more Britons than ever before discover its charm – from the Pembrokeshire coast and the mountains of Snowdon
The GuardianRussian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev asks for asylum – archive 1961
Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev asks for asylum – archive 1961. On 16 June 1961, Kirov Ballet’s principal dancer broke free from Russian embassy guards at Le Bourget airport and requested asylum in France. See how the Guardian and Observer reported events
- The Independent
Travel company launches ‘responsible’ flight-free round the world tour on trains and cargo ships
Get saving – trips start from £26,500
- The Guardian
What is bivvying? How to have a night of adventure – without a tent
What is bivvying? How to have a night of adventure – without a tent. Armed with long experience, our writer gives the lowdown on getting there, the best equipment and picking your spot for a great night in the wild
- The Independent
9 best air beds that are comfortable and great for camping
You’ll be a happy camper this year with one of these in your kit
- The Telegraph
What are our prospects for a summer holiday abroad?
Next week we are expecting the second review of the traffic light ratings. I hate to strike a negative note, but when the announcement is made on Thursday (June 24), I just can’t see the Government deciding to give the green light to any significant destinations. I really hope I’m wrong. After all, logic would say that the situation is looking more positive than ever from a travel point of view. According to the raw data, infection rates across the whole of western Europe (bar Georgia) are now l
- The Telegraph
Cumbrae, not Cumbria! The Scottish island fighting for its identity
“Cumbria?” chimed two of my neighbours simultaneously. “No”, I repeated. “Cumbrae. Cum-brae.” “Oh,” said Mike. “I think I went there once. As a boy. Maybe.” The same mystified look I get off everyone outside Scotland descended on the other. How could they not know about Cumbrae? Scotland’s most accessible island is alive with gin, wildlife, beaches and staycation-making epic landscapes. Heading back there recently I found a community fighting not only for its place on the map, but also its very
- Evening Standard
Guerrilla Girls interview: still bananas for equality in the art world
The veteran feminist art activists are kicking off their biggest UK project to date
- The Independent
‘It’s a killer’: How the UK’s red list could pose threat to African conservation efforts
Industry warns travel restrictions may have unintended ecological impact thousands of miles from home
- The Independent
As Ryanair’s first 737 Max arrives, passengers offered chance to switch planes
Exclusive: ‘People are really going to love flying on this airplane,’ says Michael O’Leary
- The Independent
Emirates: the way ahead for global aviation?
Plane Talk: I have read the airline’s annual report so that you don’t have to
- The Independent
‘Green list shambles’ causing untold damage to UK tourism, says Ryanair
At present British travellers have two feasible quarantine-free destinations: Gibraltar and Iceland
- The Telegraph
The most likely contenders for the 'green list' in August
Looking forward to your next overseas holiday? Well, you might need to wait just a little bit longer. As the Government confirms a four-week delay to what was dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ – originally set for June 21 but now pencilled in for July 19 – the reopening of international travel is likely to be pushed back too. A number of international tourist officials have told The Telegraph that they have received messages from UK Foreign Office officials, advising them not to expect the lifting of travel
- The Telegraph
Travel news latest: Europe to lift US travel ban this week
The key dates on the travel roadmap Is it legal to go on an 'amber list' holiday? The latest rules on hotel stays Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter European Union governments have voted to lift travel restrictions for US residents, in an update to the bloc's 'white list'. The move will end quarantine for all transatlantic visitors, regardless of their vaccination status, and allow non-essential travel across the EU. Ambassadors from the EU's 27 countries approved the addition at a meeti
- The Guardian
Nothing is plain sailing in Abta v ROL Cruises blame game
Nothing is plain sailing in Abta v ROL Cruises blame game. I need a refund for my £3,637 cancelled trip, but each claims the other is liable
- Evening Standard
The most popular London commuter towns post-Covid with better value homes and fast trains
Look beyond the traditional commuter honeypots to find great value in well-connected alternatives
- The Guardian
‘It was like running away with the circus’ – the thrills, shocks and genius of Kneehigh
‘It was like running away with the circus’ – the thrills, shocks and genius of KneehighAs the legendary Cornwall-based theatre company closes, the people who made its astonishing productions look back on four decades of mayhem and innovation ‘Porous roles’ … Lyndsey Marshal, Tristan Sturrock and Gisli Orn Garddarsson in A Matter of Life and Death, at the National theatre in 2007. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian
- The Guardian
Madrid’s Reina Sofía examines Latin America’s artistic boom
Madrid’s Reina Sofía examines Latin America’s artistic boom. Dangling artist, dead dog and lovingly tangled mattress help convey volatile past in new show
- The Independent
Art experts ‘floored’ by Hunter Biden’s paintings
One art expert said he was “floored” by Hunter Biden’s work
- The Telegraph
EasyJet switches planes to Germany as Europe opens up to foreign travel
EasyJet, Britain's biggest budget airline, has moved its planes from the UK to Germany because Europe is opening up to foreign travel faster than the UK. The airline has switched planes that would have transported British holidaymakers to Europe to Berlin, from where they will fly Germans and other tourists to Spain. The move will sound further alarm bells in the travel industry that the UK is in danger of losing out to its European counterparts economically as they open up to international trav
- The Telegraph
I attended my friend's amber-list wedding abroad - should she have paid for my testing and quarantine?
I am currently on day eight of a 10-day quarantine, holed up in my south London home. No, I didn’t get pinged by Test and Trace, nor have I had any symptoms. What happened was I attended a wedding – abroad. My friends Tosan, 26, and Aisha, 24, were getting married. After meeting through the church that they attended at the time, in 2017, they got engaged in November 2019 and, pandemic or no pandemic, were determined to go ahead with their wedding this summer. But instead of keeping it small, loc