travel Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:25:00Z 'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand Full Article
travel Virgin Australia 'in administration' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:06:00Z The airline had applied for £715m government bail-out but was refused Full Article
travel Richard Branson says 'Virgin Atlantic needs government loan to survive' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:50:00Z Airlines around the world are asking for support Full Article
travel St Ives voted top British seaside resort By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T14:23:00Z Exclusive: Resident of second-placed Tenby mourns: 'We were last in "It's A Knockout" in 1977. It's been 43 years of hurt since then' Full Article
travel Richard Branson says 'this is not the end for Virgin Australia' as airline enters administration By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T06:06:51Z The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment Full Article
travel easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T09:40:00Z Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic Full Article
travel 'Give us time' to refund cancelled holidays, pleads travel association boss By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T12:08:14Z '14-day refund rule is impossible for the majority of companies to stick to,' said the travel association's chief executive, Mark Tanzer Full Article
travel Ryanair passengers given vouchers rather than cash refunds By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T08:31:00Z Passengers who asked for their money back for a cancelled flight are told: 'Please see below details of your travel voucher for the full value of your unused booking' Full Article
travel Coronavirus: What flying might look like after the pandemic ends By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T15:51:26Z Access to airport terminals is likely to be restricted to staff and ticketed passengers Full Article
travel Virgin Atlantic showed British Airways how to be great By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T07:00:44Z Plane talk: A flag carrier needs a home-grown rival Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Millions may have to cancel holidays after lockdown due to expired passports By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T13:41:00Z Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began Full Article
travel Can you renew your passport during lockdown? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T15:45:00Z Half a million passports are running out each month – with no routine renewals currently available Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Should I accept a Refund Credit Note for my cancelled holiday? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T08:34:00Z Holiday companies are desperate to persuade travellers whose holidays have been cancelled to accept a 'Refund Credit Note'. Should you? These are the key questions and answers Full Article
travel Coronavirus: P&O and Cunard say 'No cruises until August' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T09:11:00Z Under the Package Travel Regulations, all UK customers whose voyages have been cancelled are due a full cash refund by 7 May – but 'guests should allow up to 60 days for processing' Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Travel insurance premium rockets by 550% as providers brace for huge payouts By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T05:39:00Z Exclusive: Couple's annual policy rises by more than £900 Full Article
travel Easyjet passengers with May half-term flights can swap them for 'anytime, anywhere' trips By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T08:01:00Z Exclusive: the so-called 'Martini' offer means a passenger with a £40 hop across the Irish Sea and back could swap for a £900 return to Cyprus Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Air and cruise shutdown to cost UK more than £40bn By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T09:04:01Z Economic impact of air shutdown is estimated at £40bn, and cruise suspension £2.4bn Full Article
travel Sands and time: from Lancashire to Cumbria in bare feet By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-08-24T22:36:00Z Seven adventures in seven days: a seabed stroll across Morecambe Bay Full Article
travel How to visit Barcelona without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T06:10:00Z Armchair Travel: Experience the Catalan city from where you are Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Should I book my 2021 holiday now and are there good deals? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T13:08:00Z If you can find a bargain flight, package holiday or cruise at a peak time, right now may be an excellent time to book Full Article
travel Ryanair still 'processing refunds from flights cancelled at the end of February' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T15:27:00Z 'I really am disgusted with the way Ryanair has been treating its customers over refunds,' said passenger Steve Ashton Full Article
travel Eight fantastic street food cities to visit after coronavirus By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T10:07:00Z The world's cheapest places to chow down Full Article
travel Coronavirus: When can I go on holiday again? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T09:58:00Z The Man Who Pays His Way: many hurdles stand between you and Europe Full Article
travel Wizz Air to resume flights to Spain and Portugal in May By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-25T12:59:00Z Budget airline plans 15 routes from Luton to begin on 1 May Full Article
travel Travellers arriving in UK will be told to self-isolate for two weeks By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-26T09:39:00Z Authorities to conduct spot checks to ensure travellers are at address they registered Full Article
travel 'Self-isolate for two weeks': What a new government quarantine policy for arrivals to the UK could mean By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-26T13:40:00Z At present there are no health checks on passengers arriving at British ports and airports Full Article
travel That Summer: Braving the borders of a new Siberia in 1995 By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T07:35:00Z 'We woke to blazing sunshine and the shimmering surface of Lake Teletskoye, shaped rather like an upside-down Italy,' writes Margaret Campbell Full Article
travel Former Abta board member warns of 'zombie travel companies' – and threatens to sue holiday firms By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T09:41:10Z Refund row intensifies as London ski company claims any customer who declines a 'Refund Credit Note' loses financial protection Full Article
travel A380 is 15 today: will the world's biggest passenger plane make it to 20? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T15:30:00Z 'SuperJumbo' made its first test flight on 27 April 2005 Full Article
travel That Summer: Hiking Malawi's Mount Mulanje in a skirt in 1979 By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:46:00Z Siobhan Mulholland, a self-conscious teenager, found a five-day hike exhilarating and memorable – 'for reasons both universal and particular' Full Article
travel Britain's biggest travel firm is selling Spanish holidays for mid-May By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T08:09:00Z Exclusive: Tui is charging £323 for a week's self-catering in the resort of Salou, including flights from Manchester to Reus and coach transfers, on 15 May Full Article
travel MH17 crash: Key figure 'of interest' to investigators is top Russian general, claims Bellingcat By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T14:05:00Z Independent investigators name mystery figure as colonel general Andrey Burlaka Full Article
travel The best new hotel openings this month, from Birmingham to Bali By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-10-02T09:48:00Z Hotel junkie Ianthe Butt reveals six of the most exciting new properties for October Full Article
travel World's biggest mass migration begins as China prepares to mark New Year By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-01-17T13:46:00Z Three billion trips to be made during Spring Harvest Full Article
travel Best last-minute holiday deals for January, from Italy to Sri Lanka By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-12-27T08:51:00Z Pack off somewhere else in January Full Article
travel Where to go on holiday in December, from New York to Jamaica By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2019-10-07T12:47:00Z From gluhwein-fuelled Christmas market city breaks to a different kind of winter warmth down south, here's Estella Shardlow's pick of destinations for December Full Article
travel Ryanair refund: Passengers fear they may have to wait a year to claim money back By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T06:21:14Z 'Ryanair are you honestly taking the mick? I don't want my money in a year, I want it now,' said passenger Danielle Koop Full Article
travel Tui announces four more weeks of holiday cancellations in early summer By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T09:33:49Z Britain's biggest holiday company has axed nearly 900,000 trips so far Full Article
travel More than one million inflight meals saved from bin and used to feed vulnerable families By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T08:36:56Z Food to be distributed to disadvantaged people across Manchester Full Article
travel Coronavirus: Foreign Office indefinite travel warning branded 'absurd' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T09:25:59Z Exclusive: 'The FCO has to alter this Orwellian nonsense, and it must become country-specific,' said Paul Goldstein, owner of a camp in Kenya Full Article
travel Luxembourg citizens fined for inadvertently straying into France By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T09:42:09Z Grand Duchy easing its lockdown this week Full Article
travel How to visit Amsterdam without leaving home By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T06:55:00Z Armchair Travel: Experience the Dutch capital during lockdown Full Article
travel British Airways job cuts: what will the redundancies mean for passengers? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T11:32:00Z It is certain that BA's intercontinental fleet will become significantly smaller Full Article
travel That Summer: Plane hopping to Arkansas in 1992 By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T07:35:00Z Simon Calder saw some of North America's less celebrated cities at a pivotal time thanks to a cut-price airpass Full Article
travel British Airways could abandon Gatwick airport By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T17:09:00Z 'There is a possibility that we will look to close our full LGW operation,' BA tells Unite union Full Article
travel Ryanair says no holiday flights until July and cuts up to 3,000 jobs By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T06:13:00Z Heathrow airport says passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April Full Article
travel Hundreds of tourists still stuck in the Maldives during coronavirus pandemic By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T15:03:16Z Maldives government to help tourists who can't afford luxury resorts Full Article
travel Justice Department spots signs of fraud in applications for small business coronavirus bailout By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T20:37:18Z 'Whenever there's a trillion dollars out on the street that quickly, the fraudsters are going to come out of the woodwork' Full Article
travel Don't write off third runway, says Heathrow boss By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T17:57:00Z 'Do I think that the UK would benefit from private investors putting £14 billion of their own money into the UK in the next few years? Absolutely,' says John Holland-Kaye Full Article
travel British Airways: closing Gatwick solves the Heathrow problem By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T14:33:00Z The Man Who Pays His Way: will happen to the Sussex airport? Full Article