Scotland needs to ‘reset’ its product around the changes in tourist behaviour, writes JULENA DRUMI Quiet streets, empty hotel rooms and desolate airports tell the story of tourism in 2020 amid predictions that the industry will see more casualties next season without more government help. Unless it helps itself. While pressure will be applied to […]
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Why more of us are choosing a holiday on wheels
Pandemic fears are driving sales of motorhomes and caravans, finds JULENA DRUMI It’s safe to say the pandemic is having a profound effect on all our lives and some of the changes that have been imposed on us during lockdown are likely to influence our lifestyle for some time to come. This applies to our […]
Don’t expect others to pay for you if your holiday plans go wrong
“People think they are free, but nothing is free when there is plague” Albert Camus, The Plague As I See It: No one should expect compensation if their holiday plans are disrupted by the quarantine rule, says TERRY MURDEN It says a lot about modern consumerism and the sense of entitlement we now have for […]
Something in the air for hard-pressed aviation sector
A normally routine Monday morning flight from Gatwick to Glasgow became an important milestone for the UK aviation industry. The 7am flight out of London, 15 June, will be remembered as the moment when Anglo-Scottish flights flickered back to life after an 11-week layoff. The 51 masked passengers, scattered aboard the 186-seat A320 Airbus, may […]
How will the travel quarantine rules work?
From 8 June all those arriving from overseas into the UK, including returning British residents, will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. The quarantine will apply to anyone arriving into the UK by plane, train or ferry. It will be reviewed by the government every three weeks. The first review will be on 28 June. […]