Guayaquil welcomes first cruise ship of the season with 11 COVID-19 cases
Three travelers who were not infected but who ended their trip at the Ecuadorian port and were due to catch flights back home were escorted to the air…
World Ski Awards reveals top global ski brands
World Ski Awards – the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in ski tourism – has unv…
Britons return to France as Covid isolation rules ease
As the French authorities reopened the border to UK travellers, business was brisk at airports and p…
easyJet welcomes UK skiers back to European slopes
Skiers are racing to the slopes as France announced it will welcome back UK tourists. In the hours f…
Japan and Singapore have the world’s most powerful passports – where is Britain?
The USA, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and Belgium drew with the UK in sixth place in 2022.Austria, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland and Portugal all have a mor…
The world’s most powerful passports for 2022
(CNN) — There’s a widening gap between the global north and the global south when it comes to travel freedoms, says the first 2022 report by London-based global citizenship and …
Israel lifts UK travel ban
In clearing its eight-strong red list at midnight yesterday, Israel also removed travel bans on the US, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mexico, Switzerland and Turkey.Onc…
Korean TV drama lures tourists to tiny Swiss village
South Korean romantic drama Crash Landing On You is filmed predominantly in the Interlaken region of Switzerland, with key scenes set on Iseltwald’s picturesque pier as well as n…
Expert Simon Calder answers your questions on the latest travel changes
But in the era of coronavirus, he chose instead to respond to questions from readers as the travel testing rules are relaxed.French travel banQ: When do you expect travel to recomm…
CDC keeps UK at top of ‘do not travel’ list for 24th week running and adds Caribbean island as O …
The Caribbean country is the only addition to the Level 4 category, which includes countries where more than 500 Covid cases have been reported per 100,000 people in the last 28 da…
Iseli to lead Kempinski Summerland Hotel
His life in hotels has taken him across the globe, spanning countries including Germany, Kenya, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Portugal, Syria, the Seychelles, Switzerlan…
British expats: Best cities in Switzerland for Britons named but ‘insanely expensive’
It is also home to stunning mountain scenery with plenty of hiking and skiing options.Nearly all the expats felt safe in Basel while 90 percent were happy with the political stabil…