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10 things you don t know until you take your family abroad during a pandemic
Holidays to Cyprus are back on. Here s what you need to know about a family holiday to the island this summer
5 March 2021 • 3:28pm
Covid-19 has turned the world upside-down, including family holidays
Credit: CLAIRE IRVIN
With its borders opening to vaccinated travellers on May 1, family favourite Cyprus could now be one of the first places we can travel to. But beware. Travelling with kids in tow amid travel uncertainty has its moments. As Claire Irvin found out…
1. You’ll need to keep your options open
As a travel journalist, there have been many experiences I’ve looked forward to sharing with my family. #MyFirstPandemic certainly wasn’t one of them. On the upside, we certainly travelled the globe together in planning last October’s half term break – from our abandoned attempt to visit friends in the States, to a last-minute cancellation to Sicily, when borders closed days before we we
The Nare in Cornwall is top of one our reviewers wishlists
Fiona Duncan
My fellow Hit Squadder Hattie Garlick and I have been chatting and dreaming about hotels during the long months of lockdown and hatched a plan to go together, on the first day it opens if possible, to one of our mutual favourites, Beaverbrook, to give ourselves and our kids (grand, in my case) a huge treat, to brainstorm what makes a great hotel and to celebrate freedom. After that, for me it’s a cosy shepherd hut in the New Forest at the Spot in the Woods, the about-to-open, divine-sounding Glebe House in Devon and the thrilling new Whittington Suites at the Nare in Cornwall… to name a few.
The places in the UK and abroad our travel experts are booking holidays this summer
If you re torn on whether you should be optimstic and book, or hold on, our experts offer advice on when to book and where to go
11 February 2021 • 4:38pm
Confusion reigns when it comes to summer holidays. Will we be able to go abroad, and – if so – which destinations are the best bet? Should you book now, or wait until the last minute and risk missing out on your dream hotel or holiday apartment? Here’s what our travel experts are doing.
‘Caribbean dreams are keeping me afloat’