Jonny Bealby, founder of Wild Frontiers:
On Monday, Boris must give us some hope. Having ministers stating it is illegal to book summer holidays (which is plainly wrong) and others saying it’s too early, is driving an unreasonably negative message which might be hard to rebound from.
This week saw the launch of a campaign called Save our Summer, in which more than 600 UK travel companies vowed to allow free transfers or give prompt refunds for anyone booking a holiday that then can’t be taken due to the Covid pandemic. There is therefore almost no risk whatever to the customer and yet this not only gives us in the industry hope, hope we can pass on to our friends and partners around the world, it also gives our customers something to look forward to: a positive impact on our mental health that should not be overlooked.
The four hottest family travel trends for 2021
15 January 2021 • 1:36pm
You’re not being taken for a ride. This is glamping in a theme park – Hong Kong style
1. The new kids clubs
With the prospect of proper family holidays on the horizon, parents are looking to build on the closer ties developed with their children over the past year when they next go away. So rather than aiming for all-inclusives which enable them to offload their little treasures in the kids’ club – if only for a sweet couple of hours while they enjoy cold beers and a book or an uninterrupted conversation – they are aiming at holidays designed for families to spend more time together, with engaging and evermore unusual experiences to keep everyone happy.
Thursday 31 December 2020
The travel industry is one of those hit the hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, and adjustments have been made across the glove to allow holidaymakers to enjoy travel again in the safest of circumstances. Pamela Goodman shares her top choices for holidays in 2021.
Islanders
Sweden
Sweden’s west coast, stretching from Gothenburg up to the border with Norway, is littered with islands. Original Travel can tailor-make itineraries to take in the wealth of archipelago experiences.
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Menorca
Understated compared to neighbouring Mallorca and Ibiza, Menorca should feature high on any island lover’s radar as an easy escape from the UK. With picture-perfect beaches and an interior of rolling fields, dry-stone walls and grazing cows, the island has a peacefulness that can be found even in July and August. Menorca Experimental is the hotel to head for – a renovated 19th-century farmhouse near Alaior with beautifully creative interiors by Dorothé