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Win a five-star fam trip to Malaysia with Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines hails end of testing for fully vaccinated
Malaysia will remove all remaining entry restrictions for fully vaccinated arrivals from 1 May, and will restore its twice-daily Heathrow-Kuala Lumpur service in June
Abercrombie & Kent marks 60th anniversary with 'greatest trips' showcase
Luxury operator looks back on some of the itineraries that have defined its 60-year history ahead of the major milestone
Kevin Duckworth is a former managing director of STA Travel
Former STA Travel MD to lead specialist's trade push
Kevin Duckworth to support pilgrimage specialist’s launch to the trade
Air Astana will operate a twice-weekly Heathrow to Nur-Sultan service starting 18 September
UK to gain new route to largest Kazakh city and financial hub
Air Astana to launch Heathrow-Almaty flights next month, with a stopover on the Caspian Sea
Corendon will offer summer 2022 departures from Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham
Corendon Airlines announces first UK winter programme
Turkish carrier to offer Antalya flights from five UK airports this winter, and promises ’much larger’ summer 2023 programme
Thailand is further relaxing its entry rules from 1 May by ending tests for vaccinated travellers (Credit: Shutterstock)
Thailand to end tests for vaccinated travellers
South-east Asian destination further relaxes Covid rules
Win a place on a Singapore fam trip with Premier Holidays
Singapore to ditch testing rule for fully vaccinated travellers
Singapore to relax its Covid testing requirement from next week
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
BA cancels hundreds of flights and consumers splash out on holidays
British Airways in the firing line over more cancellations, while spending on travel continues to rise
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Eva Air renews West Ham partnership for fifth year
Taiwanese carrier to offer more experiences and deals to the football club’s fans
The Village, Coconut Island, Phuket (Credit: Gold Medal)
Gold Medal reports surge in bookings to Asia
Trade-only tour operator says demand for trips to Asia in 2022 has doubled since the beginning of April
Tokyo's Sensoji Temple is among attractions to have been updated with accessibility features in the form of a lift (Credit: InsideJapan Tours)
Japan takes step closer to reopening to tourists
Non-resident foreign nationals from 106 countries will be able to enter from Friday (8 April), but the loosened regime does not mean a full reopening to tourists at this time
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FCDO issues travel alert as Sri Lanka declares public emergency
Country’s government imposed an island-wide curfew on Friday (2 April)
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
‘Bleak Friday’ as energy bills rise and P&O Ferries ‘gets away with it’
Huge rise in household energy bills dominates Friday’s national headlines, while unions have said P&O Ferries have ’got away with’ sacking nearly 800 seafarers on the spot
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Cathay Pacific resumes London-Hong Kong service
The first flight departed Heathrow on Thursday (31 March) and will land in Hong Kong on 1 April
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Second P&O Ferries ship detained as Shapps issues ultimatum
Authorities have detained a second P&O Ferries ship as the government prepares to take action against the ferry operator over its decision to sack 800 seafarers without consultation
Singapore will ease the testing rules for its Vaccinated Travel Lane regime from 21 February
Singapore partially relaxes Covid entry rules
Singapore will drop quarantine and some testing requirements from 1 April.
Mumbai is an economic hub in India
Finnair to launch Mumbai route in July
Finnish carrier to begin flights to India’s commercial capital
Bamboo Airways will fly once a week to Hanoi from Heathrow
Budget Vietnam flights set for Heathrow take-off
Bamboo Airways to depart Heathrow for the first time on Wednesday (23 March)
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Sunak faces Spring Statement pressure and Heathrow queue fury
Chancellor urged to take steps to ease cost-of-living crisis as he prepares to deliver ’mini budget’ on Wednesday, while passengers faced severe queues at Heathrow on Tuesday
SH Minerva departed Ushuaia on 30 December
Swan Hellenic reschedules sailings due to ‘tragic’ Ukraine situation
Move to reposition vessels comes following conflict in Ukraine and the Covid-19 situation in Asia
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Uniworld unveils 43-day river cruise and land touring trip
Journey will visit Egypt, India and south-east Asia in early 2023
Apurva Kempinski Lombok is set to open on the Indonesian island in 2027
Kempinski to manage new resort in Indonesia
Beachfront property on island of Lombok is due to open in 2027
Banyan Tree Veya Phuket is the first in a new brand of wellbeing resorts
Banyan Tree opens first wellbeing property in Thailand
Guests staying in Veya resorts will benefit from personalised wellbeing itineraries
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Budget carrier Scoot begins UK flights
Singapore’s Scoot arrives at Gatwick for first UK services as airport’s South Terminal prepares to reopen at the weekend