Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Why it won’t be business as usual when UK hotels open on July 4

Welcome to the post-Covid hotel: Next month can’t come soon enough for UK hoteliers – but it won’t exactly be business as usual Hotels are preparing to welcome back guests with three-quarters saying they are ready to open on July 4 Check-in times are likely to be staggered, or set later in the afternoon, to … Read more

Inside reopened Las Vegas, with blackjack tables with plastic shields and Covid surcharges

Las Vegas has reopened, but as these fascinating pictures show, it’s not looking its usual self – it’s looking more surreal than ever. That’s because it has brought in a raft of measures aimed at keeping visitors safe in the coronavirus era – there are big plastic shields at the casino tables, dealers wearing masks, … Read more

Tui credit notes and ‘misleading’ Wizz Air adverts are among the Holiday Guru topics this week 

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week topics tackled include ‘misleading’ adverts for Wizz Air flights to Bulgaria, arranging refunds for Interrail passes, re-booking cancelled Ryanair flights and accepting Refund Credit Notes from Tui.  Q. I received a Wizz Air promo email saying ‘Bulgaria is open’ and advertising 20 … Read more

Cyprus’s deputy tourism minister says quarantine hotels will have a holiday vibe

Cyprus says quarantine hotels for families of coronavirus patients ‘will have a holiday vibe’ with nightly karaoke, shows and bingo – and that no one will need to sunbathe in a mask MailOnline Travel spoke to the island’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios He said quarantine hotels will have room service and nightly entertainment  Mr … Read more

Cyprus’s deputy tourism minister says quarantine hotels will have a holiday vibe

Cyprus says quarantine hotels for families of coronavirus patients ‘will have a holiday vibe’ with nightly karaoke, shows and bingo – and that no one will need to sunbathe in a mask MailOnline Travel spoke to the island’s deputy tourism minister, Savvas Perdios He said quarantine hotels will have room service and nightly entertainment  Mr … Read more

Holidays where you get back to nature and relax to be post-pandemic trend, according to Tripadvisor 

Forget thrill-seeking: Holidays where you get back to nature and relax are set to be all the rage in Europe after the pandemic, according to Tripadvisor Travel platform carried out a major study to analyse ‘consumer travel sentiment’ It found a rise in searches for accommodation offering skiing, hiking and fishing Study also found 86% … Read more

Dubai’s 5-star Atlantis The Palm hotel is open again – and it’s doing safety VIP-style 

Private temperature checks, a luggage sanitising service and socially distanced beach loungers: Dubai’s five-star Atlantis The Palm hotel is doing safety VIP-style The hotel now has a dedicated hygiene officer and guests are offered a luggage sanitising service on arrival They are also given welcome kits containing protective gear and self-disinfected sunglass kits  Tableside cooking … Read more