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Travel news/advice shared here, on TikTok @caldertravel and answering your questions at weekends with my 5.30pm BST Instagram Live: https://t.co/qE5vXA5qw0 simoncalder.co.uk London, safely and responsibly Joined September 2010
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19 hours ago

Venice: “Today we are starting entry fees to find the new balance between the community and the daytrippers,” Simone Venturini, deputy mayor for tourism, told me. “Our goal is to collect very, very low taxes because it means that we have less daytrippers.” independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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21 hours ago

Venice is now a city for which daytrippers must pay €5 (£4.30) on high-pressure days for tourism. All you need to know here.🔽 independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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2 days ago

Just arrived in Venice ahead of tomorrow’s daytripper tax, visitor entry fee or tourist congestion charge - whatever you call it, unless you are staying overnight you will have to pay €5 to enter the city. Any other cities you think should adopt the idea? independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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2 days ago

Heathrow: for each day in January, February and March, the airport handled 200,000 passengers – and made an average £5 profit from each of them. But the CFO says a cap on charges imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority is causing a £400m gap in accounts. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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2 days ago

Heathrow faces “major disruption” as 800 members of the Unite union - firefighters and staff in other roles –plan to strike Tuesday 7 May-Monday 13 May in a row over outsourcing. Airport says with robust contingency plans it expects no impact on passengers independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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3 days ago

Just 52 days to the Euro2024 football fest in Germany. Scotland opens vs the hosts in Munich on 14 June. Travel advice (eg for England's 1st match against Serbia on 16 June fly on Ryanair from Stansted to Eindhoven in NL for £30 return) + tips on venues.🔽 independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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3 days ago

Before tonight, my most vile alcoholic drink was a tie between: kumis (fermented mare's milk), Kyrgyzstan pre-masticated kava, Fiji a tinned beer-and-tomato juice Mexican combo named Chelada But the bar has now been set even lower with a 1st sip of Captain Morgan Tiki. And yours?

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4 days ago

Paris hoteliers are cutting 2024 Olympics rates relentlessly as bookings struggle to get past 50% of available rooms with barely three months to go. 3* hotels down 9% in a month, but don't commit yet: I reckon there will be deeper cuts in the months ahead. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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4 days ago

All gone Tango Uniform at LPL. Air-traffic control power failure at Liverpool John Lennon airport has caused diversions (to Birmingham and Manchester), delays and cancellations. Arrivals and departures have resumed, but with some long delays. More here 🔽 independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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4 days ago

Heathrow: UK Border Force passport control officers to strike 29 April-2 May. The dispute is over what their union, the PCS, calls “an unworkable new roster system”. The Home Office says “We have robust plans in place to minimise any potential disruption.” independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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4 days ago

Heathrow airport: Unite union calls strike of aircraft refuellers working for AFS Aviation – which services Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and dozens of other carriers. Dates for planned walk-out: 4, 5, 6 May, over the early May bank holiday independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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6 days ago

Enjoy the sound of "humanity being awestruck" as @SimonCalder experiences the recent solar eclipse in Montreal, Canada: anchor.fm/youshouldhaveb…

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6 days ago

Dubai airport chaos. Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark issues a remarkably forthright apology for "congestion, lack of information and confusion in the terminals". Queues and wait times "unacceptable". Flights now resumed but "our response was far from perfect". independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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