Image copyright LDRS Image caption The site is being marketed as suitable for investors or second-home buyers Developers behind a luxury holiday scheme on Anglesey say they plan to keep the site’s historic Welsh name following concerns that the area’s local heritage is being lost. The former Glynllifon hotel site near Marianglas is being marketed as Traeth Bychan Heights (Little… Read more →
Image copyright Christopher Furlong Landlords have reacted with dismay to a further rent holiday for struggling businesses, saying it will hit pension schemes, savings, and lenders. The government extended the protection, which includes a moratorium on commercial evictions, on Wednesday. Business groups said the support, first introduced in April due to coronavirus, “will provide a respite” for firms. But landlords… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Santander UK customers were unable to access their online accounts for several hours from Friday morning until mid-afternoon. “We are currently experiencing issues with customers logging in to Online Banking,” the lender told customers via Twitter. It comes ahead of a bank holiday weekend and monthly salary payments for millions of Britons. The bank said the… Read more →
Image copyright Preston Image caption The Prestons booked their week’s holiday in Norfolk in November 2019; it was cancelled on the day it was due to start. James Preston, a police officer in Yorkshire and his wife, an NHS radiographer, both worked long days through lockdown. By the end of July they were more than ready for their holiday. “We… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Travel firm Tui has seen a sharp jump in bookings for 2021 as customers make early plans for next year. The UK’s largest tour operator said bookings for next summer were up by a “very promising” 145%. News of a bounce-back came as Tui posted a €1.1bn (£995m) loss for the three months to June as… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Insurance company Hiscox said it has set aside $232m (£177m) to cover coronavirus-related claims including cancelled holidays and major events. The provisions helped pushed the firm into a loss for the first half of 2020, compared to a profit last year. Hiscox boss Bronek Masojada said it had been a “testing six months”. “Some of these… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Travel company Tui has extended its cancelation of trips to Spain and its islands. It has now cancelled all holidays to the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands until 10 August and all holidays to the mainland of Spain until 17 August. The move is in response to advice against non-essential travel to Spain and a 14-day… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Travel company Tui is set to shut 166 High Street stores in the UK and Ireland, affecting up to 900 jobs. The UK’s largest tour operator said it hoped to keep on 630 workers in a mix of sales and home-working roles and in remaining stores. The decision was made after changes in customer behaviour, including… Read more →
Image copyright Lynn Fox Image caption Lynn and Martin Fox are still waiting for a refund Lynn and Martin Fox had remortgaged their home to pay for a holiday of a lifetime with their two children in Florida, only for coronavirus and bad luck to ruin their plans. The couple finished paying for the holiday in January, but Mrs Fox,… Read more →
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Resorts are now welcoming back British tourists More than 100 holiday companies have been told to speed up their refunds policy for coronavirus cancellations. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has received more than 17,500 complaints from people whose holidays have been hit by the virus. In an open letter from the CMA, companies have… Read more →