Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

The Balearics downgrade to amber list, while Bulgaria and Croatia get upgraded – what it means for your trip.Malta softens its stance on the Indian variant of the AstraZeneca jab.And I’m in Carlisle for a new exhibition, opening today.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On British Airways, “buy on board” is back for economy passengers in Europe.Travelling by train on the West Coast main line? Watch out for closures tonight.And Manchester’s revived Terminal 2 opens today – with Heathrow Terminal 3 following tomorrow.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rail Fare Reform – I’ve been hearing from a train ticket guru.Beneath the City of London, the Bank is closing for four months.And is red to green feasible in Thursday’s traffic light shuffle?Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Green list speculation mounts.Center Parcs is coming home. To Crawley.And Heathrow’s woes continue.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journey into space – will orbital tourism take off?Planning your August trip? Not so fast.And how to avoid peak prices on the West Coast Main Line.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just started quarantining from an amber list country? Keep going.Malta’s vaccine surprise.And Wizz Air drops its UK domestic flights before they’ve even started.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How bad will the queues be for passport control this summer?What’s wrong with European vaccines?And some of the possible green list countries.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Amber turns Green – I’ve got all the details of the new “vaccination vacation” plan.When does it start?How will it work, especially for children?And how does the travel industry respond?Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New vaccination trials at Heathrow. What’s happening – and what isn’t?Face masks on the Tube could continue.And MPs demand action to win back the confidence – and business – of rail passengers.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Face masks on public transport after England's rules are relaxed on 19 July.What’s happening on trains, boats and planes? I have the answers.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.