Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Who’s gone green? Who hasn’t, and why not? And the red list arrivals.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.

Holidays postponed: most travel bookings last week were for next year.The Foreign Office drops its warning against travel to China.And a reminder about passport problems post Brexit.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.

“Travel Day of Action”: What the industry is demanding – and what it might get?“We won’t do anything to put public health at risk” – so does that include not making them stay in the UK?And easyJet’s last throw of the dice goes wrong, with new flights from Manchester to Scotland already called off. 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.

The strange tale of vaccine contraction: the more British people are jabbed, the less travel there is.Will Matt Hancock ease quarantine?And Indiana Wants Me, but Cornwall Doesn’t NecessarilySign 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.

Pilots’ union says UK is doing worst in Europe for flying.Should you take a chance on Malta going green?and Aer Lingus starts charging for cabin baggage.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.

As the next “traffic light review” approaches, what “green list” additions might there be? Could British Airways abandon Gatwick?Seven years late: part-time season tickets are about to arrive on the railways.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletter and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany’s tabloid press mocks the UK’s travel restrictionsItaly makes arrivals from the UK quarantineAnd when will the UAE escape the UK’s red list?Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletter and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jersey gives England a red card – but allows vaccinated travellers to swerve quarantine.Rail passengers face disruption from London to Inverness as rail strikes increase.And when might Turkey escape from the “red list”?Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletter and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester airport and Ryanair take legal action against the government“We have the toughest border measures anywhere in the world,” says the prime minister.And easyJet’s last throw of the dice on summer routes.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletter and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boeing 737 Max is on its way  to Ryanair – would you step aboard?Manchester passengers lose the Irish connection to America for the summer.And the race is on: a rail record attempt tomorrow between London and Glasgow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.