Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Delay day – what does the postponed reopening in England mean for travel?Ryanair’s Belarus diversion: new revelations to MPsAnd a new ferry link between Wales and Northern Ireland.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.

Four weeks since the Green List was created – what has changed since then?Cancelled flights: be sure of your rights.Faster trains promised from Edinburgh and Newcastle to London – but not for a year.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.

Aer Lingus and British Airways take over from failed Stobart Air.easyJet cancelling flights in July.Lufthansa deploying its biggest planes.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.

Stobart Air collapses: why, what it means and your rights.Postponement for 21st June domestic reopening looks bad for travellers.And in the unlikely event you are going there anytime soon, Portugal has eased testing requirements.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.

Holiday prices collapse to Portugal – but soar to Jersey.Domestic tourism: a mountain to climb.And Heathrow numbers are down 90%, once again.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.

As Joe Biden arrives in Cornwall … the UK gets another travel taskforce, this time looking at restarting transatlantic travel.British Airways and Ryanair face legal action over refunds.And how slowing down on the rails can save you cash.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.

Scottish cruise cancellation – more misery on the ocean wave.Another round of travel industry fury with the government’s “traffic light” policy.And Britain's biggest holiday company extends cancellations.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.

Today I’ve spoken to two top travel chief executives: the boss of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and the CEO of Advantage Travel Partnership, a consortium of travel agencies. Very different views on the future.And from one analyst of infection figures: the dozen European countries on the amber list that have lower rates than the UK. 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.

Today leading travel boss reveals some business owners are losing their homes due to restrictions around coronavirus.Airline execs say there should be more travel between the UK and US.And a brief review on the state of the railways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revelations of a cabinet bust-up over the freedom to travel this summer – a battle that the transport secretary, the travel industry and the holidaymaker lost.With hundreds of flights now being cancelled, what are your rights – according to law, not the airlines?And the Channel Island of Guernsey invents a fourth traffic light – the blue list. Could it catch on?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.