Travel to the Caribbean: latest Covid rules and practical guidance for your holiday

The Caribbean islands are once again welcoming travellers in their plane-loads, with the fully vaccinated getting the smoothest ride. For almost two years they have had to…

British friends who had never rowed before break world record for Atlantic race

Ms Oliver and Ms Harris, 30, signed up to row across the Atlantic in February 2020 as their “next challenge”. Between them they had previously undertaken marathons,…

The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita, review: much more than a formulaic celebrity travelogue

It’s been a rough few years for the celebrity travelogue. With the pandemic bringing international travel to a halt, television personalities who might previously have criss-crossed the…

Andi Oliver: ‘I wanted Miquita to have the same life-changing experience in the Caribbean’

When broadcaster and chef Andi Oliver took her daughter on holiday some 26 years ago, she was planning a transformative experience for then-11-year-old Miquita.  “I’d visited Antigua…

Why I’m still in love with the Caribbean after more than 30 years

In my 30s a generous friend enticed me to St Barts: there I tasted life in the fast lane on an island where French sophistication has been…

Holidaymakers risk losing trips and ‘getting stuck abroad’ if recently recovered from Covid

The presence – and impact – of RNA could affect almost a third of people post-Covid, triggering a misleading PCR result up to three months after recovery….

How catching Covid could come back to ruin your holiday months later

So you’ve recovered from Covid – and hopefully you’ve escaped largely unscathed. Maybe you’ve still got a lingering cough, or persistent fatigue, but the worst is over,…

Travel to the Caribbean: latest Covid rules and holiday advice

Many of our favourite Caribbean islands are now open to fully vaccinated travellers and the number of flights and cruises is ramping up as the peak winter…

How Mexico became the only major destination to make a success of tourism during Covid

For tourism, the global response to Covid made 2020 the most catastrophic year in living memory. Until 2021, that is.  Remarkably, given that worldwide leisure travel collapsed…