Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Portugal is the destination of the week – and I will talk you through the possibilities and the flights departing tomorrow.  I’m packing for my trip to Portugal – and the mountain of documentation required is daunting. And Brexit brings many effects – could you have to pay €30 to stay with friends in their French property? Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newslet...

Today I’m talking about the update finally announced yesterday afternoon by Portugal, which has had many of us rushing around today trying to find a PCR test that will be ready by Monday morning. The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed to me that anyone arriving from any green list country who was there before the change from amber to green must quarantine. And in Florida, Walt Disne...

With three days remaining before the ban on international travel is listed, we still don’t know if Portugal – the only major, viable tourist destination – will welcome British holidaymaker. If you are tempted to get away, I have the starters in the “race to the sun” that begins at dawn on Monday. And there’s a call from the first minister of Wales to holiday at home this year. Sign up to Simon's f...

May 13th - Today, Simon Calder, travel correspondent with The Independent, discusses the plan by On the Beach to “minimise the number of holidays that need to be rearranged or refunded”. Its plan: ”We have stopped selling summer holidays for 2021," says the major online travel agent. Travel firms have been warned ‘to respect the refund rights of holidaymakers’ by Competition and Markets Authority....

May 12th - Today Simon Calder travel correspondent with the Independent reveals the possibility of a a direct ferry service from UK to Porto in Portugal, at the same time TUI look to put on more capacity on flights to the green list country whilst predicting big losses. TUI CEO also professes not to understand the 'Green List' why is Majorca with the same infection rate as the UK not on it? Plus l...

Travelling abroad is one thing, but currently getting from one end of the country to the other is a challenge, as Britains train networks are in chaos, Simon brings us the very latest. Green Day is on the way, but what does that actually mean? British Airways issues a warning. Simon Calder, the Independents travel correspondent brings you his daily bulletin on the latest goings on in the worl...

Simon Calder travel correspondent for the Independent begins his daily bulletins on the situation with travel and UK Government restrictions on Green, Amber and Red lists. Today Simon takes us through review timings and when will the lists change? when is the best time to book your break? and why is TUI selling packages that aren't on the green list? Sign up to Simons weekly travel newsletter...

The Independent brings you a daily update on The Green List with our travel correspondent Simon Calder the UK's leading travel journalist. His daily insight will help you navigate your travel plans, where can you go? How much will it cost? Test or no test? Sign up to Simon's weekly news letter too at independent.co.uk/newsletter and don't forget you can stay up to date with world events at Indepen...