Category: Travel

Insurance companies have to assess the risk factors when it comes to deciding the premium for Guangdong vehicles travelling to Hong Kong under a scheme that is set to start next month, according to a lawmaker. Under the Southbound Travel Scheme that starts with a daily booking quota of 100, drivers have to purchase third-party…

Pets on flights can be classified as baggage, the European court of justice has ruled, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost. The ECJ, Europe’s highest court, was asked to intervene after a dog was lost during a journey from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, triggering a claim for…

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dealt with a pair of aviation appeals on Thursday, issuing advisory judgments after queries from courts in Austria and Spain. In both instances, it sided with airlines over the appellants — with a passenger seeking compensation for a lightning-enduced seven-hour delay, and with a woman seeking additional…

The four-year-old managed to finish one place better than last year in the ParisLongchamp showpiece when third behind Daryz and Minnie Hauk. Retirement had been mooted for the Sea The Stars colt, who is a three-time Group One winner, but Fabre is targeting the Hong Kong Vase, which he has won three times previously with…

Brussels – Dogs and cats? They count as baggage, so when travelling by air, it is good to keep in mind what to do in the event of loss or damage. The Court of Justice of the EU, with a judgment, made it clear that “although the common meaning of the term ‘baggage’ refers to…

Two-thirds of dog owners and 80% of cat owners said they took their pets on a flight at least once in the previous year, according to a recent survey from the American Pet Products Association (APPA). Nearly a third said they’d taken their pets with them on three or more trips in that time. The…

Botswana nationals’ days of hassle-free, seamless travel to the United Kingdom have officially ended.  Starting this week, citizens of Botswana will be required to apply for a visa before entering or even transiting through the UK — a dramatic shift that ends years of visa-free travel between the two countries. Botswana’s Ministry of International Relations…