Travel

More than 10,000 standard passport applications took over 12 weeks to process during the height of the coronavirus lockdown, new data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com shows.

Student travel firm STA Travel UK has ceased trading, claiming it was left with "no choice" following the impact of the coronavirus crisis on tourism.

Holidaymakers who return from France are now forced to quarantine for 14 days and the Foreign Office is now advising against all non-essential travel there due to coronavirus, in a move which will throw 100,000s of Brits' holiday plans into confusion. The same restrictions are also being put in place for the Netherlands, Malta, Monaco, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba.

Commuters across Great Britain could see rail season ticket prices rise by up to 1.6% from next year, despite people being urged to return to workplaces.

The aviation regulator has today published a list of 18 airlines' performances during the coronavirus pandemic, with Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic rapped for being too slow to pay refunds. The announcement comes after MoneySavingExpert.com warned yesterday they were likely to be named and shamed based on the results of our latest survey on travel refunds. 

Aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority is this week expected to name and shame the airlines that have been the worst for refunds during the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after MSE presented the regulator with a dossier of 77,000 responses to our survey on travel refunds, which earlier this month found that Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were the worst-rated major airlines. 

UK holidaymakers who are due to travel within the next fortnight and who have outstanding passport applications will be able to get their new passport fast-tracked to them within five working days if they've been hit by coronavirus delays, the Passport Office has announced today.

There is currently a backlog of 410,000 UK passport applications due to coronavirus-related delays, according to new Government figures. 

The name Loveholidays has become a scourge of many travellers during the pandemic, as droves of customers are still in the dark about their refunds. 

Cruise firm Cruise & Maritime Voyages has fallen into administration – if you had a booking with it, here's how to try to get your cash back.