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Wise, the new name for TransferWise

Many people have heard of TransferWise, they entered the market offering fantastic rates when transferring money between currencies. They recently rebranded to Wise. Payments by bank transfer are the cheapest way to use their...

Green light for some destinations

Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel are amongst the first countries announced on 7th May to be given the green light. The Transport secretary, Grant Shapps announced that the following countries would be put into the...

Thomas Cook relaunches in UK

Thomas Cook famously collapsed in 2019, leaving people stranded abroad or with last minute cancellations of their holidays and flights.

TUI issue updated holiday advice

TUI have today issued an update to its plans for travel and destinations for Summer 2020. They have said “As soon as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice changes from all but essential...

Virgin Atlantic quits Gatwick

Virgin Atlantic have just announced that they are axing 3,000 of its 10,000 staff.  They are also withdrawing their Gatwick Airport operation.  On the back of their financial issues associated with the COVID-19 outbreak...