Travel Notes

What's new and how to get the best from your holiday

TEST FOR FREE

ON THE Beach (onthebeach.co.uk) is offering free Covid-19 PCR and antigen tests for travellers as the company resumes selling holidays. The offer lasts until the end of September and is valid for trips to Spain, Greece, the Balearic and Canary islands and Cyprus.

The firm has also launched a booking pledge which includes a cash refund for holidays cancelled owing to the pandemic; free cancellation if a member of the travelling party tests positive for Covid-19; and no amendment fees.

ARTS BY THE SEA

MORE than 20 exhibitions, sound and art installations, and musical and

theatrical performances have been announced for this year’s Arts By The Sea festival in Bournemouth.

Attractions include lying on a beanbag on the beach while listening to the soothing voice of an actor, and performances from an Afro-Latin band. The free arts and culture festival takes place from October 1 to 3. Visit artsbythesea.co.uk.

BARBADOS BOUND

DASH off to Barbados this autumn with Kenwood Travel, which has a week B&B at the Crane Resort, on the island’s southeast coast, from £896pp (saving 40 per cent) including return flights. Valid for departures from September 26 to September 30.

Or hop to Antigua for seven nights all-inclusive, with flights on October 7, from £1,722pp (saving 40 per cent).

For more information, head to kenwoodtravel.co.uk.