One of the world’s best luxury windsurf holiday resorts, the JW Marriott in Mauritius, just got that little bit better! Experience Elevated Buffet Dining: Le Manoir Dining Room presents a revamped buffet experience, now with interactive cooking stations and a diverse selection of global flavours. Witness our skilled chefs craft your breakfast favourites like eggs, pancakes, and waffles right before your eyes. Indulge in an elaborate dinner spread featuring local Mauritian specialities such as red snapper, garam masala lentil salad, paneer lababdar, dim sum, and wonton noodle soup. For those s ..read more

Incoming visitors will no longer have to present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before going on a windsurfing holiday to Mauritius. (Port Louis, 12 March 2022) The Republic of Mauritius drops the requirement for all incoming visitors to present a negative PCR test before being allowed into Mauritius. Previously, fully vaccinated passengers had to present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has dropped this requirement as from 12 March 2022. This move will make it much easier for Planet Windsurf Holiday clients to visit ..read more

Effective from now (16 March 2022), fully vaccinated travellers will no longer have to present a negative PCR test taken before arrival in Mauritius. Covid-19 testing is still required on arrival (day 0) in Mauritius, and it is mandatory to arrange Covid-19 insurance health cover. Fully vaccinated is defined at having had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine recognised by the Mauritian authorities, and the second dose must have been administered at least 14 days prior to arrival.  All unvaccinated passengers must self-isolate for 7 days on arrival in an accommodation option of their choi ..read more

Portugal has some of the best windsurfing in Europe, with a rare combination of flat water and superb waves. The two very best windsurfing beaches in Portugal are opposite ends of the country (Sagres windsurfing in the South, and Viana windsurfing in the North), but actually easy to combine with a stopover in Lisbon, one of the greatest cities in Europe. Lisbon is around 3 hours drive from both Sagres and Viana, so it is easy to fly into one, depart from the other, and drive between with a few days in Lisbon. This makes for an amazing trip, and you get to see 3 very different sides to the coun ..read more

People fall into two groups. Those of us that love new things and quickly jump on the bandwagon and those of us that are more stuck in our ways – if it ain’t broke why fix it? So on one hand the explosion of windfoiling can be seen as gimmicky. It is extra stuff to own, new skills to learn and more gear to haul down to the beach. But what if windfoiling actually compliments your windsurfing and means you can get out on the water more often? But what is windfoiling? Also known as windsurf foiling and windsurf hydro foiling, very simply windfoiling is the addition of a foil to your board. This ..read more

  Britain’s elite windsurfers choose the Canary Islands as a training base for the iQFoil class, Olympic Sailing’s newest discipline. The British windfoiling team are in Lanzarote for a 2024 Olympic Training Camp and are one of many professional sailing teams who have chosen the Canary Islands as their training base for the Olympics. The climate and natural landscape of the Canary Islands, along with its specialised infrastructure for high-level training, make the archipelago a paradise for training and active sports for professional athletes. For this reason, 11 members of the British S ..read more

  The Travel & Hospitality Awards is proud to announce that Planet Travel has been awarded as the winner in the 2021 European Travel Awards programme. “While this year has been the toughest the travel industry has ever faced, we endeavour to recognise those who deserve praise and to promote the hard work of tenacious travel businesses. Recipients of Travel & Hospitality awards in 2021 were scrupulously selected based on the aggregation of reviews from multiple third-party sources. Selected by a panel of experts who analyse submission material, review customer feedback and compare ..read more

Travelling to Europe from 1 January 2021   Following the UK leaving the EU, and the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, it’s important that you’re aware of the changes in requirements that come into place when travelling to Europe from 1 January 2021, and how these may impact you if you’re a British passport holder if you’ve got a trip booked or just planning ahead. Here you’ll find some key things to consider, along with links to the UK Government websites where you can find out more information. Check your passport   You may need to renew your passport earlier if you ..read more

Emirates has expanded its Covid-19 insurance offer with additional multi-risk travel cover for all customers who buy a ticket from 1 December. The insurance is free to customers and includes up to $500,000 emergency medical expense cover; and trip cancellation cover. The airline said the insurance cover, a step-up from the Covid-19 cover it introduced in July, ‘is designed to provide all Emirates passengers a truly unique offer for stress-free and hassle-free travel’. The airline says it is the ‘first of its kind in the airline and travel insurance industry’. This new multi-risk travel insura ..read more

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