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Irish Examiner
23-05-2025
- Irish Examiner
Home Q&A: Can I take my dog with me on holiday abroad?
Question Can I take my dog with me on holiday abroad? Answer In short, yes, but there are some provisos, and these may alter as you travel depending on where you are going and what borders you cross. Give yourself three weeks to prepare. Irish Ferries advises: 'The minimum requirement for dogs, cats and ferrets crossing any EU border is a Microchip and an EU Pet Passport with veterinary endorsements certifying compliance with tests, treatments and vaccinations. All cats, dogs and ferrets must also have a current Rabies vaccination (administered at least 21 days prior to entry).' Travelling from NI, as it's part of the UK, there are other rules in place, so talk to your vet. You will need to book in for an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) appointment with a vet who has done the extra course required to issue pet travel documents. This appointment needs to be within 10 days of your travel date, and at least 21 days after your dog's rabies vaccination date' Don't wing it and hope for the best. If you get to the continent without a full check of the paperwork for the animal (sailing over), you may be caught elsewhere leading to a dog or cat being confiscated and quarantined — a very costly and upsetting moment. Flying? No animals are allowed on any Ryanair flights, whether in the cabin or the hold, except assistance and guide dogs, so you'll have to make arrangements in advance for a suitable crate for the hold with another airline like Aer Lingus. Dogs should be 16 weeks old, and some dangerous dog breeds and snub-nosed breeds of cats and dogs may not be accepted for travel. Talk to your airline.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Questex's AHC 2025 Calls UK Hospitality to Reset, Rebuild and Rise
Early Bird Registration Now Open for the UK's Foremost Hospitality Investment Event Where Leaders Gather to Learn, Network and be Inspired LONDON, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questex's Annual Hospitality Conference (AHC), the UK's leading event for hospitality investment, asset management and operations, returns to Manchester Central Convention Complex on 29–30 September 2025. Now in its 22nd year, AHC brings together senior industry leaders, investors and decision-makers from across the UK hospitality sector. The 2025 theme Rest. Rebuild. Rise. reflects a pivotal moment for the industry as it moves beyond recovery. The programme will explore how shifting economic and societal forces are prompting a reimagining of long-standing models. From hotels and serviced living to F&B and wellness, AHC 2025 will spotlight the strategies and innovations shaping the sector's next chapter. Register here. Why now? The UK hospitality sector is entering a new phase of opportunity. Improved visibility on interest rates, renewed lender confidence and a clearer view on asset values are helping to unlock deal activity. Investors are repositioning assets, capitalising on adaptive reuse and exploring new income streams across hotels, serviced living and F&B. At the same time, operators are focused on profitability, procurement and performance under pressure. AHC 2025 provides a timely forum to examine where capital is flowing, how developments are being financed and what strategies are delivering real returns. Backed by over two decades of market insight, AHC delivers a focused programme built on three pillars: ideate, invest and perform. Each is tailored to the needs of UK-based owners, developers, investors and operators. AHC 2025 is expected to welcome more than 1,100 senior leaders from across the UK hospitality sector, including hotel owners, investors, developers, asset managers, advisors, F&B operators and leaders from alternative hospitality models. The event will feature targeted networking sessions designed to connect capital with opportunity, foster new partnerships and support deal-making across the full spectrum of UK hospitality. 'AHC continues to be the meeting place for the UK's most committed hospitality leaders,' said Alexi Khajavi, Group President, Hospitality and Wellness, Questex. 'What sets AHC apart is its sharp focus on UK market realities and its ability to dig into the detail that drives deals and performance. This year's theme captures the mood of the moment, one of reinvention, resilience and readiness to lead.' AHC 2025 Highlights: A revitalised programme shaped around three core pillars: Ideate, Invest, Perform. The agenda blends strategic insight with operational depth, offering attendees a clear view of the opportunities and challenges facing UK hospitality. Among the speakers confirmed to date: Surinder Arora, Founder & Executive Chairman, Arora Group Dave Hart, CEO, RBH Hospitality Tim Rumney, CEO, BWH Hotels GB Edwin Liu, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Heeton Holdings Ltd William Hobbs, Economist, Barclays Aoife Roche, Regional Vice-President, Sales - EMEA, STR A dynamic exhibition floor featuring leading suppliers, service providers and solutions specialists who are redefining performance, sustainability and guest experience across hospitality asset types. Focused networking through curated roundtables, tech talks, investor workshops and new interactive formats that help turn conversations into partnerships and deals. For more information about AHC 2025 and to register, visit Early Bird rate registration ends 23 May. For sponsorship opportunities, click here. Stay connected with AHC on Linkedin, X, Instagram and follow #AHC2025. About AHC The Annual Hospitality Conference (AHC) is the UK's leading event for hospitality investment, operations and asset management. Held in Manchester, AHC unites senior industry decision-makers from across the UK to explore the strategies, data and innovations shaping the market. With two days of high-impact content, curated networking and deal-making opportunities, AHC is where the brightest in UK hospitality gather to reset, rebuild and rise. AHC 2025 takes place 29–30 September at Manchester Central Convention Complex. About QuestexQuestex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. Media ContactsKirsty McKennaAHCkmckenna@ Nav KumararatneAHCnkumararatne@
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Questex's AHC 2025 Calls UK Hospitality to Reset, Rebuild and Rise
Early Bird Registration Now Open for the UK's Foremost Hospitality Investment Event Where Leaders Gather to Learn, Network and be Inspired LONDON, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questex's Annual Hospitality Conference (AHC), the UK's leading event for hospitality investment, asset management and operations, returns to Manchester Central Convention Complex on 29–30 September 2025. Now in its 22nd year, AHC brings together senior industry leaders, investors and decision-makers from across the UK hospitality sector. The 2025 theme Rest. Rebuild. Rise. reflects a pivotal moment for the industry as it moves beyond recovery. The programme will explore how shifting economic and societal forces are prompting a reimagining of long-standing models. From hotels and serviced living to F&B and wellness, AHC 2025 will spotlight the strategies and innovations shaping the sector's next chapter. Register here. Why now? The UK hospitality sector is entering a new phase of opportunity. Improved visibility on interest rates, renewed lender confidence and a clearer view on asset values are helping to unlock deal activity. Investors are repositioning assets, capitalising on adaptive reuse and exploring new income streams across hotels, serviced living and F&B. At the same time, operators are focused on profitability, procurement and performance under pressure. AHC 2025 provides a timely forum to examine where capital is flowing, how developments are being financed and what strategies are delivering real returns. Backed by over two decades of market insight, AHC delivers a focused programme built on three pillars: ideate, invest and perform. Each is tailored to the needs of UK-based owners, developers, investors and operators. AHC 2025 is expected to welcome more than 1,100 senior leaders from across the UK hospitality sector, including hotel owners, investors, developers, asset managers, advisors, F&B operators and leaders from alternative hospitality models. The event will feature targeted networking sessions designed to connect capital with opportunity, foster new partnerships and support deal-making across the full spectrum of UK hospitality. 'AHC continues to be the meeting place for the UK's most committed hospitality leaders,' said Alexi Khajavi, Group President, Hospitality and Wellness, Questex. 'What sets AHC apart is its sharp focus on UK market realities and its ability to dig into the detail that drives deals and performance. This year's theme captures the mood of the moment, one of reinvention, resilience and readiness to lead.' AHC 2025 Highlights: A revitalised programme shaped around three core pillars: Ideate, Invest, Perform. The agenda blends strategic insight with operational depth, offering attendees a clear view of the opportunities and challenges facing UK hospitality. Among the speakers confirmed to date: Surinder Arora, Founder & Executive Chairman, Arora Group Dave Hart, CEO, RBH Hospitality Tim Rumney, CEO, BWH Hotels GB Edwin Liu, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Heeton Holdings Ltd William Hobbs, Economist, Barclays Aoife Roche, Regional Vice-President, Sales - EMEA, STR A dynamic exhibition floor featuring leading suppliers, service providers and solutions specialists who are redefining performance, sustainability and guest experience across hospitality asset types. Focused networking through curated roundtables, tech talks, investor workshops and new interactive formats that help turn conversations into partnerships and deals. For more information about AHC 2025 and to register, visit Early Bird rate registration ends 23 May. For sponsorship opportunities, click here. Stay connected with AHC on Linkedin, X, Instagram and follow #AHC2025. About AHC The Annual Hospitality Conference (AHC) is the UK's leading event for hospitality investment, operations and asset management. Held in Manchester, AHC unites senior industry decision-makers from across the UK to explore the strategies, data and innovations shaping the market. With two days of high-impact content, curated networking and deal-making opportunities, AHC is where the brightest in UK hospitality gather to reset, rebuild and rise. AHC 2025 takes place 29–30 September at Manchester Central Convention Complex. About QuestexQuestex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. Media ContactsKirsty McKennaAHCkmckenna@ Nav KumararatneAHCnkumararatne@
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The new pet passport rules explained after UK reaches deal with EU
The prime minister has revealed a wide-ranging agreement with the EU on issues ranging from defence to food imports, but for most people, the most notable change will be with passports. Speaking on Monday, Keir Starmer announced two deals that would make it easier for Brits to enter the EU. Firstly, UK citizens will soon be able to use EU passport gates once again, speeding people through airports instead of standing in lengthy queues. Secondly, pet passports are being reintroduced, which will make it easier for people to bring their cats and dogs into the EU. This will eliminate the need for animal health certificates for every trip. The move has been broadly welcomed by vet and travel groups, with the RSPCA telling Yahoo News they supported the "UK proposal to fully join the EU's pet passport scheme as it would make it easier for people to take their beloved pets away with them on holiday". There is currently a multi-step process to obtaining pet travel documents, which was introduced after the end of the Brexit transition period in January 2021. It has since become far more time-consuming and expensive to take a pet to the EU. The current rules are, first, you must ensure your pet is microchipped and ensure it has all its up-to-date vaccines, including a rabies jab that was administered at least 21 days before travel. A dog must also have an up-to-date tapeworm treatment for travel to certain EU countries, more details can be read here. You will then need to get an animal health certificate (AHC) from a vet and then take it with you when you travel. The certificate is valid for 10 days for entry into the EU and four months for onward travel within the EU. You need a new certificate each time you travel to the EU. The process of getting an AHC has become expensive, with the cost ranging between £100 to £200, according to the Kennel Club. Some veterinary practices are charging as much as £250 with a discount for any subsequent pets. The time it takes to produce the certificates has also led many vet practices to not offer the service. The British Veterinary Association said the changes introduced since Brexit had put an increased burden "on the veterinary workforce and increased costs for animal owners since they came into force". You also need written evidence of registration in any sporting event, show or competition if you're hoping to attend one with your animal. It is a document that officially reports information relating to a specific animal that can be used to allow easy entry into certain countries, as long as all the conditions are met. Various different types of pet passports exist all over the world, but the EU one is a single document that is issued for the life of the animal. For it to remain valid, the animal's rabies vaccines will need to be kept up-to-date. The changes mean it will once again be easy to travel with a cat or a dog into the EU, as it was before Brexit. Pet owners will only need to go through the hassle of getting the right documentation once per animal, rather than each time they want to travel to the EU. It will also likely be much cheaper. Before the UK left the bloc, roughly a quarter of a million people took their cats and dogs with them to the EU each year. Helen Huff, a pet travel specialist at PBS Specialist Pet Travel, told Yahoo News the new rules will be "great," adding that it "will be so much easier and less costly than having the Animal Health Certificate prepared each time our pets travel to, or indeed just transit through the EU". British Veterinary Association president Dr. Elizabeth Mullineaux told Yahoo News: "For pet owners and vets, the return to pet passports to replace Animal Health Certificates will be particularly welcome, since coming into force they increased costs for owners whilst adding to the workload of vet teams." The government has not announced when EU pet passports will be reintroduced into the country. A lot of the deal announced on Monday was based on agreeing to negotiate further with the EU with the hope of achieving a specified outcome. As a result, although both the EU and UK want to reach an agreed goal in many areas, the fine details still have not been ironed out. Once they have vets will need to be approved by the EU before they can issue one. Then you will have to apply to an approved vet and fill out the relevant details.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Isle of Man pet owners urged to be aware of travel checks
People planning to take their pets to Northern Ireland are being urged to be aware of new rules set to come into 4 June, routine checks on animal health certificates (AHC), which are issued by vets for each journey, will be carried out at ports in Belfast and Isle of Man government said the changes were part of the implementation of the Brexit deal, which sets trading rules between the UK and the for Environment, Food and Agriculture Clare Barber urged pet owners to "plan ahead to avoid disruption or distress" as the shift represented a "significant change for pet owners" . "Please speak to your vet in good time, and check official guidance before you travel," she requirement for the certificate remains unchanged, but the inspections are set to be introduced to align the island with other Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates ferry services to Belfast, is working with the Manx government to make people aware of the owners travelling by ferry must report for the checks at a facility in Belfast upon travel from the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland pets must be microchipped and be vaccinated against are required to enter via a recognised point of entry, and dogs must be treated for pet owners must also be able to provide a valid AHC or EU Pet commercial flights from the Isle of Man do not currently allow pets, but those travelling by private aircraft must follow the same rules. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
