Final edition: could this be the best summer ever for Germany?

Plus a Heathrow Express deal in August, and is upgrading on a flight to Jamaica worthwhile? ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD04djZoZWxxYXN5YW0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1hbmc0Y3Y4czh3b3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, July 12, 2024     [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD10bmNkMjhjdzYzbzUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1jaDBrajVvYjA2cDgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Never has a plane ticket to Germany been in such demand. Yesterday, on the morning after [the match](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL2VuZ2xhbmQtbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtbGl2ZS1zdHJlYW0tc2NvcmUtcmVzdWx0LXRlYW0tbmV3cy1iMjU3NTg3OS5odG1sP2xpZD1yMTFzMDF6dWxkanMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) before, I asked Ryanair if the airline planned any extra flights to Berlin for England football fans heading to the German capital for the Euro 2024 final against Spain on Sunday? “No,” was the brisk response. Hardly a surprise: finding spare planes, pilots and cabin crew over a July weekend, let alone slots at Berlin airport on what will be the busiest day in its history, looked like an impossible challenge. At 4.57pm, though, that changed. Somehow Europe’s biggest budget airline had found the wherewithal for two extra departures from London Stansted to Berlin on Sunday and a pair of inbound flights on Monday. I updated [our article on travel to the final](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZmxpZ2h0cy1iZXJsaW4tZXVyb3MtZW5nbGFuZC1maW5hbC10cmF2ZWwtYWR2aWNlLWIyNTc4MDM0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXg4aDJ6aDNocDdnYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDctMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaOE82QZkZEPL5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and posted news of the Ryanair additions on X. Then, at 9.15pm, I saw the last of 700 freshly minted seats disappear (at a profitable £283 one way). Four flights that would normally take many months to sell out were filled in barely four hours. Yet these extra flights present an opportunity because they come with “empty legs”. The planes are doing the usual out-and-back pattern. All the demand is outbound on Sunday and inbound on Monday. If you are able to travel from London to Berlin on Monday, seats galore are available at a flat £28 each: a summer bargain to the capital of a nation full of beauty, culture and surprises. [Germany deserves your attention](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9nZXJtYW55L2dlcm1hbnktY291bnRyeS1ndWlkZS10cmF2ZWwtaG9saWRheS1iMjExNjM1Ni5odG1sP2xpZD00dDA3cXJ4OHkyb3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), on Sunday and beyond. [Next Tuesday, 16 July, I will talk about](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3NpbW9uLWNhbGRlci10cmF2ZWwtZXZlbnQtcXVlc3Rpb25zLWIyNTcxODQ0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTcydG1qNDFrdG90biZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDctMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaOE82QZkZEPL5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)[30 years 'working' in travel journalism](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3NpbW9uLWNhbGRlci10cmF2ZWwtZXZlbnQtcXVlc3Rpb25zLWIyNTcxODQ0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWRpbXRwMmR4a2cyMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDctMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaOE82QZkZEPL5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)[in a live Independent event. Find out more here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3NpbW9uLWNhbGRlci10cmF2ZWwtZXZlbnQtcXVlc3Rpb25zLWIyNTcxODQ0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWY5Nm92d3oxMjN6dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDctMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaOE82QZkZEPL5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) - Cockpit compromise: [Aer Lingus pilots' dispute appears to be over](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYWVyLWxpbmd1cy1waWxvdC1zdHJpa2UtaW5kdXN0cmlhbC1hY3Rpb24tdW5pb24tZGVhbC1iMjU3NzkyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1qY2dhaWhtc3Bwa3kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) - Road to Morocco: 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As I made my way from the source of the Danube at Donaueschingen to the Rhine near Baden-Baden, Germany felt en fête. Despite the hosts being knocked out by Spain a week ago, flags and friendliness abound. For the journey I took one of the most spectacular railways in Europe: the Schwarzwaldbahn. It carves through the Black Forest, connecting towns and villages thanks to some heroic engineering. Between Villingen and Triberg, the line was closed for repair, yet even the Ersatzbus (rail-replacement bus) delivered drama as it snaked through deep valleys. The highest waterfall in Germany, above Triberg, splashes down a series of seven cascades in 535 feet with full force, while a network of well-engineered paths and bridges provides plenty of thrills for the spectator. Extremely high hotel rates were not part of the special experience, because by this week most of the visiting fans had gone home. July will provide a second opportunity for those of us who like to savour sporting ambience on a budget. After the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics two weeks from now, the French capital will (I predict) feel uncannily empty as “normal” tourists stay away in their millions. As I check this morning, dozens more hotels in the city centre have cut their rates for a double room below £100 – while British Airways has just cut its lowest fare from London Heathrow to Paris CDG on 28 July to £62. See you there? 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But on each day in August, a very precise 808 tickets will be made available at just £10 for passengers who [book ahead online](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4SxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhlYXRocm93ZXhwcmVzcy5jb20vdGlja2V0cy1hbmQtb2ZmZXJzL2Jvb2stZWFybHktdG8tc2F2ZS1tb25leT9saWQ9ZGltMGhlMGI3NDRuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQIy8_d2d1PTEzMjkxXzU0MjY0XzE3MjA3MzQ3OTQwOTczXzMxOWE1MDRiZTQmd2dleHBpcnk9MTc1MjI3MDc5NCZzb3VyY2U9d2ViZ2FpbnMmc2l0ZWlkPTU0MjY0JnRpZD1XRVhUMTI4OTImQ01QPUFGLVdHLUhFWDAwMSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXdlYmdhaW5zJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09YWZmaWxpYXRlJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1VSzEzMjkxJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVNraW1iaXQlMjBMVERXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) or via the app. Under-16s travel free, meaning a family of two adults and two children could make the journey for a total of £20. Railcard discounts apply, cutting the single fare to £6.60 for those who have one. For comparison, the Underground fare from any Tube station in central London to Heathrow is £5.60 if you pay with contactless, or £6.70 with cash. [HOW TO REACH HEATHROW WHEN ALL TRAINS ARE CANCELLED](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvaGVhdGhyb3ctdHJhaW5zLWNhbmNlbGxlZC1yb3V0ZXMtcGljY2FkaWxseS1saW5lLWJ1c2VzLWIyNTczMjM5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWNubHR6MHNxOWs2MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDctMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmaOE82QZkZEPL5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Ferry forecast Thousands of motorists are planning to travel out via Dover to northern France a week from now, when the summer holidays begin for many schools in England and Wales. With Brexit delivering much more complex passport rules for UK travellers to Continental Europe, queues will be long. The boss of the Port of Dover, Doug Bannister, told me drivers should turn up no more than two hours ahead. If a long wait for French passport control means they missed their booked sailing, the ferry company will simply put them on the next available service at no extra charge. 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Is paying for a flight upgrade worthwhile?     A journey to the finest English-speaking island in the Caribbean in February sounds like a dream trip. I can understand the desire to arrive in the best possible shape by upgrading to premium economy or even business class. But I don’t consider the very substantial cost involved worthwhile for a daytime flight, as services from the UK to Kingston and Montego Bay invariably are. The tax burden alone is punitive. I am sure the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will welcome the extra £848 in Air Passenger Duty if all eight of you upgrade. That is the difference in tax liability for a flight to Jamaica for more comfortable seats (APD is £88 in economy, £194 for anything more grand). The airline will charge an even greater premium. So stay in economy, outbound at least. What with all the inflight entertainment and meals, the journey will pass quickly enough. Returning home could be different. Air Passenger Duty does not apply, and the extra space and greater likelihood to sleep may be worth the cost of an upgrade. Reckon on at least another £200 for premium economy, hundreds more for business class. Personally, though, I would always prefer to put that money towards another trip or to pay for [great Jamaican experiences](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoc1ITP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9jZW50cmFsLWFtZXJpY2EtY2FyaWJiZWFuL2phbWFpY2EvYmVzdC10aGluZ3MtdG8tZG8tamFtYWljYS1iMjQ3NzcxNS5odG1sP2xpZD1lZHYxNnI1cGw1NjYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA3LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmjhPNkGZGRDy-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). 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