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January 20, 2010
A new poll demonstrates that people are more and more using the internet in order to plan and book their holidays.
A company which specializes in providing homestay experiences around the world, crashpadder.com, has interviewed more than1,200 people.
From the results of the poll, it emerged that a large proportion of the ... Read More >>
Travel Mayhem To Be Expected Following Failed Terrorist Strick 0
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December 28, 2009
Travellers in both Europe and the US will very probably experience the most important security clampdown since 9/ are facing the biggest security clampdown since the 9/11 attacks after following the Christmas day failed terrorist attempt on a transatlantic Northwest Airlines flight.
UK passengers have been informed that they might experience ... Read More >>
Eurostar Resumes Service 0
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December 22, 2009
Eurostar trains, packed with anxious Christmas travellers, headed to and from Paris, Brussels and London yesterday as the rail company started to work through the 75,000 passenger-strong backlog which had been stranded by the weekend long shutdown.
The service, normally high-speed and banded as a European engineering masterpiece, was suddenly halted ... Read More >>
Frank Skinner and Lee Mack kick off 80 days around the planet 0
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October 14, 2009
Lee Mack and Frank Skinner are set to lead a charity 80-day race which will see several stars travel around the globe as part of a challenge. The event is scheduled to be broadcast tonight.
The pair will lead a group of celebrities including Myleene Klass and John Barrowman who will ... Read More >>
No foreign tourists allowed in Tibet 0
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September 23, 2009
In order to ensure higher security measures ahead of China’s celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government has temporarily banned holders of foreign passports from visiting Tibet. This measure was effective as of Sepember 22, and is believed to go on until ... Read More >>
Unlimited Air Travel May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past 0
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September 09, 2009
The era of affordable air travel has to stop, say Government advisers who are demanding global restrictions on aviation emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Global plane travel is predicted to at least double by 2050 as new carriers spring up in emerging economies like China and wealthy countries such as ... Read More >>
Vendée’s historical theme park 0
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August 21, 2009
he French coastal region called the Vendée is a fun place. Located south of Brittany, it has Atlantic beaches that stretch for miles. Campsites are plenty to offer families a great stay amidst nature. Sailors and local fishermen give the ocean a saltier texture, especially at Les Sables d'Olonne, from ... Read More >>
The Wild Wild Wales 0
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August 19, 2009
Wales possesses the ideal pair of National Parks: lonely, stirring mountain landscapes in the in the north; corrugated coastline bursting with wildlife to the south.
Squeezed between the Cambrian coasts and the North, the core of Snowdonia National Park is located into a corner of Wales. The visitor will find ... Read More >>
Edinburgh voted No1 0
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August 19, 2009
See Edinburgh and die. Once visitors have walked around Waverley railway station and witnessed the silhouette of Edinburgh Castle set on a typical dramatic Scottish sky, they can easily be convinced of that fact. Small and quaint but terribly lovely, Edinburgh captures the heart.
But the capital, which is already ... Read More >>
Berlin on a bike 0
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August 17, 2009
European cities always capture the imagination of visitors. Whether it’s Paris, Copenhagen or London, the bicycle is always the best way to move around and slowly absorb all that culture and historical sites.
Berlin doesn’t escape from the stereotype; charming, historical and exciting.
In terms of safety, accessibility, ease and interest, this ... Read More >>