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We have spent £8 billion on missed flights
8 December 2012

Travel News: £8 Billion has been Spent by Brits on Missed Flights
Brits travelling abroad this Christmas may run the risk of ending up stuck in the cold, as binned passports, spending too much time at the pub and transport issues are ...

London Big Ben
7 December 2012

Travel News: What London Means to 20 #MyLondon Entrants (In Pictures))

London is a unique and vibrant city – a melting pot of different cultures and brimming with creativity in every corner.  As London’s authentic gin since the 1860’s, Beefeater Gin is ...

Travelodge Night Sky
7 December 2012

Travel News: Travelodge Launches the UK's First Night sky Panorama Hotel Room
In a UK first, Travelodge has launched a hotel room, which will allow customers to sleep under the stars in the comfort of their bed.  A secret technique has been used ...

Karl Pilkington
7 December 2012

Travel News: A Third of Holidaymakers Admit to Being an 'Idiot Abroad'
According to new reseatch we have become a nation of Karl Pilkingtons – AKA the idiot abroad! As the unenthusiastic traveller hits our screens again in series three of An ...

Santa arrives at Heathrow
7 December 2012

Travel News: Santa Arrives at London Heathrow with Gifts for Passengers
Santa’s arrival marked the beginning of 24 days of unexpected surprises for the lucky 4.3 million passengers travelling through Heathrow, making their journey even more memorable as they make their ...

Cruises allow you to experience multiple destinations
6 December 2012

Travel News: One in 10 UK Cruisers Claim Cruises are the best Value for Money Holiday
One in ten UK cruisers never look back and only go on cruise holidays, with the majority claiming that cruises are the best ‘value for money’ holiday, says new research ...

Grassington Village
6 December 2012

Travel News: cottages4you Opens First Local Office in Grassington
The local office, located on the village’s main square, will be unique as the company becomes the only national holiday letting agency with a local presence. cottages4you, which has more than ...

Vietnam
5 December 2012

Travel News: Luxury Travel Vietnam taps Southeast Asia Halal Holiday Market
Asia's economy is still healthy and intra-ASEAN travel is growing significantly. Arrivals from Malaysia and Indonesia to Vietnam have rebounded significantly in the past nine months thanks to more direct ...

Italy, Bulgaria and Germany Offer Europe's Best-Value Skiing
4 December 2012

Travel News: Italy, Bulgaria and Germany Offer Europe's Best-Value Skiing
Tripadvisor's 2012 TripIndex Ski - a cost comparison of key European ski destinations tracked against the British pound reveals that Italy, Bulgaria and Germany provide the best value for money. TripIndex ...

Those smiles won't last for much longer...
3 December 2012

Travel News: Family Fallouts May Occur Much Sooner Than You Expected
So the morning of your family holiday has arrived. In an attempt to be an organised adult, you rushed the bag packing last night and collected together the passports in ...

Spare holiday coins? Just buy somebody a gift.
3 December 2012

Travel News: Nine Out of Ten Brits Willingly Wasting Their Holiday Cash
New research has revealed that the majority of British holiday-makers waste what is left of their holiday spend because they can’t be bothered to bring it home and exchange it. The ...

Air New Zealand's Special Jet
28 November 2012

Travel News: Air New Zealand Celebrates The Hobbit Premiere
The Hobbit’s already got some major love from Air New Zealand, with the airline having made a special in-flight safety video featuring lots of Middle-Earth themed treats, but now they’re ...

Travel News: Brits Prefer to Build Sandcastles Rather Than Snowmen this Christmas
28 November 2012

Travel News: Brits Prefer to Build Sandcastles Rather Than Snowmen this Christmas
Research conducted by leading online travel agent On the Beach, shows that more holidaymakers than ever before are jetting off to enjoy Christmas in the sun this year; as sales ...

Copenhagen
26 November 2012

Travel News: 'The Killing' Sparks UK Tourism boom to Denmark
Hotels.com has reported an increase in searches to Copenhagen ahead of the start of Series Three of ‘The Killing’, which aired on BBC Four on Saturday 17 November. Already capitalising on the ...

A Fifth of Holidaymakers Travel Uninsured
25 November 2012

Travel News: A Fifth of Holidaymakers Travel Uninsured
According to a survey by ABTA, 20 per cent of all holidaymakers travel uninsured, putting themselves at risk of high medical bills if they fall ill or have an accident abroad. The ...

Flemings Mayfair Hotel
24 November 2012

Travel News: Mayfair Hotel Launches UK's most Expensive Murder Mystery Night
Flemings, one of Mayfair’s top hotels has launched the UK’s most expensive murder mystery night in its luxury Townhouse, breaking the bank at £11,500 for the one night, bespoke event.  Tucked ...

Ellie Simmonds
24 November 2012

Travel News: Ellie Simmonds Launches new Family Water ride at Center Parcs
Fresh from her triumph at the London Paralympic Games, Ellie Simmonds returns to Center Parcs Elveden Forest, where she first learnt to swim, to launch the new Tropical Cyclone water ride. Celebrating ...

Would you try this experience?
22 November 2012

Travel News: I'm NOT a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
A new team building experience offers guests the chance to live like the celebrity campers and overcome their worst fear including giving them a taste of the jungle with creepy ...

What do you miss most on holiday?
22 November 2012

Travel News: Local pub is the home Comfort that Brit Cruisers miss Most at sea
The local pub was cited by UK cruisers as the thing they miss the most whilst at sea; shortly followed by driving and the local takeaway, in second and third ...

Do you learn the basics of a foreign language before travelling?
21 November 2012

Travel News: Nearly all Brit Holidaymakers won't Learn a word of Local Language
Hello, how are you?, good day, thank you, please and good bye - just some of the basic greetings and manners that Brits expect from each other on a daily ...

Worcestershire
20 November 2012

Travel News: Ex BBC Centre to Re-open as Luxurious Hotel in Worcestershire
An ex BBC broadcasting centre, which has just undergone a huge £4million restoration project under new ownership, will be officially re-opening at the end of the month as a new ...

Three Quarters of People Couldn't make an Emergency Service call in Foreign Country
18 November 2012

Travel News: Three Quarters of People Couldn't make an Emergency Service call in Foreign Country
A Ford-commisioned survey shows 75 percent of Europeans have, in the past five years, travelled by car in countries where they would have been unable to make an emergency services ...

Birmingham Christmas Market
17 November 2012

Travel News: Record Numbers set to Travel to Birmingham's Christmas Market
The welcome service, which sees Visit Birmingham’s Visitor Experience team greet customers  travelling to the market by coach, has experienced a 30 per cent rise in bookings over the last ...

Quarter of Britons Already Predict ‘No Holiday’ for next Year
16 November 2012

Travel news: Quarter of Britons Already Predict ‘No Holiday’ for next Year
www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk polled 1,234 people aged 18 and over in full-time employment from across the UK, and initially asked them, ‘Do you usually go abroad on holiday every year?’, to which ...