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Ebookers' new Beach map Helps find the Ideal Winter sun Break
16 November 2012

Travel News: Ebookers' new Beach map Helps find the Ideal Winter sun Break
ebookers.com, one of Europe’s online travel agents, reports a 34 per cent surge in beach holiday searches compared to last year with Brits keen to escape the cold, dark weather. In ...

The Plane Crash influenced many viewers
15 November 2012

Travel News: Channel 4's TV Experiment Feared Travellers into Booking rear Seats on Planes
A recent documentary on Channel 4 saw an experiment in which a Boeing-727 crashed over the Mexican desert. Now, an online independent travel agency has revealed that it has received ...

Valletta - Malta
15 November 2012

Travel News: Valletta Crowned European Capital of Culture 2018
Malta’s capital city, Valletta, has now been officially selected as European Capital of Culture 2018 The selection panel chose Valletta after identifying a will, drive and ambition as well as the ...

London is cheap for Apple products
14 November 2012

Travel News: London is the Cheapest city in West Europe (Especially for Apple Products)
Carried out in 33 cities in countries worldwide, Sydney has risen to be the most expensive city in the world, with prices 61 per cent more expensive than the cheapest ...

France is the number one choice for property buyers
14 November 2012

Travel News: France tops Property hot spot Ladder even as Eurozone Struggles
The ongoing Eurozone crisis is doing little to deter ambitious home buyers, with many still keen to pick up a property bargain abroad, reveals the latest findings from the HiFX ...

Data use on Christmas Getaways to Cost Brits a Fortune
13 November 2012

Travel News: Data use on Christmas Getaways to Cost Brits a Fortune
The cost of roaming in the top Christmas travel destinations for UK holidaymakers could be more than 600 times higher than alternative ways of accessing the web while abroad. A UK ...

Leeds Yorkshire
12 November 2012

Travel News: Yorkshire is the UK's 'Naked Napping' Capital
Yorkshire, home of the working men’s club culture, the industrial revolution and coal mining has been exposed as the UK’s ‘Skinny Napping Capital’ as three of the county’s cities dominate ...

What do you think of the hotel?
11 November 2012

Travel News: Say Hello to Newcastle’s new £5m Luxury Hotel (Photos)
The fifth location for Roomzzz is one of Newcastle's most historic and celebrated City heirloom residences which has been nurtured and brought to life back from years of neglect to ...

Where would you rather be this Christmas?
10 November 2012

Travel News: Holidays top poll of Desired Christmas Alternatives for Britons
Of these, a fifth would prefer to be at sea for Christmas this year. The poll, conducted by independent cruise travel agency www.BonVoyage.co.uk polled 1,356 people aged 25 and over from ...

How many holidays have you been on this year?
9 November 2012

Travel News: We're Travelling Seven Times more than our Parents did
A study found that on turning 40, the typical adult will have been on at least 13 holidays abroad and another 21 in the UK. By contrast, at a similar age ...

Noisy kids are the number one annoying in-flight issue
8 November 2012

Travel News: Noisy Children Voted Most Annoying In-flight Issue
Many UK holidaymakers have specific irks when it comes to travelling abroad by plane, according to search statistics by a leading online independent travel agency. A recent poll has revealed ...

Sydney Bridge
7 November 2012

Travel News: Sydney tops the Chart of Most Popular Christmas Destination
It looks like Britons are looking to travel outside of Europe for some Winter sun this year, as Sydney in Australia was the most searched- for Christmas destination on-site in ...

Direct flights to Phuket will launch in November 2013
6 November 2012

Travel News: UK’s First Direct Flight to Phuket will Launch next Year
Thomson and First Choice have announced that they will become the only UK holiday company to fly direct to Phuket, Thailand from November 2013. The announcement comes as the newest addition ...

Walk the Walk Launches new Challenge in The Arctic
6 November 2012

Travel News: Walk the Walk Launches new Challenge in The Arctic
The exhilarating adventure is a challenging 26.2 mile journey, which will take place over two days, on special trails created by the rangers in the Abisko National Park. Participants will experience ...

Transformers The Ride 3D Coming to Universal Orlando Resort in Summer 2013
5 November 2012

Travel News: Transformers The Ride 3D Coming to Universal Orlando Resort in Summer 2013
Universal Orlando Resort has announced that its next blockbuster attraction will be the widely-popular Transformers: The Ride 3D. The ground-breaking ride – created under license from Hasbro, Inc. and based ...

Christmas Arrives in Covent Garden
2 November 2012

Travel News: Christmas in Covent Garden

Covent Garden is the West End’s most magical destination at Christmas. The neighbourhood’s 60 foot tree shimmers with 50,000 red LED lights and the Market Building glows with mirror balls ...

Michelin starred chef is announced as Eurostar's new culinary director
1 November 2012

Travel News: Celebrity Chef Raymond Blanc is Eurostar's new Culinary Director (VIDEO)
The announcement is supported by new research which reveals that despite the prevailing economic downturn, over half (53 per cent) of business travellers surveyed say the economic climate has had ...

British spending power in Europe increased
1 November 2012

Travel News: Holidaymakers and Eurozone Continue to Benefit from British Buck
Thanks to the recent strength of the Pound against the Euro, there is a new purchasing power in town – the British Buck – aiding not only holidaymakers themselves, but ...

How cautious are you when it comes to travel?
31 October 2012

Travel News: Over-Cautious Holidaymakers Check Passport Presence 10 Times
British holidaymakers are a cautious bunch, as a recent poll found that the average holidaymaker packs much too early and arrives at the airport much earlier than the required two ...

Are you going skiing this winter?
31 October 2012

Travel News: Eastern Europe Provides Best-Value Ski Holidays this Winter
Whilst the home of the Winter Olympics 2014 is ranked as the most expensive, research reveals the popular Swiss resorts of Verbier and St Moritz could also leave skiers with ...

Family on Holiday
29 October 2012

Travel News: Brit Families love to make to-do Lists Before the Half-Term Getaway
Topping the poll of things to do before the family jets away, is the all-important ‘to do’ list with 65 per cent of people surveyed insisting on drafting one to ...

A Fifth of British Cruise-Goers can’t Swim
27 October 2012

Travel News: A Fifth of British Cruise-Goers can’t Swim
The survey polled 1,562 holidays makers who had been on a cruise holiday in the past from across the UK, and found that the majority of those who couldn't swim ...

How would you make use of Wi-Fi on the plane?
25 October 2012

Travel News: In-flight films? Travellers Would Rather have Wi-Fi
A survey by leading travel search site Skyscanner asked 1,000 travellers about their ideal on-board entertainment. Wi-Fi came out on top as only 37 per cent would choose to use ...

How many languages do you know?
25 October 2012

Travel News: Brits Expect Locals to Speak English on Holiday

The findings, revealed in a new TripAdvisor survey of over 6,000 European travellers, also found that Britons are still at the bottom of the class when it comes to speaking ...