Travel News

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...