tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206227192024-03-13T20:03:47.530-07:00Global Travel NewsA guide to the best travel portals, cheapest offers and greatest online travel experiences.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-76602533928605137232023-03-21T02:33:00.003-07:002023-03-23T13:10:24.148-07:00The Truth Behind Online Holiday Reviews: Are They a Scam?Picture this – you're excitedly browsing holiday destinations and accommodations for your next vacation. You come across some glowing online reviews that make a particular place seem like paradise on Earth. Tempting, right? Is this the spot where you'll create your most cherished travel memories? Or is it possible that there's a more sinister reality to these rave reviews? In this blog shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-68757778649860457092014-09-21T16:17:00.000-07:002014-10-11T16:18:57.793-07:00Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2014 Top Destination goes to ... Istanbul, Turkey
Users of the Tripadvisor website, which provides traveller reviews of all things travel related, have voted Istanbul in Turkey as their favourite holiday destination of 2014.
With its fascinating contrasts of ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, land and sea, Istanbul is a feast for the senses. The local cuisine is legendary and the local people are famous for their friendliness andshantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-86956097041037951582014-08-18T15:52:00.000-07:002014-10-11T16:05:54.955-07:00New Holiday Destination: Austin, Texas, USA
Thanks to British Airways now flying to Austin five times a week from Heathrow, this Texan city is becoming increasingly popular as a holiday destination. In 2015, the number of people choosing to visit Austin may take off even more due to a new star-studded film from writer and director Terrence Malick.
The film, which is currently untitled, will be set against the backdrop of Austin'sshantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-60627790432473147902014-07-23T10:36:00.000-07:002014-11-01T15:49:17.824-07:00Using Bitcoin for Travel
With the announcement that travel company Expedia are accepting Bitcoin payments for hotel bookings from their US customers, some people have speculated that travel may be the perfect application for Bitcoins.
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is an online software based payment system that is not attached to any particular currency or any single country. It is used for peer-to-peer shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-14542466512423213982014-06-09T10:28:00.000-07:002014-11-01T15:55:43.995-07:00To Tip or Not to Tip
The customs for tipping vary greatly around the world. The amount to tip, the frequency to tip and who to tip can change completely depending on where you are.
The USA and Canada
In these countries, it is widely accepted that you need to tip anyone in the service industry. The average tip for a restaurant is around 15% of the bill but taxi drivers, hairdressers, bar staff and shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-87684231754155369302014-05-23T08:21:00.000-07:002014-10-11T15:31:28.429-07:00Travel Insurance: When Do You Need It Really? If you want to have affordable medical care options while abroad, then that’s when you really need travel insurance. Without it, you might find yourself forking out thousands of pounds out-of-pocket.
According to the Association of British Insurers, medical treatment overseas costs a whopping £2,040 on average. Private health insurance and credit card accident cover does not guard shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-29742758249826133792014-04-20T16:41:00.000-07:002014-06-13T13:36:10.897-07:00Car Hire Costs ‘Double’ In The Summer
Car hire mark-ups during the summer season can easily break a family’s holiday budget. In Europe and, less so, in the United States, these prices nearly double in the summer between June and August, increasing up to 176 percent, according to the UK website, Which?.
UK debate has become heated, as parents who pull their children out of school to holiday during term are now liable for fines. shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-11699395237655354442014-03-24T12:33:00.000-07:002014-03-24T12:38:34.244-07:00Qatar Airways Launches The First All-Business Class Flights From HeathrowQatar Airways will launch the first premium all-business class service from London’s Heathrow airport to its Doha hub, starting on May 15.
The Airbus A319 flight service will fly from Heathrow’s Terminal 4 daily at 9.55pm, while the service from Doha to Heathrow will depart daily at 2.50pm.
As the first all-business class service to launch from the Middle East, Qatar Airways has fitted its shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-1975980651937457912014-02-17T13:59:00.000-08:002014-02-18T15:18:48.505-08:00World Travel Awards
Established in 1993 to
recognize, reward and celebrate exceptional services in various sectors of the
tourism industry, the World Travel Awards is a globally recognized brand,
marking a high standard of quality to which all tourist service brands aspire.
2013, marks WTA’s 20th
anniversary. The renowned programme delivers annual awards, and is considered
to be the most exhaustive and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-69744117938953349342014-01-15T04:13:00.000-08:002014-02-09T05:13:18.096-08:00Airport Connect Renewed for 5 Years by Schipol Airport
The first European
airport to provide passenger processing with SITA’s AirportConnect Open
platform was Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, which has recently renewed their
contract for another five years. The future-proof SITA technology includes
SIM-based NFC, which allows efficiency in moving through airport checkpoints
via a reliable and secure link to passengers’ smartphones. With a simple Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-77415814892798694932013-12-10T08:59:00.000-08:002014-10-11T15:37:34.662-07:00Eurostar To Launch London-AmsterdamEurostar recently announced that it plans to launch a route from London to Amsterdam. Though it still needs to be approved by the Dutch Parliament, if all goes well, the proposed service will begin operation in December 2016.
The route, which will run twice daily, stops in Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Schiphol Airport before reaching Amsterdam.
Currently, passengers wishing to travel to shantyshantyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824079247867447348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-57821034722225619472013-11-13T07:45:00.000-08:002014-02-10T13:42:10.716-08:00P&O to launch UK's biggest ever cruise ship, Britannia <!--[if gte mso 9]>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-80117197247672651742013-10-30T09:14:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:50:43.514-08:00Why Berlin is Europe's most talked about city
Berlin is currently the hottest destination in Europe by quite a stretch. So much that a good deal of the world’s conversation is currently – and has been for some time – devoted to singing the praises of the German capital. Either people just got back and can’t stop raving about it, or they’ve already moved there. Why? Well if you didn’t know already…
It’s cheap as chips with curry Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-26723647006989995292013-10-14T07:42:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:52:03.478-08:00Baggage handler throws a spanner in the works
It’s bad enough when a baggage handler damages something of value in one of your bags. But this week a Heathrow’s lugger really took the biscuit. One of the baggage attendants working at London’s busiest airport caused a reported £4 million worth of damage – and narrowly avoided a catastrophe – when he threw a spanner in the works. Well, a scanner gun – same thing.
After the lugger left his Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-47896156889925044532013-09-27T10:02:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:53:33.998-08:00The inexplicable rise of premium economy
Sometimes you want a little bit extra without paying the world. This is why premium economy exists, to give people a little bit extra. Not a lot, just a tiny bit to make that long haul flight a little less hellish.
The rise of premium economy is being propelled by aeroplanes being fuller and more cramped than they’ve ever been. Not only do carriers fill more seats than ever before, they’re Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-67537924044716460682013-09-02T07:38:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:53:57.907-08:00Airline pressured to bump up compensation for passengers
You turn up for your flight, and the airline representative announces the plane is over booked. They’re asking for volunteers to skip this flight in exchange for compensation. How much should you expect?
According to Air Canada, $800. The Canadian airline recently offered to increase the compensation offered to passengers because the government regulator ruled that its current offers Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-713253900674718452013-08-15T03:14:00.000-07:002014-02-18T15:19:29.308-08:00Waiting times down at Heathrow airport<!--[if gte mso 9]>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-19639730210323307972013-07-30T03:33:00.000-07:002014-01-27T02:21:50.612-08:00New airline complaint letter a classic of the genre
Complaint letters have a greater potential for comedy than most other official correspondence. And airline companies, with their capacity to make life extremely inconvenient for people, are prime targets for a take down. This week a new classic of the genre landed in the inbox of Caribbean airline Liat.
Negative feedback from Arthur Hicks refers to a recent calamitous expedition round the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-53879808602861127982013-07-15T08:34:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:39:37.333-08:00Tube to take off in 45 minutes at London City Airport?
London City Airport is the only airport which is actually in London, and yet not many people know it even exists. But this is all about to change, if its marketing department gets their way. They’re launching a new campaign to make more people aware that the nearest airport to the centre isn’t Heathrow.
The campaign utilises the slogan “Tube to take off in 45 minutes." That may be cutting itUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-25837984215611979492013-06-13T09:28:00.000-07:002014-02-10T13:38:42.828-08:00Travel boosts your sex life
Go travelling and you’re more likely to get laid. That’s the key finding of a recent survey which asked people if they were more likely to have sex with their partner while on their travels.
63 per cent said yes. That's Canadians, at least, who were the ones being asked.
But it would be a surprise if this didn’t hold true for everyone.
Because when we’re on holiday, we have more time for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-50415503748081401772013-05-31T05:55:00.000-07:002013-05-31T05:55:09.603-07:00The World's Most Popular City in 2013
Ever wondered what the world’s most popular travel destination is? London, New York and Paris all get their fair share of visitors, that’s for sure.
What about the world’s holy destinations which receive floods of religious pilgrims each year, such as Mecca, Jerusalem and the river Gangees? They receive a lot of travellers, but they’re nowhere near the top of the Mastercard Global Destination Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-89866086990092967692013-02-21T09:02:00.003-08:002013-05-31T08:03:36.201-07:00Boring and Dull: two towns joined together in tedium
Somebody tell photographer Martin Parr that the town of Boring, Oregon is celebrating its name many years after Parr took a series of amusing photographs of the town and its various Boring attractions. And this time Boring is teaming up with its Scottish counterpart – a village called Dull.
The two synonymous locations, Boring and Dull, ‘twinned’ with one another on August 9th last year afterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-5747380185751152582012-12-14T04:39:00.000-08:002013-06-03T11:50:14.638-07:00End of the World Flights Out<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Organisers of the World Travel Market (WTM) recently
conducted a survey that found tourism chiefs favoured the expansion of Heathrow
Airport’s property, instead of the opening of a new airport.
The WTM is a summit of tourism chiefs that meet to discuss
the state of the tourist trade around the globe and make plans for the future.
Today sees the launch of the 2012 summit in London.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20622719.post-15815195917712093402012-10-29T08:05:00.001-07:002012-10-29T08:05:42.372-07:00Hurricane Sandy Assaults US East Coast
For all of you who follow the latest news, you know that we
had to cover Hurricane Sandy this week. It’s a storm the likes of which the
East Coast of America hasn’t seen before.
Some more southern states, like
Florida, are used to hurricanes and other storm patterns, but the upper East
Coast (where New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
reside) will bear The What Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311553132658652033noreply@blogger.com0