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Thousands of Eurostar passengers have been left stranded and delayed on both sides of the Channel after a weekend of train cancellations sparked by bad weather. Services have been halted for a third day, with the company warning that it will take time to clear the backlog of stranded passengers. Travellers are being advised to [...]
More and more people are expected to take “chadventures” – or volunteer-based breaks – in 2010, according to a new report. The term has been coined to describe growing interest in the desire to combine adventure travel with raising money for charity and giving something back to a destination. With the recession still biting, ABTA’s [...]
Tough new screening measures have been introduced for passengers flying into the US from 14 countries considered to pose a security risk. Travellers from Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and Cuba are among those who will face body pat-down searches and carry-on baggage checks under new laws introduced today. It follows an alleged attempt [...]
A priced jewel of enchanting Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park is famous for its tigers and leopards. A wide variety of other wildlife is also found here. Hemmed in by the Vindhyan mountain ranges, the Park is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Covering an area of 437 sq km, the Park encompasses dense [...]
Ecuador’s geological location, situated on the Equatorial line, makes it a diverse and unique country. It prides itself in the largest amount of flora and fauna per square kilometer in the world, and over 18% of the country’s area is declared protected. Boasting a wide variety of ecosystems, it makes it the ideal spot for [...]
People spend the entire year earning money and saving a certain percentage of that so that they can go to some overseas destination along with the other members of their family. In fact there is nothing better to visit a country with a tropical climate during the winter holidays. Not only does the traveler have [...]
Barcelona Capital of Spain’s northern Mediterranean holiday coast, the city of Barcelona is chic and sophisticated, where holiday-makers come to shop until they drop and revel in the festive nightlife. Barcelona is also a mecca for art-lovers, galleries sporting the works of Miro and Picasso, and the buildings reflecting the eccentric designs of Gaudi and [...]
Britons desperate for summer sun are flocking to Turkey, according to travel agent On the Beach. The latest sales figures from the online travel specialist show thousands of British tourists visited the Eurasian destination this month. Disappointing British weather has prompted a deluge of last minute holidays, with visitors to the Turkish destination of Dalaman [...]
British holidaymakers are seeing the bright side in the recession, with many planning to take advantage of dipped travel prices for their 2010 break. A survey from travel agent Thomson and First Choice shows that 80% of the population are intending to take a holiday next year, with nearly half of the 1,000 people asked [...]
Ryanair is to increase the fees it charges to check in bags and sporting equipment by up to 50% from 1 October. The cost of checking in a bag online will go up from £10 to £15, and at the airport from £20 to £30. The fee for sports equipment will also rise, from £30 [...]