Author: Shawon Hannan
If you’re thinking of jetting off somewhere exciting for New Year’s Eve in 2012, Barcelona has to be near the top of your list. The Spanish are known for their love of partying, so there’s nowhere better to see in 2013 in style. While it’s easy to get carried away with planning where you’ll be when the clock strikes midnight, make sure you don’t forget to book your accommodation – you’ll need to have a place to crash when all the festivities are over. You can find more information about some of the available options here. Once you’ve got the practicalities…
Once Christmas has been and gone and the prospect of a chilly January and February are the next things on your calendar, it’s easy to feel a little gloomy. Fortunately, there’s a lot going on in the new year, and we think one of the best ways to cheer yourself up after Christmas is over is to take a short break to Bath. Why Bath, you ask? Well, there are lots of events to look forward to next year, for one thing – and, more generally, this gorgeous city is always a fantastic base for a getaway. In terms of…
Ranked the sixth most visited country in the world by the UN World Tourism Organisation, Turkey Holidays are becoming increasingly popular with worldwide travellers. Given the current economic climate, it comes as no surprise that more and more tourists are choosing to travel to Turkey, thanks to its affordable lifestyle, lively culture and pristine beaches. Sandwiched between Greece and Georgia, Turkey is often considered to be the crossroads of Europe and Asia and is famous for its lively Mediterranean culture and natural beauty. The picturesque Turquoise Coast is just what you’d expect – endless white sand beaches, luxury resorts and…
British Airways, a UK-based airline, has recently launched three new short-distance services from London Heathrow Airport. The airline is offering a new service from London Heathrow Terminal 1 to Leeds Bradford airport, commencing from December 9, 2012. The new service, with up to four flights a day, will be connecting Yorkshire with the widespread international route network from London Heathrow airport. The new service to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, is also commencing on December 9, 2012, with the airline offering three flights per day departing from London Heathrow Terminal 1. The other new service is to Zagreb in Croatia, also…
CityJet, an Ireland-based airline, is offering new services to Germany from London. The airline is introducing two new routes to Dresden and Paderborn, in Germany, for the summer of 2013. Flights to Dresden commence from April 1, 2013, and services to Paderborn commence from April 22, 2013. Airfares start from £70 one-way to Dresden, and £85 one-way to Paderborn. CityJet will be offering six-times weekly services to both destinations, and will be serving the Paderborn route with a Fokker 50 aircraft. Christine Ourmieres, the airline chief executive officer, said, ‘There is a strong inbound demand for direct routes to the…
The government of Vietnam has banned wooden boats that were considered to be unsafe for tourists. The new regulation will mean that building new wooden tour boats equipped with sleeping cabins will be banned from May 1, 2013. The government launched the initiative following a number of accidents that have claimed lives since 2011. The ministry of Transport has specified that boats providing tourists with overnight accommodation, along with floating hotels and restaurants, must be built of qualified steel, aluminium, glass-fibre reinforced plastic, reinforced cement or reinforced concrete, and the use of wood has to be phased out. This will…
Travellers who smoke will no longer be able to do so in tourist locations in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has brought in a ban on smoking at tourist locations in the nation. Saudi Arabia’s General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities said that the ban has been imposed on all tourism facilities. The ban includes hotels, furnished apartments, travel agencies and all closed areas where tourism activities are organised. This means that tourists who are hoping to smoke may need to review their travel plans and make new arrangements for smoking in private. The ministries directive has asked staff working…
Visitor numbers to the UK are expected to increase by 3 percent in 2013, according to VisitBritain, the official tourism website for Great Britain, as it reviewed the tourism industry for the past year. The 2012 Annual Review of Visit Britain reported that inbound tourism is the nation’s third major generator of foreign exchange. In the last year, tourism has contributed £18.7 billion to the UK economy, recording a 5 percent increase over the previous year. A record number of people, around 12 million international visitors, have visited Britain for a vacation in past six months. Overseas visitors have contributed…
National Express, a UK based transport company, has reported selling around 10,000 of its Disabled Coachcard in its initial year. The Coachcard was launched in October 2012, offering passengers with limited mobility a discount of around 30 percent on coach travel, and is available for a price of £10 a year. The card is not limited to the time or the day of travel, and has become a hit with the passengers that are suffering from disabilities. The card was introduced after the UK government ended concessionary travel for disabled people. The company accessibility manager, Mark Hollis, said, ‘We are…
The Holiday Inn brand of hotels, owned by UK based InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has released a travel application for the newly launched Windows 8 operating platform-based range of PCs and tablet devices. The new app will allow the brand’s customers to search and book accommodation at any Holiday Inn hotel globally. Michael Menis, the vice president, web and interactive marketing, for the company, said, ‘Holiday Inn has transformed the hospitality industry with its innovative and modern approach to guest services, and has a rich heritage of firsts in the industry, so it was a natural fit for our first…