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New research suggests that taking holidays is more prevalent with young British travellers, in the age group up to 34 years, than it is with older travellers. A recent study conducted by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based travel agency association, says that Britain’s younger generation is holidaying more, with those in the age group of 15 to 24 years taking around five breaks in the past 12 months, compared to 4.5 breaks taken by travellers in the age group of 25 to 34 years. People in the UK of 35 years and above have taken around…
Travellers to Brazil’s most popular city, Rio de Janeiro, can now benefit from a free mobile travel guide, Rio Mobi. Rio.Mobi, which was created by mobile web development company, World Mobi Group Ltd, enables travellers visiting the city to access a wealth of useful information, free of charge, at the touch of a button. The up-to-the-minute tool is claimed to be quick to download and easy to use, and provides instant information on Rio’s tourist attractions, sports attractions, accommodation, shopping, restaurants, transport and nightlife. It also has a handy currency converter and translation tool, as well as providing contact information…
Nepal has inaugurated a tourist trail in the country that allows tourists to follow the trekking routes of former Maoist rebels in the country. The department of tourism in Nepal unveiled the new trekking routes that cover the battlegrounds frequented by former rebels who were active during the decade-long insurgency in the mountainous nation. The trek is aptly called Guerrilla Trek, and it offers 14, 19 and 27-day trekking packages. The programme will see hikers traverse the rugged mountains that the nation is known for, and cross rivers lined with fields, caves and villages that are centuries old. The current…
Centro, a UK based organisation operating bus, rail and the Midland Metro Tram transport in the West Midlands area, has welcomed a commitment made by the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, and his Transport Secretary, to go ahead with the HS2 high-speed rail link. The HS2 high-speed rail link is a link between London, the Midlands and Northern England that is currently in the early stages of construction. The UK transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, said in an interview with the Independent newspaper, ‘The easiest thing for any government to do on a project the size of HS2 is to say…
Ryanair, an Ireland-based low cost airline, has withdrawn its offer to acquire London Stansted Airport in the UK. The airline has been advised by BAA Stansted’s owner, Ferrovial, that it will exclude Ryanair from the Stansted sale process. The airline is the largest airline operating out of the airport, with around 70 percent of the current traffic. The airline head of communications, Stephen McNamara, said, ‘We regret Ferrovial’s decision to exclude Ryanair from the Stansted sale process and the failure of the Competition Commission to restrain this anti-competitive and anti-customer behaviour by Ferrovial. While we fully accept that Ferrovial is…
British travellers have started to favour package holidays once more, according to the results of recent research reported by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based association for travel agencies. During this year, around 48 percent of travellers have opted for overseas holiday packages, compared to 42 percent in 2011, and 37 percent in 2010. Holiday packages were massively popular in the 1970s, but then slowly made way for do-it-yourself holidays, where travellers preferred to book each component of their holiday separately. The report also highlighted that the credit crunch is taking its toll on holiday habits, as…
Accor, a France based hotel company and owner of brands such as ibis, Mercure, and others, will be opening four new Mercure hotels in the UK. The company is opening four new hotels under its Mercure brand in London, Scotland, Milton Keynes and Darlington, increasing its portfolio to 75 hotels in the nation. The company has entered into franchise agreements for the new hotels, which will be adding around 394 rooms to the Mercure network. Jonathan Sheard, the managing director of operations, for MGallery and Mercure Hotels UK and Ireland, said, ‘We are delighted to welcome our new partner hotels…
British Airways, the UK based airline, is offering an online deposit payments option for its package holiday customers. Available only to the airline’s customers that book their holiday package on the BA website, the facility will allow vacations to be booked with a deposit of £150 per booking, and payment of the balance 10 weeks before departure. Claire Bentley, the managing director of British Airways Holidays, said, ‘Following customer feedback, we are delighted to be able to introduce this new function on ba.com which will really assist holidaymakers and allow them to take advantage of all the benefits that deposit…
The highland Cordillera region in the Philippines is offering various attractions for travellers to suit different tastes and preferences. The importance of the region and the various options that it has to offer were recently highlighted in the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2012 event, which drew foreign travel agencies from various countries. Travel agents from different nations said that they were looking to bring more customers from their respective countries to the Cordillera region to explore the various attractions that the region had to offer. Purificacion Molintas, director of the Department of Tourism, said that agencies from…
The World Travel Awards 2012 has rated the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism as Europe’s ‘Leading Tourist Board.’ The awards acknowledged the quality of various tourist facilities in the country. For example, the award for Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel was bagged by the Mardan Palace, Antalya and the Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Belek was awarded with Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort award. Angel’s Peninsula, Marmaris, bagged Europe’s Leading New Luxury Hotel award. Over the years, Turkey has developed into a major tourist destination and is now ranked sixth in terms of the number of foreign arrivals. That…