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Those passengers travelling with Wizz Air, a Hungary-based airline, from any British Airport, should be prepared to pay for hand luggage as the airline has announced a new cabin baggage policy. From October 4, 2012, passengers booking Wizz Air tickets for travel from October 24, 2012, onwards, will only be allowed a small cabin bag of up to 42 x 32 x 25cm free of charge. All other kinds of bags taken as carry-on luggage will be charged a fee of £9 per bag. The airline has previously tested its new airline baggage policy on its Luton Airport to Katowice…

For this year’s winter holiday, British travellers are searching for warmer destinations, according to UK based online travel company, dealchecker.co.uk. Some of the favourite destinations for British holidaymakers this winter season are Cuba, Egypt and India. In the winter months, Cuba offers a warm climate, with a temperature of around 26 degrees centigrade, and has a large number of beach destinations. The capital city of Havana hosts the Havana Jazz Festival in December and the Cabildos Festival in January every year, providing international tourists with a flavour of the historical township. Holidays to Cuba are on offer from £759 per…

Developers in Dubai have announced plans to build a replica of India’s world famous tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal. Dubai has proven many times over that if you have enough money you can build anything. It already has the world’s largest shopping mall, the Dubai Mall; the Burj Kahlifa, the worlds tallest building at 829.84m; and the Burj Al Arab, a 60-floor, 5-star hotel with a construction that mimics a sailing ship. Now, developers have revealed plans for a new complex to include a replica of the Taj Mahal. Of course, this being Dubai, the developers are not content with…

The Naples Depot Museum at 1051 Fifth Ave. S., Naples, US, is offering old world charm for motor lovers with its focus on automobiles that have evolved over the years. Open from 9AM to 5PM local time, Monday to Friday, and 9AM to 4PM on Saturdays, the museum is offering free services to visitors. It opened in January 2011 in a building that evokes Spanish old-world style, having once served as the Seaboard Air Line Railway station. Inside the museum, visitors come face-to-face with the history of the city’s transportation developments over the years. For example, the development of rail…

UK travellers rarely take their families along with them on business trips, unlike their counterparts in other parts of the world, according to a recent study. The study, which was conducted with business travellers by the Wyndham Hotel Group, a hotel brand with around 7,170 hotel properties, suggested that only 33 percent of UK travellers take their families on a business trip, compared to around 52 percent of US business travellers, and 67 percent of Chinese business travellers. Nor do UK business travellers believe in extending their business travel to include a pleasure trip, with 68 percent claiming to be…

Leicester railway station in the UK has recently opened after completing facility improvements that were jointly carried out by Network Rail, a company that operates the railway network in the UK, and East Midlands Trains, a UK-based train operator. The redevelopment project, worth around £6 million, included an enhanced station entrance area with an open-plan retail space, a revamped ticket office, updated signage, a new information kiosk, a renovated concourse, renovated station platforms, and remodelled public spaces and restrooms. Martin Frobisher, the Network Rail route managing director for the East Midlands, said, ‘The work has made the station more accessible,…

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based travel agency association, is offering a new checklist for travellers. The ‘Your Protection Checklist’ advises consumers on the holiday booking process and offers guidance on the documentation required for safe travel. The list will be updated from time to time to reflect the changes brought in by the government through reforms, and will also include the ATOL financial protection scheme. Mark Tanzer, the ABTA chief executive officer, said, ‘ABTA welcomes the implementation of ATOL Certificates as a helpful step forward in providing consumers with evidence of their protection under the ATOL…

Easyjet, one of the largest airlines in the UK, is expected to make a profit for its quarter closing September 30 2012, according to the airline. The airline is also reporting a 5 percent to 5.5 percent increase in revenues per seat for the six months ended September 30, 2012, against an earlier guideline that predicted a lower rate of increase compared to the same period last year. The airline has further reported a capacity growth of 7 percent for the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Although business in Europe remains uncertain from…

Michael O’Leary, the outspoken boss of Ireland-based budget airline, Ryanair, has said in an interview that holidays are waste of time. Despite his company relying heavily on holiday passengers to fill its flights across Europe, O’Leary told business magazine, Management Today, ‘Holidays are a complete waste of time. I do it because I have a wife and four children who insist that I have to go away every year otherwise they will be traumatised. I try to explain to them they’ll be more traumatised having me there for two weeks.’ Mr O’Leary, who is on record as having said that…

When you want to travel, one of the most expensive elements of your trip will be the price of your accommodation. It’s costly enough to sort out your travel expenses just to get to where you want to go, as well as buying food and paying for sightseeing and activities once you arrive. So imagine how cool it is to get free board in some of the most exciting and interesting places in the world, courtesy of the new travel trend of couchsurfing. A fabulous, fun travel experience When you go away from home, you may just want to lounge…