Author: Shawon Hannan
Travel Fair India has announced that it has launched a new package for tourists wishing to visit prominent destinations in northern India. The package, Golden Triangle Budget Tour Packages, has been designed to help travellers to visit key destinations in northern India while working within a budget. It is available for visits to three of India’s most famous cities, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. The three cities are famous for their heritage, history and culture, and claim to provide diverse experiences for the discerning traveller. The package includes visits to cultural and historical monuments, modern architecture and many other popular tourist…
London Gatwick Airport has responded to a consultation held by the Department for Transport with regards to the combination of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise. The combined franchise will be expected to operate from September 2013. The head of surface access for Gatwick Airport, Julia Gregory, said, ‘High quality rail links are key to attracting airlines and passengers to an airport. Research shows that passengers consider the cost and convenience of rail before deciding which airport to fly from.1 Research also shows that airlines look for high quality rail links and services when deciding which airport to…
Destination weddings are gaining favour with British couples, with increasing numbers opting to hold their wedding ceremonies abroad. With the cost of weddings increasing in UK, exotic locations are appearing to offer better value, and the lure of sunshine and white sand is proving difficult to ignore for the romantically inclined. Recently, a report by the Daily Mail newspaper pegged the average cost of weddings in the UK at around £18,500 for a couple, while destination weddings can work out to a much cheaper price. Some of the favourite wedding destinations for couples are Italy and Las Vegas and Hawaii…
CityJet, an Ireland-based airline, has announced that it is terminating its service from Manchester airport to Antwerp, in Belgium. The route, which is the only Cityjet service from Manchester Airport in the UK, and the only non-stop service between Manchester and Antwerp, will be terminating on September 17, 2012. Cityjet has been serving the route six times per week using Fokker 50 aircraft, but the decision has been taken due to viability issues. Currently the company is offering cheap fares on the route, commencing from €59, and inclusive of complimentary in-flight service and baggage fees. The airline’s service to Antwerp…
Around 1.8 million British travellers are expected to head overseas for the August Bank Holiday weekend, which runs from August 24 to 27, according to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based travel agency association. While Spain is the most popular destination with British tourists, destinations in Turkey, the Greek Islands, as well as Egypt and Tunisia, have also attracted plenty of bookings for the coming weekend. British travellers are also expecting to benefit from the strong pound against a weakening Euro, which at current rates is expected to increase their spending power by around 10 percent when…
Investors have put more money into CouchSurfing, a website that claims to connect travellers with people overseas that are willing to share their home or facilities. The company raised $15m recently, taking the amount of funds raised in the past year to $22.6m. The firm claims that it provides a website that helps to connect travellers with friendly foreigners who are ready to share their home or couch with a stranger, either for a fee or just to be of service. Located in San Francisco, the firm calls itself a ‘social travel network’ connecting nearly five million members. The network…
The Malaysian tourism department has announced that it has launched a smart phone application to help tourists in certain areas of the nation to get around more easily. Tourism Malaysia, the Malaysian tourism authority, has said that the application, a free smart phone application called Malaysia Amaze-Ya!, will help travellers to reach key destinations in the nation with the maximum of and the minimum hassle. The department said that the application has been designed to provide travellers with a useful tool for navigating through major cities in the country. Available for both iPhone and android users, it is claimed to…
The Brecon Beacons, a national park in Wales, has launched an electric buggy service to transport visitors. The park has become the first in the UK to allow tourists to travel using a fleet of eco-friendly electric buggies. The low-energy vehicles may be used to explore the national park and visit various places of interest. Six vehicles have been provided for the eco-friendly traveller, all supplied by Renault. The Renault Twizy can touch speeds of 50mph, and travel 50 miles before stopping to be recharged. The park has provided a network of 26 points to charge the vehicles in between…
The inclination for travellers to avoid lengthy transfer times from airport car parks to terminals has lead to an increase in popularity for the ‘meet and greet’ services that are currently on offer from several of the airport parking operators. The ‘meet and greet’ service, which involves a member of the parking company’s staff meeting the traveller directly outside their departure terminal and taking responsibility for parking their car, and a reversal of the service for the travellers return journey, has taken a 9.6 percent greater slice of the airport parking market in the last 12 months, according to data…
Luxury holidays are fast gaining popularity in Britain, even if the nation is still in an economic downturn. The luxury and budget holiday markets have experienced the highest growth in the UK holiday market recently. Families are reportedly saving all year around to take luxury breaks in international destinations. Thomas Cook Group, a UK-based travel company, has reported an increase in luxury holidays, including all-inclusive trips, adventure holidays and stays in exotic locales. Holidays to Cuba and luxury Mexico breaks are gaining ground with British vacationers, who are keen to travel halfway across the world for the perfect holiday. Earlier,…