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Austria-based WESTbus has announced that it is expanding the routes that it offers to allow road passengers to travel to Berlin via Dresden in just nine hours. The company said that the new service would allow customers to absorb local culture along the way, as travelling by road offered a more interactive experience. The service is also expected to enhance business ties between the locations. Paul Blaguss from WESTbus, said, ‘No other metropolis is so inviting for shopping, culture and flair in summer. We are happy to announce we now offer an adult ticket to Berlin for just €55 each…
UK-based online travel agency, Voyager Travel Direct, has announced a plan to use social media to offer a free holiday to Egypt. The company said that it was giving away a free Red Sea holiday through its page at Facebook. The prize-winner can look forward to a seven-night, all-inclusive holiday for two people. Also included are return flights, transfers, 20kg luggage allowance and all meals and drinks. The Siva Grand Beach Hotel has a private beach with a panoramic view of the Red Sea, and is just eight kilometres from Hurghada Old Town. The hotel has facilities that include a…
India-based travel advisor and travel portal, Cleartrip, has announced that it has launched a new application for iPhone users. The firm, which had earlier launched mobile-site applications for smart phones, has now launched its new application for the iPhone. It said that the new app would help to improve customers’ flight-management activities. Available for download, the app may be used to check on important flights and destinations, and customers can book tickets using the mobile device while on the move. The application is claimed to be unique in that it makes flight management easy for customers with a split-screen search…
The 2012 Olympic games have added around $1.4 billion to the UK tourism industry, according to a report by Visa, a US-based credit card company. International travellers have spent an additional $716.7 million using their Visa accounts while staying in the UK for the second week of the games, from July 30 to August 5. Foreign tourists have spent the most on services, which accounted for around $139.1 million, including items such as shoe and jewellery repairs, and spas. Entertainment accounted for around $106.6 million, including theatre tickets and other attractions, while airlines have taken around $82.4 million. Kevin Burke,…
With the London Olympic games nearing an end, commuters in the UK are taking to biking, and showing increased interest in electric bikes, according to 50cycles Electric Bicycles, a company that sells electric powered bicycles and motorbikes. The company has reported that it has doubled the sales of its Kalkhoff electric bike range in the last few months, compared to the same time last year. With traffic congestion occurring more frequently in the city of London, Transport for London, a UK-based government agency responsible for the transport system in Greater London, has produced a guide of cycling routes to the…
The National Trust, the charitable organisation that takes care of around 250,000 hectares of countryside, 720 miles of coastline, and numerous historic places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has announced celebrity endorsements of its restoration of the White Cliffs of Dover, the cliffs that form part of the British coastline on the English Channel. Dame Judi Dench, Joss Stone, Ben Ainslie and Rick Stein have joined the campaign conducted by the National Trust to raise £1.2 million to acquire a stretch of the Dover coastline. Soul singer Joss Stone, a native of Dover, said, ‘I love Dover and the…
Britain’s reputation for breeding adventurous, globetrotting holidaymakers might be unwarranted according to the findings of a recent survey. The survey, which was carried out by Jungle Formula, a company that manufactures insect repellent, indicated that that a large percentage of Brits either do not travel abroad at all, or do so reluctantly. Of the two thousand people that were questioned for the survey, 20 percent had never been on a foreign holiday, and 50 percent of those that had taken holidays abroad regretted not having stayed in the UK. The tedium of being processed through airports was cited as the…
Tourism is now Kenya’s largest foreign exchange earning sector and has helped to position the country as the largest economy in East and Central Africa. For the indigenous tribes, tourism has brought the opportunity for employment which has provided a lifeline following the introduction of intensive farming as the tribes were stripped of their lands making it increasingly difficult to follow a traditional nomadic lifestyle as livestock ranching expanded. Investment in infrastructure has been heavy to accommodate tourists and this has also increased industrial and agricultural growth. Tourism raises awareness of the declining population numbers of wildlife and funds conservation…
Although tourists still state a preference for traditional Italian and French cuisine when on holiday, the third most favourite food worldwide is Japanese, according to a recent survey conducted by Hotels.com, an online travel company. Around 27,000 travellers from across the world have voted Japanese cuisine their third favourite when on vacation. The survey questioned travellers regarding their favourite international cuisines, and 32 percent of them voted for Italian food, 24 percent voted for French food, but a very creditable 18 percent voted for Japanese food, making it the next most popular cuisine to stake a place on the world…
The new ME by Melia brand hotel from Melia Hotels International, a Spain-based hotel company, will be opening in London later this month. The new ME London is located on the Strand, close to Covent Garden, and Trafalgar Square, and is also close to London’s art galleries, museums, restaurants, bars, shopping and nightlife. The hotel has 157 contemporary rooms, 17 suites and 1 designer suite, SuiteME. The ME London also has The Level, an exclusive adults-only floor with private check in/out, complimentary local calls, and the use of an iPod during the stay. The other hotel amenities include two restaurants,…