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Believe it or not, you can live it up at Walt Disney World Resort in 2011 without making a huge dent in your wallet. By planning ahead, seeking out the best online deals and following the money-saving tips listed below, you can enjoy significant savings on your Walt Disney World Resort vacation getaway – without sacrificing any of your family’s comfort or enjoyment. 1. If possible, plan your Walt Disney World Resort trip during the off-season and you will usually discover significantly lower airfares and hotel/resort rates. 2. Shop at area factory outlet stores such as Orlando Premium Outlets, which…
The new “bullet train” is being launched all over Japan, offering faster and more comfortable service to those traveling than ever before. The newest trains to Japan railways’ already impressive service – the Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa E5 series – will be introduced March 5. The trains have already completed vigorous test runs at 300 km per hour on stretches of track between Sendai, north of Tokyo, and Shin-Aomori Station, in the far north of Japan’s main island of Honshu. If successful the trains being put through their paces in Japan could be seen all over the world. Japanese companies are…
Latest target of cabin crew representing British Airways cabin crew could be Easter. Giving the airline a week’s notice Unite has said there will be a fresh strike ballot – the fourth in two years – with the outcome to be stated on March 28. If the ballot results in a yes, this will lead to industrial action over the Easter holiday and also the Royal Wedding on April 29. With 78% of cabin crew calling for industrial action last December, a strike could well be on the cards. However du to a legal challenge by the airline Unite was…
Think the people in your city are vulgar and rude? Location-based social network foursquare has hunted all over the world for the locations in which it inhabitants are the rudest. The UK’s northern city of Manchester tops the list of foursquare places with the highest percentage of tips containing curse words. El Paso in Texas, USA, is second on the list. “Its good to see that the Mancunians truly are not only the rudest people in the UK, but the rudest people globally, only El Paso comes close,” said foursquare in a February 28 post on its engineering blog. ??Cities…
The vast majority of British nationals, who wished to leave Libya following the recent unrest, have now been evacuated. Many left on the commercial flights that are still running, with government charters and military evacuations also contributing to the mass departure. Three British military transport planes evacuated 150 people from areas in the Libyan Desert. Including British people and those from other countries, the civilians were eager to leave the country following the uprising. “Three Royal Air Force C130 Hercules aircraft have successfully evacuated around a further 150 civilians from multiple locations in the eastern Libyan Desert,” defense secretary Liam…
Restricted to half term holidays, many families are likely to pay a premium of more than 50% to go away this year, holiday operators say it’s just supply and demand. Taking advantage of parents, businesses have put the cost of some holidays up by more than £1000. Under the Governments new academy programme, head teachers could be given the power to shift term dates to give parents the option to go on holiday without being over charged. Some of the worst culprits were holidays to Lanzarote, traveling from London, with one example at a popular four-star resort increasing its price…
Over half of all official advice given to passengers about rail tickets is incorrect, according to an investigation by a watchdog. Passengers looking to find the cheapest ticket, either from a clerk at a station or from National Rail Enquiries, the telephone helpline, were recurrently given the wrong information about how to save money. In some cases passengers could have ended up spending over 100GBP more than they needed to. The investigation by Which? found the structure remained difficult, and confusing despite frequent complaints from passenger groups. In some cases staff didn’t even know some money-saving fares existed, it appeared.…
Britain’s tourism industry certainly hasn’t enjoyed a lucrative year. From the Icelandic volcano and its cancellation fallout to the recent stream of bankruptcies in the private travel sector, some of the nation’s leading companies are no longer the powerhouses that they once were. Some have blamed the poor tourism sector on a weak economy, although others believe there’s significantly more to it. Some, for example, have pointed to the rising role of the internet in travel as a reason for the poor performance of many travel resellers. Others claim that the industry is suffering due to a change in consumer…
Say goodbye to the soul food holiday. While most of us enjoy holiday food – foreign meals, new dishes, and comforting fat-filled hotel staples, a growing number of British travellers are opting to take their own food abroad in an effort to decrease their caloric consumption. With a rising rate of obesity and some of the most nutritionally nasty food in the world, we don’t think it’s a great idea. For most, holidays are about sampling the local culture – something that certainly includes a local take on cuisine and culinary arts. From Malaysia’s famed hawker stands to Rome’s backstreet…
Following the death of twenty-one-year-old Emily Jordan, New Zealand’s well-known adventure tourism industry has undergone a complete safety review. The industry was once considered safe beyond any doubt, but has seen its regulatory standards and operating procedures revised in a bid aimed at significantly reducing the amount of injuries caused by ‘adventure’ operators. Jordan was one of several tourists aboard a ‘river-boarding’ expedition in Queenstown, one of the country’s largest adventure tourism locations. While the rest of her team managed to navigate the river’s rapids and small waterfalls without issue, Jordan drowned during the activity. The company which operated the…