Author: News Team
Cliff divers, jungle trekkers and shark swimmers no longer need to fear for their safety when participating in deliciously adventurous activities abroad – thanks to the new ‘Skyguard’. The masses of British thrill seekers can now purchase the ‘Skyguard International System’; a small, yet ingenious device the size of a tiny key-fob, which enables trippers to summon help at a mere click of a button. Whether you are having your own traumatic ‘Jaws’ moment or find yourself in a horribly reminiscent situation not so dissimilar from ‘147 Hours’ where by you have your arm wedged between a boulder and a…
A hotel in Denmark due to open its doors next month will house an entire floor exclusively reserved for women. Taking ‘girl power’ to a whole new level, the ‘Bella Sky Comwell’ located in the heart of Copenhagen has decided to devote an entire floor purely for females, following extensive focus group results on hotel stays and experiences. The Danish four star establishment has specifically designed the rooms to cater for all necessary ‘girly’ requirements a standard hotel room should conventionally provide. The carefully selected alterations have been made to ensure all newly modified features of the room meet the…
Travelling is a wonderful experience and has the potential to create some of the greatest memories of a lifetime, which everybody should be able experience at some point. So here are a few words of wisdom about what to and what not to take when travelling in future, and just a few other handy tips. Enjoy! 1. Take care over choosing your travelling partner. You will no doubt experience some stressful situations, have to cope with intense heat and travel in terrible transport for long hours, so it’s imperative that you travel with someone who is like minded to yourself, you…
A London Dungeon exhibit has been given added creepy credibility after an artificial human skeleton has revealed to be real. The skeleton which has been at the attraction since 1975, is now believed to date back much further. Bill Edwards, curator at Guy’s Hospital medical museum believes the remains – which consist of a rib cage and backbone – were wired together in the 1950s. On Friday he will return to the South London attraction to see if a second skeleton, which hangs in a cage in the museum, is also real. According to the BBC,…
For those of us who merely gawp at the colourful dots gracefully zigzagging down titanic walls of water, watching the surfing experts of the world tear through rolls of turquoise tunnels before effortlessly gliding through the shallows of the tide onto the beige beach, leaving the roar of the crashing sea howling behind them. A dangerous sport, which requires a momentous amount of skill, bravery, fitness and refined technique; consequently making surfing an activity most of which would not even dare to attempt. However, Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks in North Devon has a state of the art sports complex due…
The Grenada Underwater Sculpture Management Group (GUSMI) is pleased to report that the world’s first underwater sculpture park, located 2 miles north of St. Georges at Moliniere Bay, is now home to two new statues. The first piece, a replica of the Christ of the Deep, was on display on the Carenage since its official blessing there on the October 22 during a ceremony attended by numerous officials including the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, and Culture, Peter David. The Christ of the Deep replica was commissioned by the Grenada Board of Tourism to commemorate not only the 50th anniversary…
Nha Trang is one of the most beautiful beach resorts that the diverse country of Vietnam has to offer. Golden beaches stretching for miles lined with tropical palms draw thousands of tourists, both from the West but also from Asia as well. But what you don’t expect from this idyllic location is the darker issue of animal cruelty for tourist purposes, which is rife in the country, and many other areas of Asia. Along with exports of rice, the economy of Vietnam relies heavily upon the steadily increasing influx of tourists and since the Vietnam War has ended the…
Ski closer to the sun. The sun meets the Alps in Switzerland. It’s home of the highest and most snow-sure pistes in Europe, with many above 2,000 and even 3,000 metres, magnificently ringed by Switzerland’s signature 4,000 metre peaks (52 of them, at last count). When it comes to skiing, boarding, sledging and all things snowing, grab your sunnies and head for the hills. Meet you on the sun terrace – 450 of them. Yes, we counted them. With nearly 500 picture-perfect sun terraces at our world-famous mountain restaurants and huts located right on the piste, they make the perfect…
Troubled holiday firm Thomas Cook have reassured customers that their holidays are in ‘safe hands’ following news of an extra £100million lifeline loan from its banks last week. The firm however may still be axing 200 of its 1,100 UK shops and slash 1,000 jobs in a bid to cut its huge debt. This week the company launched a publicity drive after negative headlines may have stopped holidaymakers from booking with the firm. UK bookings plunged by 30 per cent last week following fears over the group’s future. Sam Weihagen the interim chief executive for Thomas…
Brits are the worst when it comes to stealing various objects when staying in hotels abroad, a survey has revealed. In a recent survey conducted by the discount travel site ‘Hotwire.com’, results showed that when Brits holiday abroad they are notorious for stealing various objects from the hotel that they are staying in. Of the general public that were interviewed, almost half of holiday-makers thought it to be perfectly acceptable to take hotel items as and when they pleased, especially if they felt that they had over-paid for their room. The survey by hotwire.com showed that over 15 per cent…