Author: News Team
The tourism bureaucrats of Iraq are attempting to persuade Brits to holiday in Iraq, appealing for us to spend our British pounds in the heart of Western Asia. The very idea most would dismiss as out of the question, due to the alarming quantity of textured headlines that scream out at us on a daily basis from our television sets and newspapers; underscoring the deep rooted dangers of the Muslim country. However, Iraqi tourism officials are hopeful their travel industry has a booming future ahead, the majority of visitors anticipated to journey from the United Kingdom. Fadhil Al-Saaegh, of Al-Rafidian…
‘Elephant Eden’ is the name of the extravagant accommodation opening soon for a group of the elephant’s elite. Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, located just outside Bristol conjured up the concept to spoil the largest land animal in the world, who they believe should be fiercely protected from poachers who ruthlessly hunt them for their thick skin and strong tusks. The compound has been descried as a five star spa hotel, is offering first class facilities that could rival the Ritz, including; several enormous heated swimming pools for tranquil lazy dips, special ‘health food’ to deliver the elephants extensive dietary needs…
Passengers could face delays of up to 12 hours and flight cancellations next week when immigration officers go on strike following a row over public sector pensions. Normand Boivin, Heathrow’s operating officer has said travellers may be held on aircrafts for their own safety. He said: “Modelling of the impacts of strike action on passenger flows at Heathrow show that there are likely to be very long delays of up to 12 hours to arriving passengers”. “The delays at immigration are likely to be so long that passengers could not be safely accommodated within the terminals and…
Begining Spring next year low cost air carrier Easyjet has announced a completely new route taking travelers to the sunny island of Kefalonia in Greece. It can be anticipated that this flight with operate at least 3 days weekly – news that has been welcomed by travel firm Kefalonia.co.uk. The region is still classed as one of Greece’s most untouched locations and is significantly less “touristy” than a lot of the more developed group of islands including Zante and Crete. The region only became famed as a holiday spot following the 1994 launch of the Hollywood runaway success Captain Corelli’s Mandolin…
The phenomenon that is Twilight is taking over cinemas once again with the release of its latest installment: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One, but it also seems that the popular films have affected the world of travel. Locations featured in the latest film are seeing an increase in interest from film fans wanting to follow in the path of the films stars: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. According to accommodation site Hotels.com the town of Forks – the key setting for the entire Twilight saga – is benefiting from the gained spotlight. This month online statistics…
British tour operator Thomas Cook is struggling for survival after the number of bookings had fallen and fears the company are having difficultly repaying bank loans of £1billion. Yesterday shares in the German-owned company slumped by 75 per cent after the company revealed they were seeking new agreements with its creditors. Three profit warnings were issued earlier this year after the company revealed bookings were down. In the past year the firm sold 22million trips to families in Britain and 20 other countries. Yesterday executives insisted that trading would continue and there is no danger to…
When tourists holiday abroad, it’s usually to take time to relax; bathing under the searing glow of the sun, reclining back on cushioned sun loungers, lazily floating through inky blue waves and slowly licking the head off a dripping 99. However, the Lasource Grenada resort in the Caribbean has just inaugurated the first overseas ‘Sleep School’, working in conjunction with leading UK insomnia specialist Dr. Guy Meadows. Renowned for being classed as the ‘ultimate head-rest’, Lasource Grenada boasts extraordinary natural beauty with three sides of the resort surrounded by the sea with the luxury guesthouses rooted in the heart of…
Everyone is duly celebrating the return of the German Market, in Birmingham’s Victoria square. Also known as the ‘Frankfurt Christmas Market’, this immensely popular festival is now celebrating its tenth year, making its mark as Birmingham’s centrepiece, in its Christmas calendar events. This market draws families, students, couples and friends with its rows of varied stalls selling antique timeworn jewellery, handcrafted monuments, homemade toys, beautiful Christmas decorations and vintage garments. Revitalising treasured, traditional figurines such as the beloved Nut-Cracker are now on display to attract a new generations attention. The picturesque setting, complete with a carousel and traditional bandstand’s but the main…
Aeroplane giant Ryanair are hoping to launch an in-flight web offer that enables passengers to watch pornography if they wish to. Parodying the services available in hotel rooms across the globe, Ryanair has plans to present the service to travellers by logging onto the Ryanair app using their iPads or smartphones. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary argues ‘’Hotels around the world have it, so why wouldn’t we?’’ The controversial app enables passengers to pay to gamble, watch films, play games or of course to watch sexually explicit material during flight time. Arguably, an attractive concept to those who have watched ‘Hot…
The Seychelles President, Mr. James Michel, has made an appeal to financial institutions in Seychelles to do more to modernise, provide Internet banking services, as well as affordable credit to help the economy. The President made the statements in an address at the Seychelles Central Bank Anniversary Lecture, “Technological Innovation Driving Financial Services,” at the International Conference Centre on Saturday, November 19. The lecture was attended by the Governor of the Central Bank, Pierre Laporte, the Chairman and CEO of Polaris Software Lab, Arun Jain, as well as dignitaries. “… When it comes to innovation, I cannot say that I…