Travel

A GLOBAL competition to name the new Seven Wonders of the World has attracted widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far, according to organisers. The resulting

NEW RULES came into place on December 5, signifying that only families with young children, Gold and Silver executive club members and those travelling first-class or on fully flexible tickets

BARGAIN HUNTERS are flocking to New York to buy their Christmas presents – and it’s all thanks to the best exchange rate for almost two years. Flight bookings to the

WE’VE ALL seen holidays on offer on the internet at ridiculously low prices, now holidaymakers are being warned to be wary of travel agents who make online offers that appear

IT HAS been reported that the number of incidents of so called ‘air rage’ on British aircraft has doubled since 2003. Between March 2005 and March 2006, there were 1,359

A RECORD number of 2.5 million British people are planning to leave the UK this Christmas, according to a report from Halifax travel insurance. Around 47 per cent of these

AS THE demand for cruising holidays continues, the adventure-cruise line, Ocean Village, has announced that it is to cater for single parents on its liners from next year. Ocean Village

MEANWHILE, OVER in the US, travel experts and government officials are thrashing out ways to beat the backlash of tighter airport security measures. The committee is revamping the way international

THE DESERT may not be the most obvious place to plan a spot of ice skating, but this week, the Lake Las Vegas Resort, an extravagant complex comprising a 320-acre

CONTROVERSIAL PLANS by the Italian government to levy a tax on tourists have been abandoned, following objections by hoteliers and tour operators, who feared it would deter holidaymakers from visiting