Sri Lanka Tourism – ‘Open for business’ – Updated
583 While Easter Sunday was celebrated around the world, the island of Sri Lanka in South East Asia endured terror attacks that killed 359 people and wounded more than 500…
High Tech Travel: BA customers using biometric technology on international flights
474 Waiting in long queues to board a plane may be a thing of the past. In the future, airports will have biometric technology to speed up boarding. More than…
Q&A: Is there a train service from the centre of Cusco City to Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail?
584 Up to now it has been problematic when travelling to Machu Picchu. On a busy touring itinerary around Peru, lots of long days of travel are inevitable. There are…
Tel Aviv gears up to host Eurovision tourists for traditional Shabbat dinners in local homes
495 “Shabbat Shalom Europe! Come join us for a Shabbat Dinner”. That’s the message coming out of Israel’s most vibrant city, Tel Aviv, host of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.…
France strike: 500 flights cancelled or delayed – BA, Easyjet and Ryanair flights hit
447 British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair are among the airlines that have been forced to cancel flights because of French controller strikes. Up to 550 flights have been hit with…
UK Border Force scraps landing cards for international travellers
465 Up to now, international travellers arriving in the UK by air or sea from outside the European Economic Area have had to fill in landing cards. From Monday this…
Thomas Cook: Don’t worry about share price, it’s business as usual, there’s ‘ample cash’
456 Holidaymakers were feeling jittery on Friday 11th May when Thomas Cook shares suffered a price crash. A whopping 40 per cent drop was enough to send an avalanche of…
Flights to India: Virgin Atlantic fills Heathrow to Mumbai void left by suspended Jet Airways flights
477 Virgin Atlantic is filling the void left after Jet Airways suspended flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai with flights on sale next week for October departures. Jet Airways has…
Flight delayed for 8 hours after passenger opens emergency exit thinking it was the ‘toilet door’
509 A flight from Manchester to Islamabad was delayed for eight hours after a confused passenger opened an emergency exit door thinking it was the toilet door. The Pakistan International…
Spain tops ‘good value’ report despite holiday money currency fears
401 UK Holidaymakers worried about the falling value of their holiday money still feel they get more bang for their buck when they holiday Spain. This year’s Post Office Travel…