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The Spanish government has launched a campaign to have its healthy Mediterranean diet recognised as a protected world cultural treasure.
The Spanish diet is based on healthy ingredients, such as olive oil, fish and vegetables and the government wants it to be the first cuisine on the UNESCO list of traditions, festivals, rituals and crafts.
Spain is […]

EasyJet has announced six new routes offering cheap flights to cities in Europe.
The new flights will start on 1st October 2007 from several UK airports to the Romanian capital Bucharest, Gdansk in northern Polan and Innsbruck in Austria.
The routes are:-
Daily flights to Gdansk from London Gatwick (starts 1st October 2007).
Daily flights to Bucharest from London […]

A survey of 50,000 guests in American hotels has revealed that guests are happy with environmentally friendly programmes - but many aren’t aware of the policies.
New, green policies include having request only bed linen and towel changes and water-efficient bathrooms.
Over all the 35-45 year old age range were most happy to participate in green hotel […]

Millions of families across the UK are flying abroad this weekend, the first weekend of the school holidays.
UK airports face their busiest weekend of the year.
700,000 will fly from Heathrow and Gatwick, 130,000 from Manchester, 150,000 each from Manchester and Stansted, 75,000 from Luton and 65,000 from Birmingham.
There will also be 50,000 travellers passing through […]

Lostweekend.tv has produced a list of the best rooftop bars in Europe.
1. Barcelona – the Hotel Majestic.
This hotel is one the tallest in the city and so offers panoramic views. It’s a popular meeting place for pre-club drinks.
2. London – The Trafalgar Hotel
Apparently “gets rammed with bodies as soon as the sun makes an appearance”, but […]

Majorca is the most popular destination for holidays, it has been revealed by online travel agency Holidays-Direct, www.holidays-direct.co.uk after a review of sales of summer holidays.
Although well established as one of the top European family holiday destinations, it is a surprise to see Majorca holidays ahead of the hugely popular Spanish Costas, which are famous […]

Booking of online travel in Europe grew by 30 per cent in 2006.
This is a substantial growth, especially compared to the US which appears to have reached a plateau.
An industry expert says the European market tends to be more profitable than in the US because European travellers are more likely to book accommodation as well […]

The world famous Luxor hotel in Las Vegas is getting a multi million dollar makeover.
Distinctive Sphinx and pyramid design will remain after the renovation of the casino-hotel’s interior has been completed.
“The outside of the Luxor is one of the most famous icons of Las Vegas. We’re not going to change that,” a spokesperson said, “What […]

Cyprus and Malta are the latest EU countries to adopt the Euro as their official currency.

Florence is once again voted the world’s best city, ahead of Buenos Aires, Bangkok and New York.

Fashionistas’ eyes have turned away from Paris and Milan this week and towards Germany as the Berlin Fashion Week takes place, the first time the city has hosted the event.
A number of big name designers have taken part, including Vivienne Westwood and Hugo Boss. The event kicked off with an Underground Catwalk event when […]

Paris city councillers have announced a “fighting fund” to protect the historic atmosphere of the area from the invasion of McDonalds and Starbucks.

June 2007 marked the busiest day ever for Edinburgh Airport as thousands of Scots headed of for some sun at the start of the school holidays.

Due to increased demand and traffic, Bristol Airport is transforming its check-in infrastructure with the opening of a number of automatic check-in desks.

The appalling weather across the UK this summer is leading to a holiday booking boom in July, as people choose to swap sun and blue skies, for rain and grey skies.

Cruise holidays are no longer the preserve of retired people and the other generations. A large proportion of under-35s see cruise holidays and the ideal holiday choice, according to a new survey.

Think Spain and siestas and fiestas come to mind. Now, hoteliers in one of Spain’s hottest regions are promoting the siesta for holidaymakers to help them deal with the punishing midday sun.

It’s very important to stretch your legs on a long haul flight, now a Finnish airline is offering unique exercise on its trans-Atlantic flights to New York.

Australia is the top luxury holiday destination for American travellers, ahead of popular European holiday locations including Italy.

New routes have been announced from regional UK airports to popular ski and city break destinations. These include Geneva, which as an important commercial centre and the nearest airport to many Alpine ski resorts, is a popular year-round destinations.