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ABTA is advising UK holidaymakers to act against the Government on its plans to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD), as it claims long haul destinations such as the Caribbean will become unaffordable.
With the Notting Hill Carnival being held in London over August Bank Holiday weekend, an influx of visitors from the Caribbean will be here […]

UK holidaymakers are continuing to flock to Turkey in a bid to hit the beach and enjoy the summer sunshine, according to a popular travel agency.
Typical British weather has seen many tourists avoid ‘staycationing’ and jetting off to resorts such as Antalya, Ichlemer and Bodrum.
All inclusive resorts in Egypt have also proved popular this year, […]

Air Europa began flying from London Gatwick to Madrid in spring and has had such great success that it has announced its winter 2009 flight schedule, which will commence in October 2009.
Sales exceeded any expectations the airline had and so has increased flight schedules from Gatwick to Madrid to cope with unexpected demand.
Passengers will be […]

Over August bank holiday weekend, many British cities will see an influx of UK holidaymakers and city-breakers heading off to foreign destinations for the last chance of summer sun.
Many people will be taking the opportunity for a long weekend in beautiful city break locations, such as Edinburgh, Venice, Rome, Barcelona and New York to name […]

The first international flight in the world was launched by Air Transport and Travel Ltd precursor of British Airways (BA), on August 25th, 1919 from London to Paris.
Gordon Brown, Prime Minister said of the milestone, “British Airways has never lost the pioneering spirit and vision that saw it take to the skies with the world’s […]

The UK’s top city break destination, Edinburgh is a culture-rich city with much to offer city break travellers, from Festivals to site-seeing trips.
Top festivals in Edinburgh are:
• Edinburgh International Book Festival – this festival sells out in a few days and runs from 15th August to 31st. Featuring 750 authors from over 45 countries this year […]

Passengers at Manchester Airport who use social networking site, Twitter could be in with a chance of winning prizes.
Travellers can now access Twitter to receive flight updates, and in a new campaign the Manchester airport tweeters will send direct message about flight details.
All passengers have to do is re-tweet the message and refer a friend […]

Low cost airline Jet2.com will launch a series of new flights to European holiday and city break destinations in Europe next summer.
The flights will commence from Manchester to European destinations such as, Kos, Venice and Gran Canaria to name a few.
The budget airliner who started out 6 years ago will also increase flights in summer […]

The top wedding destination for British holidaymakers is, Greece, according to the Greek National Tourism Organisation.
The influx of UK travellers, especially for weddings comes after the success of the hit musical, Mama Mia.
Sofia Panayiotaki, Director of UK and Ireland Greek National Tourism Organisation said, “This year there has been an increase on the […]

Which? Consumer group has urged British holidaymakers to educate themselves with regards to currency exchange rates, so they do not overspend.
Many UK holidaymakers have very little knowledge of how much they are spending and will often pay over the odds for currency exchange as they do not know the exchange rates, for example, pound to […]

A recent poll by Travel Weekly has found almost 80% of children surveyed have a big influence on the destination choices of family holidays.
Of the 2000 children questioned which were aged between 5 and 15 years, 17% were allowed by their parents to choose where to go on holiday.
Just over half the respondents (64.4%) had […]

According to the Icelandic Tourism board July saw an increase in tourism of 1.2 percent in comparison to the previous year.
Last year was a record breaking year for visitor numbers with 500,000 visitors, a record likely to be equalled or broken.
Tour operators, hoteliers and care-hire companies have noticed a decline in tourism of […]

A popular hotel chain has revealed findings from its latest survey to find the top UK city must sees before you die.
With Edinburgh being voted the most popular, the Scottish city is culture rich and has many great tourist attractions including Edinburgh Zoo and Edinburgh Castle.
Bath and Liverpool came close second and third in the […]

Many celebrities are enjoying their summer holidays in Europe and in the Caribbean this year, with plenty of sightseeing as well as relaxing being done, whether it’s by the pool or on a luxury yacht.
Beyonce Knowles and Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z) were recently spotted in Croatia in one of the most popular tourist hotspots, Dubrovnik, […]

Many families look forward to summer holiday breaks as a way of de-stressing and to enjoy spending time together, according to Kate Kenward of Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO).
The increasing amount of family holidays through the current climate has shown that families do still need to get away to relax and have fun.
The Executive […]

Duncan Bannatyne, the multi-millionaire star of Dragon’s Den is urging people to take more holidays in Britain with a new TV series The Great British Holiday Show, but an update to his Twitter profile revealed that he is spending his summer holiday in the South of France.
The Sun newspaper reports […]

Low-budget airline, Ryanair yesterday announced the launch of 14 new routes from Leeds Bradford Airport from March 2010.
As well as 63 new return flights and a range of new services, the budget airline will create approximately 1,000 jobs in the neighbouring areas giving sustainability for the local economy.
Michael O’Leary from Ryanair recently said, “Ryanair is […]

Online travel agency, CityBreaks-Direct.co.uk has compiled a list of the most popular destinations for romantic getaways in Europe. With many Brits opting for citybreaks over week long summer holidays, citybreak bargains are being snapped up fast.
Citybreaks in Paris, Rome and Barcelona are particularly popular for couples looking for a romantic getaway, […]

Virgin America has announced new non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The new service to the Sunshine State will commence the middle of November 2009 and will be Virgin America’s 10th nationwide destination.
David Cush, CEO of Virgin America said, “The south Florida market has always been at […]

Budget airline AirAsia X will expose the airlines new Middle-East base in the near future, which will be in the Arabian Gulf according to Azran Osman-Rani, Chief Executive Officer for AirAsia X.
He recently said about the new expansion, “We’re basically looking at using the Middle East/Gulf airport to launch one-stop services (from Kuala Lumpur) to […]