Spotlight
“We do believe visitors should pay their fair share.”
This was a comment made last week by Kelvin Davis, the New Zealand tourism minister as his country agreed that they would introduce a $NZ35 levy on most visiting tourists.
Has a bed tax just got closer?
By The Editor
On Monday at the Scottish Tourism Alliance conference Nicola Sturgeon announced that she had ordered a consultation about a bed tax and said that she wanted the voice of the tourism industry to be heard. What about the voice of the visitor?
What’s hot: October 2018
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Upcoming Events
A right Russian rigmarole
By Kaye Holland
Russian visa applications are notoriously complex but the pay off is worth it, writes Kaye Holland
Has the aviation industry gone too far?
By The Editor
As more and more airports introduce charges for just dropping off passengers is this man’s attitude an indication that passengers might be reaching the limits of the patience with the way that the aviation industry is fleecing passengers at every opportunity?
Brexit overload
By The Editor
It all seems like one long drawn-out East Enders plot with everybody lurching from one mess to another with none of the cheery win-through attitudes. Come to think of it East Enders doesn’t have that either!
How long will we remember?
By The Editor
How long will it take international visitors to forget this unusual spasm of bad weather and once again put any of these destination on the list of future holidays?
Is the CAA right?
By The Editor
Judges ruled that the airline was not liable to pay out compensation under EU261 for flights cancelled due to strike action. The CAA says that UK passengers are entitled to pay-outs of at least €250. Is the court right or is the CAA?
Saturday snippets: 13th October 2018
By Adrian Lawes
Destinations are pointing out what a good summer it has been for them. But a VAT increase in Ireland may deter UK tourists from visiting the Republic.
Goodbye Club 18-30
By The Editor
Maybe the times have changed. Maybe there is no place for Club 18-30 in today’s holiday world.
Ferries on the Thames
By The Editor
This year it will carry 4.2 million commuters and tourists and routes include Putney to Canary Wharf, Battersea Power Station to London Bridge and the London Eye to the O2 and on to Woolwich Arsenal.
Stonehenge is 100
By The Editor
English Heritage is inviting people to join them at the stones on Friday 26 October 2018 and over that weekend for a few days full of celebration and surprises.
Poás Volcano National Park re-opens
By The Editor
The Poás Volcano National Park was one of the biggest national and international tourist attractions until it was closed. Now the tourist authorities will be hoping that it reclaims that status after such a long closure.
Austria’s Tirol gets ready for the ski season
By The Editor
This summer the Austrian Tyrol has spent time and money on replacing and updating its chair and ski lifts.
Lions re-locate to Malawi
By The Editor
Strange as it might seem, this African country that abuts South Africa had no lions left on its lands up until recently
Staycations decline
By The Editor
I suggested that people might be taking both an overseas holiday and a short breaks in the UK. But Holiday Habits suggests that the number of Britons taking a holiday in the UK has fallen from an average of 2.1 to 1.8.
Holidaying abroad but spending less
By The Editor
The report tells us that Spain and Portugal remained popular which will surprise absolutely no-one. But holidays in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria became much more popular.
Post-tsunami volunteering
By Kaye Holland
Stephen Phelan shares a memorable experience from the road
Swimming with whales
By Kaye Holland
Jean-Bernard Carillet shares a remarkable experience from the road
