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Despite what trendy management gurus say, there is still a big demand for package holidays – it is just not as big as it was.

If the big companies, those with huge IT budgets cannot manage to keep our data secure should we continue to trust them with our information?

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The ultimate gaol is that no-ne will be interviewed by a border officer. We will all go through automated booths

It always fascinates me when I am abroad to flick through the travel pages of newspapers to see if there is anything written about the UK and Ireland.

Before Dickens, the word “scrooge” did not exist. Find me anyone today who is unaware of what a scrooge is?

Today being both Remembrance Sunday and the day that the war finally ended 100 years ago, there will be many services around the world although no veterans of the war are still alive.

According to research by World Travel Market, more than three million of us booked a holiday after being influenced by a television programme.

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The change from green to tan in the UK is every bit as pronounced and as attractive as you can see in many other countries.

Here are eight things you should know before you go

It seems that some of us are concerned about Brexit and are waiting before booking EU holidays next year.

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.

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.

Stephen Phelan shares a memorable experience from the road

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.

Jean-Bernard Carillet shares a remarkable experience from the road

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?

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Abigail Butcher shares a memorable experience from the road

Eight, great things to see, do and experience in Guatemala

I pose the question because research commissioned by On The Go Tours suggests that none of the Norwich respondents having done skydiving, and 70% said they never would.

The CAA advises both schools and parents to check that any school trips involving air travel, booked for the coming academic year, are fully protected by the ATOL scheme.

More of us are flying and we are taking more journeys. IATA says that in the year 2000 the average citizen flew just once every 43 months. In 2017, the figure was once every 22 months.

Its a shame for Nigam’s daughter. She might have just had the most magical flight she is ever likely to get.

Companies have to keep the customer central to development. If that is true and they are not just interested in our wallets then the future may well be in the hands of we passengers.

Vero Solutions say that new technologies and developments are being planned across all areas of the airport experience to ensure your trip starts off as smooth and stress-free as possible.

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