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British Airways ’
Jan 12th, 2019 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian thinks he has only seen the sun twice since Christmas so Grenada and Toulouse are more appealing than some of the news that is around at the moment
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: British Airways, fraudulent travel sickness claims, Thomas Cook Airlines, WOW air
Dec 20th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Wherever you are going – and particularly those using Gatwick – good luck!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on When is the “great” getaway?
Tags: ABTA, British Airways, Christmas getaway, Emirates, Gatwick, RAC
Dec 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: December 2018
Tags: Bon Jovi, British Airways, Charleston, Christmas, Copenhagen, cruises, Cruising, Forth Worth, Langkawi, London, Malaysia, Paris, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, staycations, Texas, TUI
Oct 13th, 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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 13th October 2018
Tags: Birgufest, British Airways, Cornwall Airport Newquay, disruptive passenger behaviourur, Greece, Ireland, Jet 2, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Over 55's
Oct 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: October 2018
Tags: Aqaba, Austria, BA, Big Apple, British Airways, coffee, diving, dog owners, Durban, Heathrow, Iran, Italy, jordan, Lavazza, Melbourne, Middle East, New York, pets, Red Sea, South Africa, Stanley & Livingstone, Tehran, Turin, Victoria Falls, Vienna
Mar 2nd, 2018 |
By The Editor
Norwegian and Wow Air have been providing cheaper flights to the USA for a while. Now BA, American, Iberia and Finnair are set to join in.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Cheaper Atlantic flights?
Tags: American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, low cost Atlantic flights
Mar 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: March 2018
Tags: airline, airport, awards, Aylesbury, Belize, British Airways, campervans, David Bowie, easyjet, Flying, Heathrow, Indian Ocean, Ishigaki, island, Jack's Flight Club, Japan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Maldives, Mexico, noodles, Okinawa, Porto, Portugal, Roberto Ochoa, Royal Caribbean, Seychelles, TAP Portugal, TripAdvisor, UK, Yucatan peninsula
Feb 3rd, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Ziplining in Ras Al Khaimah, passport price increases and learing that we are creatue of habit when travelling took Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 3rd February 2018
Tags: Alice Hawkins, British Airways, Chicago, Chile, Customer Satisfaction Index, Dreamland, GEEK, Greece, Jamaica, Leicester, Margate, passport price rise, Primera Air, Ras al Khaimah, travel insurance, Turner Contemporary, USA
Jan 20th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The Venice Carnival and the Bayeux Tapestry are two of the news stories of the week that attracted Adrian’s attention.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 20th January 2018
Tags: airline reclining seats, Bayeux Tapestry, British Airways, Carnival of Venice, Cayman Islands, Chicago, Italy, Jamaica, Montego Bay, Royal Caribbean International, Saudi Arabia, Travel Republic, USA, Venice
Dec 12th, 2017 |
By Sarah Forrest
Sarah tells the story of a 2.5 hour flight that lasted eleven hours. And all because Heathrow was full
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on A traveller’s tale of Heathrow
Tags: airport snow responses, British Airways, Flight Delays, Heathrow
Nov 28th, 2017 |
By The Editor
More and more I am getting the feeling that some airlines would rather I took my business elsewhere.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Do airlines want your business?
Tags: airline business models, American Airlines, British Airways, KLM, legacy airlines, low cost airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian, traditional airlines, United, WOW air
Nov 18th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
A swathe of figures show that British visitor numbers to the Sychelles, Dominican Republic and Cyprus show that we are not cutting back yet. So campaigns by Italy, Ras al Khaimah and Chicago will be pleased that we might consider them for holidays as well.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 18th November 2017
Tags: ABTA, Athens, British Airways, Chicago, Christkindlmarket, Cyprus., Dominican Republic, Festa del Calamar, FICO, fraudulent travel sickness claims, Greece, Italy, Jebel Jais, Madagascar, Ras al Khaimah, Salou, Seychelles, spain, World Tourism Barometer, World Travel Market, ziplining
Nov 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
A seal appeared on an Alaskan runway and the runway at Mykonos will be closed for repairs soon. As well as those stories Adrian ponders about who should receive fines when our personal data is hacked and congratulates Hastings Pier on winning the Stirling prize.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th November 2017
Tags: Alaska, British Airways, China Airlines, day trips, Eurowings, France, Greece, Hastings Pier, Hilton Hotels, Indonesia, Jet 2, London, Mitsitam, Mykonos, Puerto Rico, Regent Street Motor Show, Royal Caribbean, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian., St Maarten, Taiwan, US Virgin Islands, Utqiaġvik, Washington DC, World Travel Market
Sep 30th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
As destinations attract more people, can the infrastructure cope and a major discovery in the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian state of Queensland should encourage more tourists to the area.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 30th 2017
Tags: Air Europa, airport charges, Australia, British Airways, Colombia, easyjet, electric planes, Golden Week - China, Great Barrier Reef, IATA, India, Pattaya, Scotland Scottish Highlands, switzerland, Thailand, Uk City of Culture 2021, Whitsunday Islands, World Economic Forum, World Tourism Day, Wright Electric
Sep 16th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Light shows, food festivals and a new US civil rights trail are some of the things catching Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 16th 2017
Tags: Barbados, Barbados Food and Rum Festival, British Airways, Canada, Chaudiere Falls, China Airlines, Eberbach Monastery, Germany, Hurricane Irma, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Ottawa, Somerset Arts Week Festival, Taiwan, Thailand, US Civil Rights Trail
Jul 1st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: British Airways, Chicago, Estonia, Europe, Frank Sinatra, New flights, Tallinn, Windy City
Jun 29th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
A glimpse into the life of a travel writer
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: British Airways, Europe, freelance, La Manga Club, London, Norwegian Air, Park Plaza, tibits, Travel, Waterloo, World Golf Awards
May 28th, 2017 |
By The Editor
I suspect that a problem of the size that occurred yesterday can never be adequately handled by training and customer service manuals. Passengers will never be totally satisfied when a problem of this magnitude occurs.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on When IT fails…
Tags: airline customer service policies, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Gatwick, Heathrow, IT failures
May 16th, 2017 |
By The Editor
If you are considering paying more to travel premium economy, check the seat measurements with seatguru before deciding whether paying the additional amount is worth it.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: American Airlines, British Airways, premium economy seats, seatguru, Virgin Atlantic
Apr 15th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
This Easter there are many visitor atractions re-opening as well as Tate St Ives, the new Museum of Iron at Ironbridge and Guernsey’s Little Chapel. Whatever you are doing, enjoy yourselves.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: April 15th 2017
Tags: air passenger gate automation, alcohol related airline incidents, Annual Texas SandFest, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, British Airways, Fleetwood Museum, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Little Chapel, Luton Airport, Maine, Museum of Iron, Paris, paying for meals on airline flights, Port Aransas, Tate St Ives, white water rafting
Apr 1st, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Being April Fool’s day, I have resisted the temptation to try and fool you. Instead boring things like VAT, travel insurance fraud and the Battle of (the) Womens Path will have to do.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: April 1st 2017
Tags: April Fools Day, Apsley House, banning electronic items as hand baggage, Battle of Chemin des dames, Beijing Capital Airport, British Airways, Cape Verde, CEGA, Celebrity Cruises, China, Dresden, easyern Airways, Etihad, fraudulent insurance claims, Germany, Isle of Man, Lima, London, Paris, Peru, Qatar Airways, Saga Holidays, The Future Mapping Company, Thomas Cook, TUI, VAT on tourism, World Travel & Tourism Council
Mar 11th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
I am back from Berlin. Just. I managed to get out just before the airport security staff strike began. here’s a round-up of some of the week’s happenings
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 11th March 2017
Tags: aircraft legroom, APD, Aqaba, Azure Window, Blue Air, Brecon Beacons National Park, British Airways, Catalonia, Charlotte -NC, Dubai, FCO, Israel, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, MSC Cruises, MSC for Me., Qatar Airways, QSuite, Royal Jordanian Airlines, spain, Sri Lanka
Feb 28th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: March 2017
Tags: BA, Bleisure, British Airways, City of Culture, holiday, Hollywood, Hull, LA, London, Miami, Olympics, packrafting, skyscrapers, surf, surfing, Tianjin
Feb 25th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Belly-dancing in the Scottish style, treasure hunting in Scunthorpe and avoiding Luton Airport by going to Southend are a few of the things on Adrian’s agenda this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 25th February 2017
Tags: Barbados, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Dominican Republic, Florida, Flybe, free meals on flights, Hng Kong, Hong Kong Disneyland, Museum of Free Derry, Panama City, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair, Saudia, Scottish Festival and Northwest Florida Renaissance &Fantasy Faire, Scunthorpe, Tunisia, U.S. Virgin Islands
Feb 24th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
From Mardi Gras and exploring the historic French Quarter to cocktail themed tours there is something for everyone in New Orleans
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Why New Orleans should be top of your 2017 travel list
Tags: British Airways, Cajun, Carnival, Deep South, French Quarter, jazz, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA, party, Sazerac, The Big Easy
Feb 11th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
No beer or sausages on Friday as the Germans try to persuade Adrian and others to write about Germany. What is the world coming to?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 11th February 2017
Tags: airport parking charges, British Airways, Bulgaria, Conrwall, David Hockney, easyjet, Edinburgh Airport, ferry travel, Germany, Greece, Halle, Handel, Italy, Jorvik Centre, Leipzig, Maldives, rail ticket machines, Ryanair, Scilly Isles, Stanley Johnson, Tate Britain, Thomas Cook
Feb 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Security concerns at Cambeltown Airport, taxes, sales and St Bernard’s seem to be to the fore this week. Luckily it is time for the comedy festivals to come along and cheer me up!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th February 2017
Tags: APD, Argentina, Aruba, bmi regional, Bray Comedy Festival, British Airways, Campeltown Airport, Capital Region, Chris Grayling, Destinations Show, Family & Friends railcard, Flybe, Jamaica, Leicester Comedy Festival, Manchester Airport, Virgin trains
Feb 1st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Asheville, Barbados, British Airways, Canada, carry on, Dukes London, hand luggage, island, John Platt, Lonely Planet, Madlives, New York, Ottawa, spain, Tenerife, Travel, travel apps, Virgin Atlantic, Washington