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Dec 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Just about Travel continues its look at what is being tipped for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Some travel tips for 2021 – part two
Tags: Africa, Canada, Greece, Italy, Japan, lastminute.com, New Zealand, Remote holidays, staycations, sustainable travel, Topdeck
Jul 6th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Readers are strongly advised to look at the destinations they are thinking of travelling to and checking the local regulations before they even book a holiday.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on 24 hours later – a revised list
Tags: Brunei, Canada, Estonia, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice, Latvia, Malaysia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Solvenia, Taiwan
Jul 1st, 2019 |
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: July 2019
Tags: Barbados, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Calgary, Canada, Caribbean, Cruise, Finland, Gatwick, Germany, Helsinki, Pussycat Dolls, Starbucks, Stoke, Toronto, travel insurance
May 25th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Explore the exciting world of spirits with Lonely Planet The verdict is in: now is an exciting time to be a spirit drinker. Not so long ago, being a fan of liquor meant your go-to drink was a G&T, a rum and coke or a whisky on the rocks, rather than a beer or glass of wine. But times they are a-changing. The explosion of craft distilleries in the past five years has transformed the global spirits (and cocktails) landscape. This is in no small
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Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Seven weird and wonderful spirits from around the world
Tags: Canada, drinks, France, Iceland, India, Lonely Planet, Mexico, New Zealand, spirits, Sweden, switzerland, Travel
Mar 11th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Unlike many countries where the cherry blossom is over all too briefly, Canada provides the opportunity to see if over a few of the late Spring months.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Cherry blossom in Canada.
Tags: Canada, Cherry Blossom, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver
Mar 2nd, 2019 |
By Adrian Lawes
Some of Adrian’s concerns this week; A travel guide gets a 21st century update, a ban on flying to Sharm and another survey about Brexit and travel.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 2nd March 2019
Tags: Bradt, Brexit, Canada, Egypt, Florida, Guernsey, Heathrow, India, Legoland Florida Resort, Sharm El Sheikh
Dec 14th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s no secret that some of the world’s most amazing destinations are feeling the tourism squeeze. But that’s no reason to stay put: as communities cope with travellers’ all-too-loving embrace, being a good tourist just means getting strategic about where to go and when
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Getting off the touristed path
Tags: amsterdam, Angkor Wat, Canada, Denmark, India, London, off the beaten track, Slovenia, Tourists, Travel
Nov 26th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Like all ski resorts, a continuous programme of upgrades and improvements is needed in order to encourage people to return or go there for the first time in preference to going somewhere else.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Skiing at Whistler this winter
Tags: Canada, skiing, Whistler
Nov 4th, 2018 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
Reza visits Ottawa ad finds his visit coincides with Canada Day.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Canada Day in Ottawa
Tags: Canada, Canada Day, Ottawa
Sep 16th, 2018 |
By Irene Middleman Thomas
Irene visits the wilderness, scenery and the food of Newfoundland
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Newfoundland: a unique land
Tags: Canada, Come from Away, Gander, Labrador, Newfoundland
Jun 2nd, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The Lake District, a new Bronte trail, the big Ramsagate festival and the arrival of Las Vegas in London to bring some pizzazz to the capital are some of Adrian’s thoughts this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 2nd June 2018
Tags: Australia, BA, Bradford Literature Festival, Bronte Parsonage Museum, Canada, Great Barrier Reef, Jet Airways, Korea, Lake District, Las Vegas, Malaysia, Manchester, Northern Rail, Queensland, Ramsgate, Royal Harbour History Festival, Ryanair check-in times, Singapore
Mar 25th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Is the daily commute to office cubicle getting you down? It’s time to take a break from Britain, says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Mind the Gap
Tags: America, Argentina, Britain, Buenos Aires, California, Canada, Cayman, Chile, China, Colombia, Hawaii, Mandarin, mate, Middle East, Mind The Gap, switzerland, tango, UK, Uruguay
Feb 21st, 2018 |
By The Editor
Fifty years ago, Inuit men, women and youth of North Baffin Island created a series of drawings about what life was like in this remote part of Canada.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Remembering traditional Inuit culture
Tags: Canada, Inuit, Inuit culture, North Baffin Island, Terrence Peter Ryan Baffin Island Drawing collection
Jan 27th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The weather seems to have influenced Adrian this week. Floods in Paris, avalanches in Japan and Switzerland but, according to Travelzoo, we want to travel more but spend a little less.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 27th January 2018
Tags: 125th anniversary of its Canadian provincial parks, Argentina, budget-conscious holidaymakers, Buenos Aires, Canada, Carlisle Lake District Airport, Cobalt Air, Cyprus., Dubai, Dubai Safari Park, NIKI, Ontario, Paris, Porto, Portugal, skiing conditions in Japan, skiing conditions in Switzerland, TAP, Toronto, Travelzoo
Jan 6th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian sums up some of the smaller stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 6th January 2018
Tags: Air Canada, CADW, Canada, easyjet, Egypt, Greece, Jet 2, King Abdulaziz Camels Festival, Maldives, Niagara Icewine Festival, Oakland-Oregon, Ontario, Primera Air, Saudi Arabia, Scone Palace, Severn Bridges tolls, The News-Review, Toronto, Wales
Nov 25th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Tax rises (here and in Greece) Christmas markets and the Northern Lights all go to make up some of the smaller news stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 25th November 2017
Tags: APD, Canada, Cayman Islands, Greece, Greek mooring tax, Hong Kong, Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway, IPK International, Israel, National Museum of Scotland, Northern Lights, paperless ticketing in Greece, Solomon Islands, spain, TEPAI, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, valencia, VAT on tourism
Nov 5th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Think you’ve seen it all? Refresh your bucket list with these incredible new openings and experiences coming in 2018
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Best new openings
Tags: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Detroit, Dublin, France, Ireland, Japan, Lonely Planet, Nashville, New York, Paris, USA
Oct 28th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Greater protection for air passengers, Ryanair’s baggage policy and new museum about dogs occupy some of Adrian’s thoughts this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 28th October 2017
Tags: air passenger protection, airport gym, ATOL, Canada, Cumbria, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Extreme Model Railroad and Contemporary Architecture Museum, Greece, Marsa Alam, Messinia, Museum of Dog, North Adams, Ryanair cabin baggage policy, Tallinn, USA
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
Aug 19th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Dwarves, Chagall, the popularity of the Mexican resort of Puetra Vallarta and WWI are some of the things that attracted Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: August 19th 2017
Tags: Aalborg, Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, Belfast, Canada, Denmark, Douglas -IOM, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hartmannswillerkopf, IATA, Krvavec, Larne, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Marc Chagall, Montreal, Montreal Hospitality Week, Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Puerta Vallarta, Scotland, Slovenia
Jul 31st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: August 2017
Tags: Blue Flag, Brits, Canada, Cancun, Dubai, Facebook, Friendlymoon, Hercules, honeymoon, Instagram, London, Mexico, Middle East, Montreal, Quebec, travelling, UAE, Yucatán
May 20th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Last year saw more Britons travel aboard for over ten years.And more holidayed at home making 2016 a bumper year for travel.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: May 20th 2017
Tags: Canada, Cyprus., Dreamland, Egypt, France, Houston, Ireland, Italy, Margate, Moira Canal Festival, National Trailboat Festival, Orlando, Pandora – The World of AVATAR, spain, Tattershall Lakes Country Park, Texas, Thomas Cook, Turkey, USA
Mar 6th, 2017 |
By The Editor
If other destinations celebrating anniversaries copied this generous Canadian offer there would be a lot more grateful visitors and lot more word of mouth recommendations.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Free entry to all Canadian national parks
Tags: Algonquin, Bruce Peninsula National Park., Canada, Discovery Pass, Ontario, Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Rouge Park, Toronto
Mar 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Canada, Croatia and Geneva all announced that more Britons were travelling there. New York expects fewer of us and Egypt seems to be trying to deter us from holidaying in the land “where it all began.”
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets; 4th March 2017
Tags: ABTA, American Airlines, automated passenger checking, Barrhead Travel, biometric passports, Canada, Chicago, Croatia, Cruising with Jane McDonald, Dubai, Egypt, Eyptian visa costs, Geneva, InselAir, Kerala, Las Fallas, Navy Pier, New York, Rolling Stones, Route 66, Schipol, Thailand, Thomas Cook, TUI, valencia
Feb 14th, 2017 |
By The Editor
There was an increase of 4.1% in British visitors to the Caribbean last year.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The success of Caribbean tourism
Tags: Airbnb, Canada, Caribbean, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, Germany, UK, USA
Feb 4th, 2017 |
By Irene Middleman Thomas
The experience surpassed my wildest dreams – every day we were just feet, and in one case inches, from enormous, gorgeous polar bears.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on On safari – Arctic style
Tags: Canada, Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Churchill, Manitoba, Seal River, Seal River Heritage Lodge, Winnipeg Zoo
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: February 2017
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
Dec 30th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Advice and tips from tour operators on where to holiday in 2017 is compiled from those received before Christmas. Canada, New Orleans, Russia, South Africa and Chile feature across the lists.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot in 2017 – according to the travel industry part 2
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Audley Travel, Bermuda, Canada, Citalia, Cox & Kings, Flight Centre, Great Ocean Road, Headway, India, ITC Luxury Travel Group, jordan, Lido de Jesolo, New Orleans, New Zealand, Norway, Paphos, Peru, Petra, Russia, South Africa, Transylvania