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Aug 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
The good is that UK tourists will no longer need to quarantine after holidaying in Portugal.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Austria, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Croatia, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, France, Italy, Portugal, spain, switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago
Jul 3rd, 2020 |
By The Editor
As the Caribbean opens up it just is waiting for one for vital ingredient – you to visit it.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Aruba, Caribbean, coronavirus precautions, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic
Sep 2nd, 2019 |
By The Editor
Flight bookings up until 31 July for departures in the next six months (between August 2019 and January 2020) from the UK indicate that key growth destinations include Ecuador (up 25.1%), Dominican Republic (24.1%), Costa Rica (20.3%) and Chile. (8.3%.)
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Forward Keys, LATA, Mexico, Peru
Jul 18th, 2019 |
By The Editor
The additional of a 29th park means that Costa Rica’s protected areas now encompass more than 25% of its land mass, more than any other country in the world.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Costa Rica, Miravalles Volcano National Park
Dec 26th, 2018 |
By The Editor
We start our survey of what the industry “experts” suggest by looking at ABTA, the main trade body for the British travel industry, and what it thinks will be the top twelve destinations to watch over the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: ABTA, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Denver, Durban, Galicia, Japan, jordan, Madeira, Poland, Thessaloniki, Uzbekistan, Western Australia
Nov 3rd, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The largest statue in the world, removing travel restrictions on Virgin Trains on Friday afternoons, changing Turkish visa restrictions and a new fare structure at Thomas Cook are just some of the stories that Adrian looks at this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 3rd November 2018
Tags: Belize, Costa Rica, fly-drive holidays, Frantoi Aperti, Gujarat, India, Merano, millennials, The Statue of Unity, Thomas Cook Airlines, Turkey, Turkish visas, Umbria, UNWTO, Virgin trains, Western Australia
Nov 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 |
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Tags: Boracay, Cape Town, Central America, City of Lights, Costa Rica, Denmark, Durban, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, island, Las Vegas, Lion city, Lion State, Miami, Orlando, Paris, Philippines, Ryanair, Singapore, solo, Stansted, Tampa, Travel, travelling, USA
Oct 5th, 2018 |
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.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Costa Rica, Poás Volcano National Park
Aug 25th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
There are a spate of cruise stories this week as most of us settle down to enjoy the last bank holiday until Christmas.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Australia, Costa Rica, cruise prices, cruise ships' service charges, cruisedeals.co.uk, Kotor, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Ryanair, Scott Morrison, spain, Tourism Australia, tourism pollution
Feb 24th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
In a week that saw International Tourist Guide Day, Adrian looks at the smaller tourist and travel stories such as a new helicopter link to the Scillies, price increases ar Disney and Universal and the cancellation of a project to have a zip wire in the Lake District
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 24th February 2018
Tags: Costa Rica, Disney price hikes, Greece, International Tourist Guide Day, RAF Centenary, Scilly Isles, Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum, Stansted, Universal price hikes, Virgin - hyperloop, Willie Walsh, World Rugby Museum
Feb 2nd, 2018 |
By The Editor
The central American country of Costa Rica has launched a new tourism strategy for 2018. Called Wellness Pura Vida.’ It means to look after the body and soul.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Costa Rica, wellness holidays, Wellness Pura Vida
Dec 9th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Light shows, a fast train servce in Germany and anniversaries seem to dominate Adrian’s thinking this week!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 9th December 2017
Tags: Arundel Castle, Camping, Caravanning, Costa Rica, Fête des Lumières. Lyon, France, Gerany, German rail travel, Illinois, LGBT travel issues, Louvre - Abu Dhabi, Macao, Macao Light Festival, motorhomes, USA
Jun 3rd, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Britons seem to be holidaying further afield. Peru, Costa Rica and Nicaragua all saw more British visitors. And in a week where airline customer service has been to the fore, Adrian has some stories about our rights.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: June 3rd 2017
Tags: Big Bling, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, flight compensation, J D Power, Mallorca, Manayunk Arts Festival., Marivent Palace, Nicaragua, North America Airline Satisfaction Study, Palma, Peru, Philadelphia, USA
Jul 17th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Argentines and expats alike have developed an appetite for the charming British ritual of afternoon tea as Emily Farmer – the Brit whose baking has hit the big time in Buenos Aires – can attest
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Afternoon tea, Argentina, Britain, Brits, Buenos Aires, Chile, Costa Rica, Emily Farmer, London, Mexico, oxford, Panama, parillas, puerta cerradas, Queen of Tarts, Villa Crespo
Dec 29th, 2015 |
By The Editor
In summary, then, in alphabetical order, here are our top tips for 2016: Anguilla, Cardigan Bay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Germany, Hull, Peru, South Korea, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Anguilla, Cardigan Bay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Germany, Hull, Iran, Peru, South Korea, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Nov 15th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Our essential annual hot-list of where in the world to go for wallet-friendly wandering, whether you’re hunting for a bargain or in search of old-school cheapness. Splurgers, look elsewhere.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Best value destination, Canada, Caribbean, Costa Rica, East Africa, Estonia, Hanoi, Helsinki, Ho Chi Minh City, New Mexico, New Year, North America, Quebec City, USA, Vietnam
Oct 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Australia, British Airways, Can We Live Here?, Costa Rica, Florida, Fuji Five Lakes, Great Barrier Reef, Italy, Japan, Kissimmee, London, Peru, Philadelphia, Queensland, South America, Tuscany, Vienna, Washington DC
Aug 8th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Slovenia is the latest country to announce that more Brits are visiting than ever before. For the first six months of this year, visiting Brits are up by almost a quarter. Now we are their fourth biggest market after Italy, Germany and Austria. So why are we going there? Numbers would have been inflated by the Slovenia vs England UEFA Qualifying football match in Ljubljana but having new flight connections between Southend and Maribor has helped make it easier for those in East Anglia to get there.
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Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 8th August 2015
Tags: 37th International Balloon Fiesta, Airbus, Bristol, Costa Rica, Customer Service, Edinburgh Festival, Horstman Glacier, Key Note, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Slovenia, supersonic passenger flights, Teletext Holidays, Voucherbox, Waco Mammoth Site
Mar 1st, 2015 |
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: Africa, Am I Going Down?, Aria Hotel Budapest, Costa Rica, Ebola, Flying, Going Solo, India, Latin America, onesies, PreVent, Trains, Travel, Tulum, Vanilla Pixel, Virgin Atlantic
Oct 28th, 2014 |
By Judith Baker
Judith visits Costa Rica, a destination visited by thousands of Americans because of direct flights but which we are only just discovering
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Costa Rica
Oct 4th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian remebers the entreprenrial Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, records the saving of the Wedgwood Collection for our countries, and looks at how successful some places have been in enticing us to visit them.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th October 2014
Tags: Blackpool International Airport, Chatsworth, Costa Rica, Edinburgh, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Leipzig, Lufthansa, Miami, Mrs Gaskell, Stirling Castle, USA, Wedgwood Collection
Sep 22nd, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
The low-down on where we should be escaping to this October
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: adventure, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Falklands Islands, Germany, Ireland, Lonely Planet, Munich, Oktoberfest, South Atlantic Ocean, Travel, USA, wildlife
Aug 9th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
From the Eisteddfod to the Edinbugh Festivals via Costa Rica, Philadelphia and Lisbon, Adrian looks at the lesser stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 9th August 2014
Tags: Costa Rica, Eastbourne Pier, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Glasgow, Holidays in term-time, Israel, Lisbon, Macau, National Eisteddfod, Penarth Pier, Philadelphia, Please Touch Museum, Portstewart
Jun 28th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
For some reason – maybe to forget the rain of yesterday and today – Adrian seems to have concentrated on warm places with spectacular beaches like Antigua, the British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Wight!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 28th June 2014
Tags: Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Cathedral of St. Stanislav and St. Vladislav, Costa Rica, Floral Guernsey Summer Festival, Guernsey, Haiti, Isle of Wight, Jamaica, Koblenz, LegenDerry Maritime Festival, Lithuania, Los Angeles
Dec 1st, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Barbados and British Airways are in the headlines for all the right reasons but it’s bad news for residents of Stoke on Trent and Red Sea hoteliers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: APD, Barbados, Barcelona, British Airways, Carnaby Street, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croydon, easyjet, Egypt, Florence, Gatwick, Heathrow, London, Machu Picchu, Morocco, Paris, Peru, Red Sea, South Sudan, Stoke-on-Trent, Sudan
Nov 20th, 2013 |
By The Editor
When times are tight, we suggest you travel more, not less – but pick carefully. This is where your wallet will smile at the memories for years to come
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Algarve, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Ethiopa, Fiji, Greek Islands, India, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Palawan, Philippines, Portugal, South Pacific, Yucatan peninsula
Dec 18th, 2012 |
By The Editor
The CD-Traveller team share their favourite 2012 travel experiences and look at the top spots for 2013
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Anthony Lydekker, Arab world, Borneo, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Eurozone, Far East, France, Glastonbury, Irene Middleman Thomas, Lyn Funnel, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Robin Nowacki, Slovenia, Somerset, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam
Jun 7th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Feeling a little flat now that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations have been and gone? We know the feeling which is why we’re looking forward to next week’s first ever Central American Food Festival in London
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Salvador