Posts Tagged ‘
Dubai ’
Jan 4th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Part of the world has become a little less inviting for tourists but then, wasn’t it ever so?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Opening up Iran?
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Iran, Iraq., Kuwait, Oman, Ras Al Kahaimah, sharjah
Jan 26th, 2019 |
By The Editor
An event on a train eads Adrian’s summing up of the work. Thanks should go the Train Manager who helped make the day for school children
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 26th of January
Tags: Bali, Cyprus., Dubai, France, Greece, Israel, Japan, Los Angeles, The Lightbox - Woking
Dec 7th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just because you’re a seasoned traveller doesn’t mean you have any reason to get jaded in 2019. There are plenty of exciting new openings coming next year to inspire you to plan your next trip…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Best new openings
Tags: America, Asia, Australia, Best in Travel, Dubai, Dublin, Ireland, LA, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Norway, Oslo, Thailand, UAE
Nov 28th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
There’s another side to the City of Gold says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The dark side of Dubai
Tags: :as Vegas, Brunch, Christmas, desert, Dubai, emirate, expats, Gulf, Middle East, Sheikh Mo, UAE, Vegas
Nov 9th, 2018 |
By The Editor
New it might be for the tourist, old it is in heritage being able to track mankind back 7,000 years.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Ras al Khaimah; new to tourism, old in heritage
Tags: Dubai, Jebel Jais Flight, Ras al Khaimah
Oct 6th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
New Zealand and Venice both are likely to introduce more rules which might deter tourists visiting whereas Malaysia and Dubai want to attract many more of us.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 6th October 2018
Tags: dream holidays, Dubai, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pobeda Airlines, Primera, Russia, Ryanair, Severn Bridge toll, Venice
Aug 4th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
With very hot temperatures in southern Europe holidaymakers are warned to make sure they wear protective creams and clothing if they venture out in the heat of the day and take plenty of water with them.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th of August 2018
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia, Dubai, Eat Leeds Restaurant Week, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Maldives, Mexico, National Eisteddfod, Peru, Sami people, Tehuacan - Cuicatlan Valley, travel insurance, Uzbekistan
Jun 29th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Virgin Atlantic will cease flying to Dubai as from the end of March next year. Why?
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Is this the time to holiday in Dubai?
Tags: Dubai, Virgin Atlantic
Feb 4th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Dubai is a place that never seems to – or wants to – stay still. This year it has additions to its attractions or completely new ones to attract the tourist in its attempt to meet its target of twenty million tourists by 2020.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Dubai in 2018
Tags: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Dubai Fountains, Dubai Frame, Gevore Hotel, The Opus, Zaha Hadid
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 1st, 2018 |
By The Editor
Surveying 2018 from the very beginning of the year, it looks a bumper year for the industry. May it also be a bumper year for all our readers. Happy New Year.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Welcoming in 2018
Tags: Dubai, London, New Year celebrations, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney
Dec 1st, 2017 |
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 2017
Tags: apres ski, Asia, Canberra, Chile, Christmas, Detroit, Dubai, Estonia, Europe, Eurozone, Greece, Lion city, Lonely Planet, Poland, Russia, Seville, Singapore, skiing, St Petersburg, Thomas Cook, UAE, Verbier, World Cup
Nov 16th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s been 10 years since I left the dazzling desert kingdom of Dubai. Here’s a few of the things I’m happy to have said goodbye to – followed by those that I miss
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on What I do and don’t miss about Dubai
Tags: abras, Burj Al Arab, censorship, dhows, Dubai, Emirates Towers, Emirati, expat, expats, Jumeriah, market, Middle East, migrants, Sheikh Zayed Road, souks, sun, sunshine, The Burj Khalifa, The Palm, UAE, United Arab Emirates
Nov 11th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian sums up some of the news from the World Travel Market that was held in London this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 11th November 2017
Tags: Dubai, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Leipzig, Mexico, Peru, switzerland, Tunisia, Venice, Verbier
Aug 7th, 2017 |
By The Editor
We are still attracted by the attractions of Dubai which saw a 4% increase in the number of Britons travelling there in the first six months of the year.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The rise and rise of Dubai
Tags: Dubai, Dubai Tourism, Helal Saeed Almarri, UK visitors to Dubai
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
Apr 29th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
A museum of ice-cream, another about Dr Seuss, Bexit, being a gin ambassador and new flights to Russia attract Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: April 29th 2017
Tags: Airbnb, Dubai, gin ambassador, Greek ferry services, Grozny, GuestToGuest, IATA, India, Lake District, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Museum of Ice Cream, National Express, Nizhny Novgorod, Pegasus, Responsible travel, Robin Walker MP, Samara, Shimla, Springfield -MA, TAP, The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss, The Isle of Harris Distillery, USA, Volgograd, zoos
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
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 19th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
In just four months’ time, Dubai says that drones will be in service in the city. But these drones won’t be taking aerial pictures for photoshoots or monitoring traffic movements they will be carrying people.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on A new tourism excursion
Tags: Dubai, passenger-carrying drones
Feb 18th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Tenerife, Jamaica, Dubai and Singapore are all seeing more British and Irish visitors. That is providing they aren’t trying to get there via Gatwick and using Southern to catch their planes. Yes the strikes at Southern look set to continue!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 18th February 2017
Tags: Colwyn Bay, Colwyn Bay - Victoria Pier, Cruise Show, Dubai, Gatwick, Jamaica, Luton Airport, scam websites, Singapore, Southern Rail, Tenerife, Villa Plus, Wizz Air
Feb 12th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
I’d love to see you, but you live too far away says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on London life
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Arsenal, Beijing, Brixton, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Harrow, London, postcodes, Primark, Uber, Wembley
Dec 23rd, 2016 |
By The Editor
As 12 million of us hit the roads today the good news is that the strike at British Airways has been called off by the unions since BA has submitted a new pay deal for consideration.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on It’s the great getaway day today; BA strike is off
Tags: ABTA, British Airways, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Dminican Republic, Dubai, Goa, Jamaica, Virgin Atlantic
Nov 12th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
The opening of the skiing season is early in Alpe d’Huez, light shows are becoming increasingly popular and soon there will be direct flights to the city of the Terracotta Army.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 12th November 2016
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Alpe d’Huez, Antigua and Barbuda, Athens, Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Palace Christmas Trail, Caravan Club, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Elton John, England Coast Path, Gatwick, Greece, Guyana, Heathrow, Hyperloop, Jamaica, Manchester, Natural England, Stansted, Stellenbosch, Tate Modern, Tianjin Airlines, Turks & Caicos, V&A, Xian
Sep 1st, 2016 |
By The Editor
This is the name of the new marketing campaign to persuade us to visit Dubai.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Here Today, Dubai Tomorrow
Tags: Dubai, Dubai Tomorrow, Eid in Dubai, Here Today
Jul 27th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
So all your travelling companions want to do is unfurl in the sun yet, while you’re looking for blazing sunshine, you don’t want to spend all day on the beach. Sound familiar? Please don’t worry. We have some suggestions sure to fulfil every sand and culture nirvana
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The best of both worlds
Tags: America, Brazil, Cape Town, Cartagena, Colombia, Dubai, Germany, Hamburg, Israel, Miami, Rio, Singapore, South Africa, Tel Aviv, UAE, USA
May 30th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Food nerd, roaming gnome and host of The Grill Iron on Cooking Channel, Jax Tranchida, talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Jax Tranchida, TV travel host
Tags: Airbnb, America, Austin, Barack Obama, Berlin, Cooking Channel, Cuba, Dubai, France, Guatemala, Japan, Jax Tranchida, Korea, LA, Los Angeles, Lost In Translation, Mexico City, Napa Valley, Semuc Champey, Silver Lake, Texas, The Grill Iron, Travel, wine
May 2nd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world this month
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: May 2016
Tags: Airports, America, Atlanta, Beijing, Boris Johnson, Delta, Dubai, Egypt, Gap Years, Gatwick, golf, Heathrow, Lima, London, Lonely Planet, National Portrait Gallery, Paddington, Peru, Red Sea, Richard Branson, Sharm El Sheikh, Virgin America