Posts Tagged ‘
Florida ’
Jul 11th, 2020 |
By The Editor
In all, I can’t see many people from this side of the pond visiting Florida in the next few months.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Animal Kingdom, Disney, Florida, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, USA
May 1st, 2020 |
By The Editor
Whatever happens abroad is being closely watched in the UK and Ireland to help decide when we might be able to re-open museums again.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on May: the month of change?
Tags: Belgium, China, coronavirus, Florida, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, museum re-openings, Texas, USA
Nov 6th, 2019 |
By The Editor
TUI’s action is akin to Ryanair flying to Frankfurt Hahn instead of Frankfurt proper and we all know how comedians and critics have made fun of the airline for doing that.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Forget the orange juice
Tags: Florida, Orlando International, Orlando-Melbourne, Orlando-Sanford, TUI
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
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: November 2018
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
Nov 16th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Hurricane Irma badly damaged the Florida Keys about nine weeks ago. It is getting back to normal and much faster than you might expect.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Florida, Florida Keys, Hurricane Irma, Key Largo, Key West, Lower Keys
Oct 30th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
If you’re looking to wander frugally or save on a visit to pricier big-hitters, then our list of good-value getaways is the place to start
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Arizona, Baja California, Bolivia, Canary Islands, China, Eassaouria, Estonia, Florida, Hunan, Jacksonville, Krakow, La Paz, Lanzarote, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Tallin, UK, USA
Sep 23rd, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
This week, the snippets column is given over to a summary of the effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria as well as the earthquake in Mexico
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 23rd 2017
Tags: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Mexico, Mexico City, Puerta Rico, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands, USA
Jun 17th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
In the week that roaming charges ended in EU countries, Adrian also wonders if APD in Northern Ireland might end soon.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: June 17th 2017
Tags: Airbnb, APD, Barcelona, DUP, easyjet, Fars, Festival of the Sea, Florida, Great Valencia Fair 2017, Iran, Isle of Wight, Luton Airport, Mallorca, roaming charges., Shiraz, Suffolk, travel sickness scams, Tunisia, valencia, VAT on tourism services
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 16th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Given the large amount of cash Brand USA have access to and that they are promoting the state does it matter that Florida may have no dedicated tourism body?
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Brand USA, Florida, Naples Daily News, Pitbull, Visit Florida
Nov 26th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Prince, viagra and bulldozing BA’s HQ compete for Adrian’s attention this week as one of the largest tour operators moves into short-breaks. Are staycations on the increase next year? Cosmos seems to betting that they are.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 26th November 2016
Tags: ABTA, aircraft emissions, BA, beach holidays, Cambrils, city breaks, Colorado, Cosmos, Cyprus., Florida, Heathrow, Heathrow expansion, IAG, Lufthansa, Minnesota, Paisley Park, Portugal, Prince, spain, viagra for air sickness, Whatsapp free flight scam
Sep 5th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Almost every year along comes a survey that shows Britons are less than knowledgeable about major tourist attractions. Another has come along courtesy of holiday comparison website, icelolly.com. Only 6% of people were able to identify all seven modern wonders, with large proportions of Brits missing Christ the Redeemer in Rio, Brazil (60%) and Petra in Jordan. (67%.) When asked about how many wonders they think they had correctly identified, 15% of Brits thought they had spotted 10 out of the 21 wonders and only
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Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Disney World, Florida, icelolly.com, Kissimmee, Orlando, Petra, seven natural wnders of the world, seven wonders of the world, Stonehenge
Aug 31st, 2016 |
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: airline, airport, American Airlines, Barcelona, Belize, Bulgaria, Caribbean, Cockney, Cuba, drunken flight passengers, Durham, Florida, Guatemala, holiday, Homestay.com, Lord Ahmad, Mexico, Pilot, spain, Turkey, Van Gogh, zika
Aug 1st, 2016 |
By The Editor
Based on the little evidence we have, and until more is known, those pregnant should give thought as to whether they should travel to Florida or the Caribbean this holiday period.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Should you visit Brazil, the Caribbean or Florida?
Tags: Albert I Ko, Brazil, Florida, Gregg Gonsalves, Joseph Lewnard, Miami, Zika virus
Jul 16th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian summarises the stories you might have missed in a week that saw yet another tragic attack that will reduce the number of tourists visiting France but, hopefully, not for long.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets:16th of July 2016
Tags: "Lady Luck", Aer Lingus, Angkor Wat, Barbados, BBC, Cambodia, Competition and Markets Authority, dress etiquette at temples, easyjet, Florida, Holidays in term-time, Jet 2, Jon Platt, National Space Academy, Oregon, Pompano Beach, Portland 2016 Biennial of Contemporary Art, restrictiive hotel pricing practices, Skull Island: Reign of Kong, speedy bag drop services, Universal Orlando Resort, USA
May 16th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Last week, the Florida tourist city of Orlando announced that 66 million tourists visited the area in 2015. It was yet another year of growth. But this year, the numbers may not be so rosy.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on If theme parks don’t upgrade…
Tags: Disneyworld, Florida, Orlando, SeaWorld, Universal, USA
Apr 9th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
We visited florida and Germany in bumper numbers last year but strkes and Butlin’s birthday also occupy Adrian’s summary of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 9th April 2016
Tags: ATOL. Elixir, automated luggage drop-off points, Butlins, easyjet, Emirates, Europa Park, Festival International de Louisiane, Florida, Germany, Jewel in the Crown, Las Vegas, Manchester Airport, National Museum of Wales, New Orleans, Panama, SPEEDVEGAS
Mar 16th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Gavin Stone, a former ‘intelligence operative’, has written a book revealing the tips and tricks of travelling “next to nothing”. Result! Here the Wolverhampton-born author, who has stayed in super yachts and castles, shares some of his experiences with Just About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Gavin Stone, travel author and ex intelligence operative
Tags: Africa, America, Asia, Belgium, Berlin, Czech Republic, Europe, Florida, France, Gavin Stone, New York, passport, spain, Tenerife, Travel, travel tips, USA, Vietnam, yachts
Mar 5th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
A gin distillery at Gatwick captured Adrian’s attention this week but so did Joan of Arc’s ring, the wreck of a gambling ship off San Diego and St Piran’s Day which happens to be today.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 5th March 2016
Tags: ABTA, Alto Atacama Observatory., Belvoir Castle, Capability Brown, Chile, Cornwall, Florida, Flybe, Keukenhof, Kuelap, Miami, Peru, Puy du Fou, Ryanair, San Diego, Shop Miami Month, SS Monte Carlo, St Piran's Day
Jan 13th, 2016 |
By The Editor
This year, Florida is aiming to persuade an additional 100,000 of us to visit the state forever linked to Disney and Universal, sunshine, sandy beaches, the Everglades and the Keys.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Florida calls on us to visit
Tags: Florida, kennedy Space Centre, The World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando, Visit Florida
Nov 14th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian looks at the possibility of having one visa in the future to cover seven central American countries, the continuing trials of Mr Platt and how easy it was to take down Norwich Airports website.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 14th October 2015
Tags: Brightline, Central America, Edinburgh Airport, Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Glasgow Airport, Honduras, John Platt, Lyon, Maldives, Norwich Airport, Sharm El Sheikh, St Albans, St Albans Christmas Market, taking children out of school in term time, Thomson
Oct 24th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Having children doesn’t mean you have to stop travelling
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Amazon, explore, family, Florida, half term, Lonely Planet, Morocco, the world, Travel
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: October 2015
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 29th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Some of the less well publicised events happening this bank holiday weekend and next week attract Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: August 29th 2015
Tags: 24 underground services, ATOL, bank holidays, Europcar, Exclusive Escapes, Florida, Frankfurt Airport, Geckofest, GoEuro.co.uk, St. Pete/Clearwater, Sunderland
Jul 21st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye’s itchy feet have taken her to Asheville. Read the latest instalment of her ‘Notes from a traveller’ series, only on Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Notes from a traveller: part 11
Tags: America, Anderson Cooper, Asheville, Austin, Blue Ridge Parkway, Ernest Hemingway, Florida, Genius, George Vanderbilt, Jude Law, LA, Look Homeward Angel, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, Obama, Texas, The Biltmore, Thomas Wolfe, Travel
Apr 3rd, 2015 |
By The Editor
Starting today, some 1.8 million people will be leaving the UK for an Easter break with who knows how many taking to the roads for domestic breaks.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on The Easter getaway is upon us
Tags: Balearics, Canaries, Easter getaway, Florida, New York, spain, switzerland
Dec 27th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian ponders on new year celebrations now that Christmas is over.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 27th December 2015
Tags: Cyprus., Florida, Incwala, Merlin Entertainments, Panama City, Paris, Swaziland, Titanic Belfast, TripAdvisor