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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 |
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Tags: Africa, Canada, Greece, Italy, Japan, lastminute.com, New Zealand, Remote holidays, staycations, sustainable travel, Topdeck
Dec 27th, 2020 |
By The Editor
As usual Just about Travel looks at some of those organisations involved in the industry to see what they are tipping for the coming year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Atigua, Bali, Botswana, CV Holidays, GIC Holidays, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuoni, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Oct 2nd, 2020 |
By The Editor
Poland and Turkey are now off-limits. But Scottish residents won’t have to quarantine on return from the Azores and Madeira
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review – 2nd October 2020
Tags: Barbados, Bonaire, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Liechtenstein, Madris, Paris, Poland, Saba, Seychelles, South Africa, spain, St Eustatius, St Maartin, St Martin, St Vincent and the Grenadines, switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey
May 28th, 2020 |
By The Editor
In the last couple of days both Cyprus and Japan have announced plans to stimulate their tourist seasons. Both are entirely different but will either work?
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Do Cyprus and Japan show the way?
Tags: Cyprus., encouraging tourists after lockdown, Japan
Feb 1st, 2020 |
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: February 2020
Tags: app, Australia, Bogota, Caribbean, Colombia, Europe, Faroe Islands, island, Jamaica, Japan, Palm Springs, skiing, Travel, UK
Sep 27th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Headed to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which runs until the 2 November? When you’ve had your fill of rugby, be sure to explore Tokyo and around
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Three hours from Tokyo
Tags: Asia, Far East, Japan, Lonely Planet, Mt Kobo, Rugby World Cup, Tokyo
Sep 20th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Where the Japanese have been clever is that by picking some cities westerners might not know they are widening the knowledge to foreigners about what to see and do.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The biggest tourism promotion of them all
Tags: Japan, Olympic Games, Rugby World Cup, Tokyo
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 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 |
Comments Off on Hot tips for 2019
Tags: ABTA, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Denver, Durban, Galicia, Japan, jordan, Madeira, Poland, Thessaloniki, Uzbekistan, Western Australia
Dec 8th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Lapland doesn’t exist according to some people. On the other hand Hogwarts and Gotham City do. One report says that we will also spend less on Christmas this year. Adrian asks if this is humbug!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 8th of December 2018
Tags: Aer Lingus, Christmas spend, El AL, Greece, Japan, Japanese departure tax, Lapland, Loganair, London Southend Airport, Norwegian, Paris, Ryanair, WOW air, Wrexham
Nov 23rd, 2018 |
By The Editor
Never heard of Kamakura? You may not have done but you will certainly be aware of the importance of the city when I mention to you that it is forever linked with the samurai.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Enoshima, Enoshima Electrical Railway, Japan, Kamakura
Nov 13th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Britain’s largest celebration of Japanese culture takes place this coming weekend.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Hyper Japan
Tags: Hyper-Japan, Japan
Nov 8th, 2018 |
By The Editor
It is concerned about the behaviour of visitors in the Gion-Shinbashi area of the city where relations between visitors and locals has reached the point where a committee of locals has been set up to encourage more courteous behaviour.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Kyoto and tourism pollution
Tags: Japan, Kyoto, over tourism, tourism pollution
Oct 9th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Stephen Phelan shares a memorable experience from the road
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Earthquake, island, Japan, Japanese, Lonely Planet, mountains, Onagawa Bay, sea, Sendai, Shigeru Ban, Tokyo, tsunami
Jun 28th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Local Japanese prefectures are using Kitty in conjunction with some bullet trains (properly called shinkansen) of the West Japan Railway Company to promote tourism.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Hello Kitty, Japan, West Japan Railway Company
Jun 8th, 2018 |
By The Editor
If you have booked via Airbnb for accommodation in Japan, check to see that the accommodation is still available.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Airbnb, Japan, minpaku, The Japan Times
Mar 7th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Sri Lankan author, film producer and hip hop artist, Ruby Lovell, shares her travel highs and lows
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Ruby Lovell, Sri Lankan author, film producer and hip hop artist
Tags: amsterdam, Asia, Barbados, Berlin, Big Apple, Caribbean, city breaks, Civil War, Colombo, elephants, Empire State Building, French Alps, Greenwich Village, holiday, Japan, Kyoto, London, Mullins Bay, New York, Rum Punch, Russia, skiing, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tokyo, Val d'Isere
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 |
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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 7th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Many in Europe may not know of the Japanese town of Hakone yet travellers to Japan this month and next will be the lucky ones if they are seeking the best images of Mt Fuji.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Hakone, Japan, Mt Fuji
Jan 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 |
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Tags: Aborigines, adventure travel, Adventure Travel Show, America, Australia, Ayers Rock, Capital of Culture, City of Culture, Cornwall, culture, Donald Trump, Hull, Japan, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco, RAF, resort, Six star, ski, skiing, sumo, Trump, Uluru, USA, Visit Lincolnshire, winter sports, Yves Saint Laurent
Dec 2nd, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Gingerbread in Tallinn, walking below tigers in Chessington and playing Pokémon GO in Japan are a few of the items that attracted Adrian’s attention this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 2nd December 2017
Tags: Catalonia, Chessington World of Adventures, Estonia, Gingerbread Mania, Greece, Japan, London Borough for Culture, Magaluf, Mallorca, Pokemon Go, spain, Taiwan, Tallinn, Tottori, USA
Nov 23rd, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Peter Vella is the director UK & Ireland at the Malta Tourism Authority and holds a dual nationality with Malta and the UK. Here he shares his favourite destinations and forthcoming trips with Just About Travel readers and reveals why you should visit Malta
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Peter Vella, Director UK & Ireland at the Malta Tourism Authority
Tags: Argentina, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Chile, England, Europe, experts, France, Gozo, Hong Kong, Isle of Wight, Japan, Malta, Mediterranean, Patagonia, Shanghai, Uruguay
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 |
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Tags: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Detroit, Dublin, France, Ireland, Japan, Lonely Planet, Nashville, New York, Paris, USA
Oct 22nd, 2017 |
By The Editor
One of the advantages of travel is that it broadens the mind – so it is said. It also broadens the stomach because many of us use travel as a way to try new foods or foods that our restaurants give a ”British” touch to as opposed to what it really tastes like in the place of origin. Since my childhood when meat and two veg ruled OK and the only foreign food we ate was curry, (it wasn’t really foreign since India and Britain
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Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Food tourism – Japanese style!
Tags: food tourism, Japan, offal restaurants
Sep 10th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
A visit to Hiroshima represents a heart breaking, important history lesson but – thanks to the fabulous food, friendly locals and attractive city itself – it’s not the only memory you’ll leave with
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Say hello to Hiroshima
Tags: America, Asia, Atomic Bomb, Baseball, Carp, China, Hiroshima, Japan, temple, The Carp, USA, World War 11
Mar 25th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Next week, Alaska celebrates 150 years as being part of the US. India and Vietnam celebrate more British visitors and Glaswegians celebrate a new way to pay for their travel tickets!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: March 25th 2017
Tags: Alaska, Arizona Peace Trail, British Library, Cosmos, Cosmos Holidays, Cosmos Tours & Cruises, Glasgow, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, Heathrow, India, Japan, Kagoshima, Monarch Holidays, Skytrax, Vietnam, Vietnamese Airlines
Mar 22nd, 2017 |
By The Editor
Outside Japan, few Japanese styled gardens are large but the largest of those is to be found in the US city of Portland in the state of Oregon.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Japan, Japanese gardens, Kengo Kuma, Oregon, Portland -OR, Portland Japanese Garden, USA
Mar 7th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Most couples know each other pretty well by the time they get married, so are used to making compromises in their daily lives. But travelling together is different. Out of your comfort zones you discover new things about each other. You might share ideals about everyday life but have very different ideas when it comes to adventure. So what do you do?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on The art of compromise
Tags: beach holiday, Brazil, Europe, Hawaii, honeymoon, Japan, Lonely Planet, New Orleans, New York, New Zealand, North America, South Africa, sports, Travel