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Sep 9th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Puerto Rico (which Americans don’t even need a passport to reach) is back on the Caribbean travel map, with its promise of winter sun which won’t cost a fortune.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Aibonito, Baseball, Caribbean, coffee plantations, El Yunque National Forest, Hacidendas, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, island, Luquillo, mofongo, New York, Puerto Rico, salsa, San Juan, Toro Nego Reserve
Aug 10th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Adrian considers the impact of the Mona Lisa, Raffles Hotel in Singapore and hyperloop travel in India. Amongst other things!
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Empire State Building, Greece, hyperloop travel, India, Jamaica, Leeds Restaurant Week. India, Louvre, New York, Norwich Cathedral, Paris, Rochester Cathedral, Singapore, Vietnam
May 28th, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
The lovely folk at Lonely Planet have put together a list of the best cocktail bars on the planet
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: cocktails, Lonely Planet, Milan, New York, North America, Singapore, Tokyo, Travel
May 1st, 2019 |
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: British Airways, Charleston, New York, Pittsburgh, USA
Mar 1st, 2019 |
By The Editor
Tradition says that it was on March 1st that St David died 1,430 years ago, this very year.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Cardiff, New York, St David\'s Day, Wales
Oct 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: Aqaba, Austria, BA, Big Apple, British Airways, coffee, diving, dog owners, Durban, Heathrow, Iran, Italy, jordan, Lavazza, Melbourne, Middle East, New York, pets, Red Sea, South Africa, Stanley & Livingstone, Tehran, Turin, Victoria Falls, Vienna
Sep 15th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The opening of the V&A Dundee, APD in Wales, increasing visitor numbers from the UK to Qatar and the Barbadian Food & Rum Festival are some of the events capturing Adrian’s interest this week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: APD, Barbados, Barbados Food and Rum Festival, battlefield sites, Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Dundee, Mallorca, Mallorca Classic car Week, New York, Qatar, V&A Dundee, Wales, World Trade Center
Aug 31st, 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: Africa, Austria, Balkans, Big Apple, Boston, Bucharest, EasyFX, Europe, Lonely Planet, Madrid, Mercer, Namibia, New York, Paris, Patagonia, petition, Primera Air, Rivers, Romania, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Toronto, Vienna, Washington
Mar 31st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel lets you in what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel industry this month
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Air Baltic, Australia, Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin, Blackpool, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Brisbane, Brits, Chengdu, China, city, Commonwealth Games, Ecuador, Europe, Greeks, Hainan, Hainan Airlines, Harry Met Sally, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Mamma Mia, Maryland, New York, pets, Queensland, Quito, Sex and the City, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, solo, solo travellers, South America, Travel, Turkey, Xian
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 |
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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
Jan 25th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Londoners don’t know how to stay in – and why should we? In a city where every evening brings another pop up bar or bijoux bakery, there’s simply far too much fun to be wrung out of the city.
Here’s our guide to the capital’s coolest new spots
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Barbary, cronut, Hoppers, Jack Solomons, Kettner's, Little Black Book, London, Londoners, New York, Soho, speakeasy, Sri Lanka, St Christopher's Place, The Blues Post, The Palomar, The Soho House Group, Winston Churchill
Jan 14th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Before any city seriously considers an accommodation tax, the fairness of it and the effect on both tourism and locals needs to be assessed.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: accommodation tax, Bath, bed taxes, cambridge, Edinburgh, New York, Rome, Venice
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 |
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Tags: Dubai, London, New Year celebrations, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney
Dec 30th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
In his last snippets of 2017, Adrian wishes all readers a happy new year
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 30th December 2017
Tags: Air Corsica, Air India, Amritsar, Bitish Airways, Boston, Canary Islands, credit card fees, Emirates, EU Payment Services Directive 2, Eurocamp, Hurghada, La Palma, Lisbon, Naples, New York, Primera Air, Six Flags Great America, Toronto, TUI, Venice, Volos, Wizz Air
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
Sep 30th, 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 |
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Tags: Big Ben, Brazil, Brits, Caribbean, Cruise, Fitzrovia, hotel, Jamaica, London, Marmite, New York, Postcards, Rio, Sadiq Khan, Seaside, social media, Tahiti, The Mandrake, The Tower of London, Tooting, UNESCO, Usain Bolt
Jul 24th, 2017 |
By The Editor
There are 47 puppets on view including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rowlf, The Swedish Chef, Statler, Waldorf, Big Bird, Elmo, Cantus Fraggle, a Skeksis, and other popular favourites.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Museum of the Moving Image -New York, New York, The Jim Henson Exhibition
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 |
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Tags: beach holiday, Brazil, Europe, Hawaii, honeymoon, Japan, Lonely Planet, New Orleans, New York, New Zealand, North America, South Africa, sports, Travel
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 |
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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 22nd, 2017 |
By The Editor
Local government and tourism organisation are trying to decide how to live and exploiy Airbnb without damaging the tradition tourist economy accommodation providers.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Airbnb, Barcelona, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, New York
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 |
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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
Jan 10th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Don’t cry for me Argentina
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: alfajore, Argentina, BA, Baires, Buenos Aires, Celebrity Big Brother, Dallas, jacaranda, market, New York, orge Luis Borges
Dec 24th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
On this Christmas Eve, may I wish all readers a very joyous Christmas and may Storm Barbara have no effect on your travel, holiday or the celebrations you will have.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 24th December 2016
Tags: Airline Seat Sizes, APD in Scotland, Athens, Benidorm, Dubi, easyjet, Etihad Museum, EU 261, Eurowings, Flybe, holidays in school terms, Jet 2, Jon Platt, LEGO NINJAGO World, Munich, New York, NYC & Company, Travel Counsellors, UAE
Dec 2nd, 2016 |
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: Alix Experience, Amber Fort, America, Brexit, California, Colombia, Design Musuem, EU referendum, glamping, Golden Temple, Highlands, India, London, Medellin, New York, Paris, pilots, plane, San Francisco, Scotland, Seattle, Seoul, snorkelling, Taj Mahal, tent, Terence Conran, USA, Virgin Atlantic
Nov 5th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Never underestimate a dragon. It has been responsible for attracting visitors to heritage sites in Wales just as Taylor Swift has attracted people to New York. They are just two items that Adrian includes in his Saturday column this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 5th November 2016
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Blackpool, British Airways, CADW, GRAMMY Museum®, Japan, London - Hyde Park, Monarch, Natural History Museum, New York, Nottingham, Nottingham Trail, Oakland, Sharm El Sheikh, the Taylor Swift Experience, Wizz
Oct 31st, 2016 |
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: airlines, Anfield, Budapest, Connecticut, Cornwall, Cumbria, Eating out, Flying, Kit Kemp, languages, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Lost In Translation, New York, Nottingham, Paris, restaurants, Sheffield, Yayoi Kusama
Oct 24th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
The Spanish capital has always been playing catch up with Barcelona, but is now enjoying its moment of glory. Kaye Holland shows you the way to go
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Magical Madrid
Tags: Barcelona, barrio, Buen Retiro Park, Catalonia, Europe, Flamenco, Homestay, Madrid, Malasaña, New York, spain, Strictly, tapas, tapas bars, tavern, Teatro Roya;, X Factor
Oct 15th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Why an aeroplane cabin door is on Shoreditch High Street is one of the things Adrian mentions this week along with Newcastle-Gateshead success and the end of refurbishment at the Glenfinnan Monument.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 15th October 2016
Tags: easyjet, Gatwick, Genoa, Genoa Science Festival, Glenfinnan Monument, Great Exhibition of the North, Greece, Heathrow, Monarch, Montreal, National Trust for Scotland, Netherlands, New York, Newcastle Gateshead, Sri Lanka, Statue of Liberty, Thailand, Thomas Cook, Tunisia