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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
Jul 8th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Other museums in Europe and elsewhere are watching how the Louvre deals with the outcome of the pandemic.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The Louvre re-opens
Tags: France, Louvre, museum re-openings, Paris
Aug 31st, 2019 |
By The Editor
In Paris the deputy mayor wants to ban tour coaches. In Saudi a theme park is planned and in australia, the Great Barrier Reef’s long term outlook has been downgraded.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: August 31st 2019
Tags: Aer Lingus, Alabama, Australia, Caribbean, Crap Travel, Great Barrier Reef, Hurricane Dorian, Ireland, Norwegian, Paris, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
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 |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 10th of August 2019
Tags: Empire State Building, Greece, hyperloop travel, India, Jamaica, Leeds Restaurant Week. India, Louvre, New York, Norwich Cathedral, Paris, Rochester Cathedral, Singapore, Vietnam
May 4th, 2019 |
By The Editor
In fact, out of the top ten let-downs, Paris managed four
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Is Paris such a let-down?
Tags: easyjet, Eiffel Tower, France, Louvre, Mona Visa, Moulin Rouge, Paris
Apr 16th, 2019 |
By The Editor
Notre Dame will be rebuilt. And it will still remain an iconic site and a tourist attraction.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on This is our history and it’s burning
Tags: Cathedral de Notre Dame, Paris
Jan 5th, 2019 |
By Adrian Lawes
Away from the grey murk that has hung over much of the UK since Chrsitmas, Adrian looks at Central America and the Caribbean for warmth.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 5th January 2019
Tags: Brussels, Cayman Islands, drones, Gatwick, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, North Korea, Paris
Dec 29th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Adrian considers – amongst other things – why train lines should experience engineering works over Christmas, volcano tourism and Brexit.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 29th December 2018
Tags: Australia, Cairngorms, drones, Indonesia, Louvre, Mt Etna, Paris, railway engineering works, Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, volcano tourism
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
Dec 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: December 2018
Tags: Bon Jovi, British Airways, Charleston, Christmas, Copenhagen, cruises, Cruising, Forth Worth, Langkawi, London, Malaysia, Paris, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, staycations, Texas, TUI
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
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: September 2018
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
Apr 3rd, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Eurostar is launching its new route between London and Amsterdam, with direct trains travelling from St. Pancras International in London to Amsterdam Centraal
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Take the fast train to Amsterdam
Tags: amsterdam, Avignon, Bruges, Brussels, Europe, Eurostar, journey, Lille, London, Lyon, Paris, rail, train
Mar 31st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
An enquiry into motorway service area fuel prices, losing passports and increased visitor numbers to Paris and Greece make Adrian’s notes this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 31st March 2018
Tags: cycling holidays, Egypt, Greece, Illinois, Mallorca, motorway service area fuel prices, Palma, Paris, Symphony of the Seas, USA, west Midlands
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
Nov 24th, 2017 |
By The Editor
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the council decided not to allow the Christmas market on the Champs-Élysées this year claiming that it was tacky and overpriced.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Christmas on the Champs-Élysées
Tags: Champs Elysées, Eiffel Tower, France, Paris, Paris Wheel, Place de la Concorde
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 |
Comments Off on Best new openings
Tags: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Detroit, Dublin, France, Ireland, Japan, Lonely Planet, Nashville, New York, Paris, USA
Sep 2nd, 2017 |
By admin
Ras Al Khaimah and Jamaica are all happy with tourist numbers and so is Florida whilst Thomas Cook has made Tunisia happy.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 2nd 2017
Tags: Beijing Capital Airlines, Capetown, Czech Republic, easyjet, Italy, Jamaica, Karlovy Vary, Paris, Qatar Airlines, Ras Al Khaimah. Florida, South Africa, Tourfilm Festival, Tunisia, Whisky Live, Zeitz MOCAA, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Apr 15th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
This Easter there are many visitor atractions re-opening as well as Tate St Ives, the new Museum of Iron at Ironbridge and Guernsey’s Little Chapel. Whatever you are doing, enjoy yourselves.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: April 15th 2017
Tags: air passenger gate automation, alcohol related airline incidents, Annual Texas SandFest, Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, British Airways, Fleetwood Museum, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Little Chapel, Luton Airport, Maine, Museum of Iron, Paris, paying for meals on airline flights, Port Aransas, Tate St Ives, white water rafting
Apr 1st, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Being April Fool’s day, I have resisted the temptation to try and fool you. Instead boring things like VAT, travel insurance fraud and the Battle of (the) Womens Path will have to do.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: April 1st 2017
Tags: April Fools Day, Apsley House, banning electronic items as hand baggage, Battle of Chemin des dames, Beijing Capital Airport, British Airways, Cape Verde, CEGA, Celebrity Cruises, China, Dresden, easyern Airways, Etihad, fraudulent insurance claims, Germany, Isle of Man, Lima, London, Paris, Peru, Qatar Airways, Saga Holidays, The Future Mapping Company, Thomas Cook, TUI, VAT on tourism, World Travel & Tourism Council
Jan 13th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Recent atrocities in Nice and Paris have made many anxious about travelling to France in the near future but don’t be deterred from visiting, writes Paul Wojnicki
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Atlantic France and beyond
Tags: beach, beaches, Biarritz, Bilbao, D-day, Europe, France, Nice, Northern Spain, Paris, San Sebastian, spain
Jan 8th, 2017 |
By The Editor
That there appears to have been a rebound in numbers in the last part of the year is encouraging. It seems to show that the minds of holidaymakers are comparatively short and that, once a period of calm occurs, they travel again.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Paris sees fewer international visitors
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Dec 19th, 2016 |
By admin
All vehicles travelling into Paris will need a sticker as from January 16th 2017. Frederic explains the rules
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Car stickers for fighting pollution in Paris
Tags: Crit'Air, France, Grenoble, Paris, peripherique, vehicle pollution, ZCR
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: December 2016
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 8th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Paul Wojnicki lets the Thello train take the strain and showcases some of the highlights of the route
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on For he’s a jolly good thello
Tags: Barcelona, City of Light, Europe, Germany, Italy, Lake Garda, Madrid, Milan, Orient Express, Paris, SNCF, spain
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: November 2016
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
Sep 22nd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Inspired by the popularity of the Tough Mudder series? Check out these races around the world, from famous marathons to one-of-a-kind obstacle events
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Six of the best races around the world
Tags: adventure, Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Discovery Channel, France, London, Marathon, New York, Paris, races, runners, Sahara, terrain, Tough Mudder, UK, USA, Viking, wine
Aug 24th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Gradually people will forget and return because what overseas visitor doesn’t want to see Paris at least once? At least the bookings in Parisian hotels next month look better than they have for a while.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Is terrorism winning?
Tags: France 24, Frédéric Valletoux, Ile de France, Paris