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Saudi Arabia ’
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 |
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Tags: Aer Lingus, Alabama, Australia, Caribbean, Crap Travel, Great Barrier Reef, Hurricane Dorian, Ireland, Norwegian, Paris, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
May 1st, 2019 |
By The Editor
Saudi Arabia is making a concerted effort to encourage us to holiday in the country.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Amaala, Mecca, religious tourism, Saudi Arabia
Nov 7th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Although the show is a vehicle for destinations and hoteliers to sell themselves to tour operators and travel agents it is very useful for travel writers because it gives a clue to how much effort (or the lack of it) that destinations are employing to sell themselves.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, World Travel Market
Jan 20th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The Venice Carnival and the Bayeux Tapestry are two of the news stories of the week that attracted Adrian’s attention.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: airline reclining seats, Bayeux Tapestry, British Airways, Carnival of Venice, Cayman Islands, Chicago, Italy, Jamaica, Montego Bay, Royal Caribbean International, Saudi Arabia, Travel Republic, USA, Venice
Jan 6th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian sums up some of the smaller stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Air Canada, CADW, Canada, easyjet, Egypt, Greece, Jet 2, King Abdulaziz Camels Festival, Maldives, Niagara Icewine Festival, Oakland-Oregon, Ontario, Primera Air, Saudi Arabia, Scone Palace, Severn Bridges tolls, The News-Review, Toronto, Wales
Dec 24th, 2017 |
By The Editor
The British Department of Transport has lifted the ban on personal electronic devices but made it a little more confusing by lifting it in some airports in a country but not all.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Department of Transport, Egypt, hand baggage regulations, Lebanon, personal electronic devices in hand baggage, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey
Aug 5th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
in some places tourism is causing problems like the Isle of Skye. In others such as the Cook Islands a new marine reserve may attract many more. They are part of Adrian’s look at some of the tourism stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: best value short-haul airlines, British Firework Championships, Cook Islands, International Rose Test Garden, Isle of Skye, Malaysia, Mexico City, Oregon, Orkney, Plymouth, Portland -OR, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Skyscanner, Stansted, switzerland, Zermatt
Mar 23rd, 2017 |
By The Editor
Seating a child in front of an electronic game or DVD has brought about a golden silence in planes compared to thirty years ago. The value of two hours of Peppa Pig and Peter Rabbit is not to be underestimated.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: airline security measures, Egypt, jordan, laptops, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey
Oct 23rd, 2016 |
By The Editor
Canadean says that the Hajj represents a major tourism opportunity for both domestic and international stakeholders, particularly hotel groups and tour operators, as over two million pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia in September to visit Mecca.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Mecca, Medina, Old Jeddah, religious tourism, Saudi Arabia
Sep 30th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world for October
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Anfield, Barcelona, Barking, Barking Riverside, Brexit, British Airways, Chile, Dagenham, Greece, hot, Jeddah, Jet2, Liverpool, local, London, Marylebone, Middle East, Santiago, Saudi Arabia, Travel, Willie Walsh, Zetter
Aug 28th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
Jordan’s stunning archaeological site, Petra, is this month celebrating the 200th anniversary of its rediscovery. But ‘Perfect Petra’ isnt Jordan’s only jewel. Here Kaye Holland takes a look at Jordan’s remarkable royal women, who have caused waves in both the Arab and wider world…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on A Queen’s life
Tags: Cairo, Islam, jordan, King Hussein, Kuwait, Lisa Halaby, Middle East, Queen Noor, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Saudi Arabia