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Nov 22nd, 2019 |
By The Editor
If you want to encourage passengers to genuinely provide feedback you should put satisfaction forms somewhere obvious and well frequented.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Proclaiming customer satisfaction
Tags: customer satisfaction., Pu Dong Airport, Shanghai
Apr 30th, 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: May 2017
Tags: Australia, Brits, campervan, China, China Airlines, Cruise, Dundee, Flights, holiday, Ibiza, Indian Ocean, London, Maldives, Malibu, Malta, Marbella, Mauritius, new route, Nobu, Perth, Qantas, Scotland, Seychelles, Shanghai, Shoreditch, staycation, sun, sun lounger, Taiwan, Thomas Cook, Travel, UK, V&A, Valletta
Jan 4th, 2018 |
By The Editor
If you want to be part of the incoming visitor crowd, The China Guide has told you where to go and when. If you want to see a quieter and less busy China, this gives you a clue on where to avoid!
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on When and where to go in China
Tags: Beijing, China, Shanghai, The China Guide, Xian
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
Jul 31st, 2015 |
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: August 2015
Tags: Beach body, China, Flight Centre, hot, Kensington, Package holidays, school holidays, Shanghai, Travel, Turkey
Jan 9th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Ahead of Chinese New Year next month, Kaye Holland – a former laowai (foreigner) in China – reveals what she misses most about the Middle Kingdom
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Eight things I miss most about China
Tags: Beijing, China, Instagram, jianbings, karaoke, KTV, laowai, Mao Zedong, one child policy, Shanghai, TCM, Thai chi, villages
Nov 8th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Bang for your buck and pizzazz for your pound: here’s where to stretch 2015’s travel budget until it oozes contentment
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Best value destinations 2015
Tags: Algarve, Bali, Bukina Faso, Cape Town, China, Djerba, Indonesia, North Africa, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Shanghai, South Africa, Taiwan, Travel, Tunisia
Aug 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland hates the hidden, extra costs that airports like Luton and Stansted insist in springing on passengers
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Beware: the hidden costs of so called ‘London’ airports
Tags: airport parking, Airports, Cayman, Dubai, George Clooney, Heathrow, London, Luton, security, Shanghai, Stansted, Sydney, Up in the Air, Watford
Aug 16th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland wishes we would all – occasionally – put down our favourite devices
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Instagram is agony
Tags: amsterdam, Chiltern Firehouse, Dubai, Empire State Building, expat, Hamburg, Instagram, iPhone, Kim Kardashian, Mexico, New York, Sanya, Shanghai, social media, Twitter
Apr 15th, 2014 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
Admiring all that’s bright, shiny and new in Shanghai, surely doesn’t exclude enjoying what’s left of the city’s past? In part 2 of her Shanghai feature Anna Maria Espsäter seeks out the ancient corners of China’s power house of progress, finding them embattled, but very much alive.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Scuffing, chafing and scouring old Shanghai – part 2
Tags: Shanghai
Apr 13th, 2014 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
“Brave new world,” James Bond quips in his latest adventure, Skyfall, his point nicely illustrated by a vast vista of Shanghai’s impressive skyline, replete with state-of-the-art skyscrapers. But just how modern is this city asks Anna Maria Espsäter who spent a couple of weeks scratching the surface of Shanghai’s polished veneer for us in this two-part feature.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Scuffing, chafing and scouring Shanghai
Tags: French Concession, Huaihai Lu, Pudong district, Shanghai
Nov 16th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Beijing maybe the political and cultural capital of China but it’s Chengdu – home to China’s most famous face, the panda, – that is the headline act in 2013. British Airways launched direct flights from Heathrow to Chengdu in September.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Animal magic: Chengdu
Tags: Bamboo, Beijing, Chairman Mao, Chengdu, China, Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Great Buddha, Guangzhou, hot pot, Leshan, pandas, People's Park, Shanghai, Tibetan Quarter
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
The last bank holiday before Christmas is almost upon us! Want to make the most of the long weekend and escape overseas but worried about your wallet? Check out our tips below on how to have a purse pleasing break
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Cheap trips
Tags: Airbnb, bank holiday, Christmas, Hawaii, Isle of Arran, Shanghai, spain, Travel, Zurich
Aug 1st, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: August 2013
Tags: amsterdam, Beijing’s International airport, British Airways, Brussels, Cologne, Dai Greene, Danum Valley, easyjet, Germany, Harrods, Ho Chi Minh, Hugo Chavez, Malaysian Borneo, New South Wales, Paw Seasons dog hotel, Rotterdam, Sabah, Shanghai, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Venezuela, Virgin
Jul 2nd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the sixth part of her story exclusively on CD-Traveller
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on I love London so why did I leave? (Part six)
Tags: Beijing, Britain, China, Ely, Facebook, forbidden city, Jinshan Park, LA, London, Mandarin, New York, Olympic Games, Shanghai, The Temple of Heaven
May 15th, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the fifth part of her story exclusively on CD-Traveller
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)
Tags: Asia, Beijing, China, forbidden city, Great Wall, hutongs, London, Mandarin, Ritan Park, Sanlitun, Shanghai, Silk Market, TCM, The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, UK
Apr 9th, 2013 |
By admin
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Letter from France: April 2013
Tags: Bagatelle, Centre Pompidou, China, Europe, France, Jean Cocteau, Paris, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai
Feb 26th, 2013 |
By admin
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Letter from France: February 2013
Tags: Asia, Dali, France, Hiroshige, Japan, Micronesia, Normandy, Paris, Rodin, Shanghai, Van Gogh
Feb 2nd, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, The Shard and Sri Lanka are hitting the headlines for all the right reasons, but trips to Thailand are in trouble
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: February 2013
Tags: Air New Zealand, Association of British Travel Agents, Beijing, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China, China Airlines, EU, FCO, Finnair, Gatwick, George Best, John Lennon, Ozzy Osbourne, Saga, Shanghai, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Shard, Vietnam, Virgin Atlantic
Oct 20th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and also a tasty shortcut to getting to know a country’s culture. Here are Brett Atkinson’s top 10 recommendations for getting the day started around the globe
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Breakfast of champions
Tags: Cairo, Chinatown, Egypt, Hanoi, Jerusalem, Kandy, London, Marais, Mexico, Mexico City, Montmartre, North Africa, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Van, Westminster
Mar 17th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Ewe celebrating St Patrick’s Day? Even a flock of sheep in Scotland wants to be ‘seen in green’ this weekend!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Baa-appy St Patrick’s Day!
Tags: Australia, Dubai, France, Ireland, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Monaco, Niagara Falls, Niall Gibbons, Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Shanghai, St Patrick\'s Day, Sydney Opera House, Tourism Ireland
Feb 12th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shandong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Explore Shandong
Tags: Beijing, China, Chinese New Year, Jinan, Qingdao, Qufu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tai'an, Terracotta Warriors, Yangshuo
Jan 3rd, 2012 |
By The Editor
On Location’s Alan Locher on Amsterdam, China and Boston’s best kept secrets
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Alan Locher, marketing & PR director at On Location tours
Tags: amsterdam, Beijing, Blackberry, Boston, California, China, Guilin, On Location Tours, President Obama, Shanghai, Xian
Aug 1st, 2011 |
By The Editor
CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Machu Picchu and Mr&Mrs Smith are generating a buzz for all the right reasons but the same can’t be said of school holidays and the dismal Euro exchange rate
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: August 2011
Tags: America, Australia, Beijing, Brazil, China, Euro, Japan, London, Machu Picchu, Mrs Smith, Rio, Shanghai, Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands
Jul 30th, 2011 |
By The Editor
Thanks to a slew of trendy new bars and fine restaurants, Beijing has been stealing the spotlight from its southern sibling, Shanghai. So don’t hit the road as soon as you’ve had your fill of the Forbidden City, for the fun continues even after dark
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Beijing after dark
Tags: Beijing, China, Shanghai
Jan 1st, 2011 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the world of travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s Hot: January 2011
Tags: China, Dubai, Mexico, Shanghai
Dec 13th, 2010 |
By The Editor
Sri Lanka Tourism’s marketing manager, Nabeel Shariff, on China, Chile and why Sri Lanka – the island formerly known as Ceylon – is everyone’s cup of tea
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the Experts Holiday: Nabeel Shariff, marketing manager UK & Ireland for Sri Lanka Tourism
Tags: Argentina, Asia, Australia, Beijing, Chile, Europe, New Zealand, Petra, Shanghai, Sri Lanka
Oct 29th, 2010 |
By The Editor
CD Traveller 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
Tags: Berlin, Heathrow, Las Vegas, London, Selfridges, Shanghai, Wall Street