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Sep 18th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Weekly holiday review: 18th September 2020
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus., ECDC, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, UK, Wales
Jul 6th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Readers are strongly advised to look at the destinations they are thinking of travelling to and checking the local regulations before they even book a holiday.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on 24 hours later – a revised list
Tags: Brunei, Canada, Estonia, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice, Latvia, Malaysia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Solvenia, Taiwan
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
Aug 1st, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel gives you the low-down on what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: August 2019
Tags: Airbnb, Arizona, Bolivia, Chernobyl, Colorado, Highlands, India, Liberty Island, Singapore, Singapore Airport, Singapore Changri, Taj Mahal, Thomas Cook
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 |
Comments Off on World’s top 10 cocktail bars
Tags: cocktails, Lonely Planet, Milan, New York, North America, Singapore, Tokyo, Travel
Feb 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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: February 2019
Tags: Cruising, Edinburgh, family travel, gorillas, Harry Potter, horse racing, hot, Italy, Moscow, Rough Guides, Russia, Rwanda, Shipwreck, Singapore, The Cook Islands, Uganda
Jan 29th, 2019 |
By The Editor
These are the main events in just the first month of so of the celebrations. There will be many more throughout the year.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Singapore is 200
Tags: Chingay Parade, i Light Singapore – Bicentennial edition, Light to Night Festival, River Hongbao, Singapore
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
Sep 1st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
As summer ends Adrian looks at new campaigns by Singapore, South Africa and Thailand to entice us to visit them for a winter sun break. But first there is the Last Night of the Proms and Proms in the Park
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 1st of September 2018
Tags: BA, Edinburgh Fringe, Festival Toute la Mer sur un Plateau, Lithuania, mobile phone travel bookings, Proms, Ryanair, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Wizz Air
Jun 14th, 2018 |
By The Editor
The tourist board for Singapore should be dlighted with the worldwide coverage they received earlier this week. It certainly would have cost more than $15 million if they had to pay for it.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on What does $15 million buy you?
Tags: Sentosa Island, Singapore
Jun 2nd, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
The Lake District, a new Bronte trail, the big Ramsagate festival and the arrival of Las Vegas in London to bring some pizzazz to the capital are some of Adrian’s thoughts this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 2nd June 2018
Tags: Australia, BA, Bradford Literature Festival, Bronte Parsonage Museum, Canada, Great Barrier Reef, Jet Airways, Korea, Lake District, Las Vegas, Malaysia, Manchester, Northern Rail, Queensland, Ramsgate, Royal Harbour History Festival, Ryanair check-in times, Singapore
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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: April 2018
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
Feb 17th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
AS Cinese New Year gets away Adrian highlights a few places to see the festivities in the UK and Ireland
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th February 2018
Tags: Aberdeen, Belize, Bermuda, Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower, Birminghma, Caribbean, Chinese New Year, Cyclone Gita, Cyprus., Djibouti, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Edinburgh, Ethiopia, Expedia, high speed rail, Loganair, London, Macao, Manchester, Norwich, Singapore, spain, St Lucia, Tonga, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, valencia
Dec 1st, 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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: December 2017
Tags: apres ski, Asia, Canberra, Chile, Christmas, Detroit, Dubai, Estonia, Europe, Eurozone, Greece, Lion city, Lonely Planet, Poland, Russia, Seville, Singapore, skiing, St Petersburg, Thomas Cook, UAE, Verbier, World Cup
Oct 31st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: November 2017
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Air France, Air New Zealand, Austria, BA, BBC, boarding aircraft, Brits, Colombia, dining, Dreamliner, easyjet, eating, Flying, Gabriel García Márquez, Gatwick, Heathrow, Indonesia, Joon, Louvre, Mompos, New Zealand, Packing, Singapore, skiiing, Tenerife
Oct 14th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
More tourists, more spending, smoking bans and new theme park attractions are just some of the things catching Adrian’s attention this week
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 14th October 2017
Tags: Australia, Cairns Aquarium and Reef Research Centre, Castle Campbell, Cornwall, Cuina Oberta, Doune Castle, Dunblane Cathedral, Historic Environment Scotland, IATA, Inchmahome Priory, Movie World, Norwegian, Queensland, Scotland, Singapore, smoking on Thai beaches, South Africa, spain, Stirling Castle, Tate St Ives, Thailand, travel insurance coverage, valencia, Valencia Intramurs
Sep 4th, 2017 |
By The Editor
The UK was the ninth largest source market for visitors to Singapore, with 159,000 Brits visiting the city state, up 5%.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The lure of Singapore
Tags: Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Aug 27th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Acclaimed Malaysian Chinese novelist, Selina Siak Chin Yoke, whose writing is influenced by her travel research across South East Asia and exploration into her Malaysian heritage – which prompted a change in career and new outlook on life – shares her experiences with Just About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Selina Siak Chin Yoke, novelist
Tags: Asia, Bodrum, bush, holiday, Istanbul, Malay, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, sun, Travel, Turkey
Mar 31st, 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 |
Comments Off on What’s hot: April 2017
Tags: airport, Ancoats, Barcelona, Big Ben, Brexit, easyjet, Ed Sheeran, Edinburgh, Emirates, Framlingham, France, Granada, Hawaiian Airlines, holiday, London, London Eye, Madrid, Manchester, Package holidays, Prosecco, Ryanair, Scotland, Singapore, Singapore Changri, spain, Suffolk, Terminal, The North, Thomas Cook, UK, weighing airline passengers
Feb 18th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Tenerife, Jamaica, Dubai and Singapore are all seeing more British and Irish visitors. That is providing they aren’t trying to get there via Gatwick and using Southern to catch their planes. Yes the strikes at Southern look set to continue!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 18th February 2017
Tags: Colwyn Bay, Colwyn Bay - Victoria Pier, Cruise Show, Dubai, Gatwick, Jamaica, Luton Airport, scam websites, Singapore, Southern Rail, Tenerife, Villa Plus, Wizz Air
Nov 19th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
A listed fort, toilets, supersonic flights, high-speed rail between Singapore and Malaysia, APD and Christmas Markets are on Adrian’s radar screen this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 19th November 2016
Tags: Air Passenger Duty, Airbnb, APD, Arundel Castle, Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions, Barbados, Chau Point, eco-tourism, Germany, Historic Environment Scotland, Jungfrau region, Kaikora, Malaysia, Museum of the University of St Andrews, New Lanark World Heritage Site, New Zealand, public toilets, Real Mary Kings Close, Sabah, Singapore, supersonic flight, switzerland, Thorne Island, Wonders of Nature exhibition
Sep 3rd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
With the Paralympics, cake trails inspired by The Great British Bake-Off, a space-themed kids area at Washington Dulles airport and free-interest installment ways to buy holidays, Adrian is spoilt for choice this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 3rd September 2016
Tags: Brazil, Brazil Day -Trafalgar Square, Brexit, Carmarthenshire, Cuba, EU261, Greece, interest free payments for holidays, Observer, Rhossili, Singapore, Starwoods, Thomas Cook, Tourism Ireland, Visit Wales., voice-activated commands, Washington DC, Worm's Head, Zika virus
Jul 27th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
So all your travelling companions want to do is unfurl in the sun yet, while you’re looking for blazing sunshine, you don’t want to spend all day on the beach. Sound familiar? Please don’t worry. We have some suggestions sure to fulfil every sand and culture nirvana
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The best of both worlds
Tags: America, Brazil, Cape Town, Cartagena, Colombia, Dubai, Germany, Hamburg, Israel, Miami, Rio, Singapore, South Africa, Tel Aviv, UAE, USA
Jun 1st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world this month …
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: June 2016
Tags: Big Ben, Britain, Cuba, Egypt, Elizabeth Tower, Fish Market, Harry Potter, Japan, London, Machu Picchu, Peru, Singapore, Surrey, Tenerife, The Great Clock, what's hot
Jan 30th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
APD, VAT and airline profits due to reduced fuel prices are some of the topis interesting Adrian this week as well as an octpus and whale watching.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 30th January 2016
Tags: Air Passenger Duty (APD), airline ticket prices, APD, Azores, Chapel of Love, Delta, ETOA, Flybe, Go Euro, Iceland, Icelandic VAT hike, Mall of America, Minneapolis St Paul, SEA LIFE Manchester, Singapore, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Tunisia, VAT on tourism, whale watching, Zika virus
Mar 2nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
As Singapore celebrates 50 years of independence, we show you where to eat and play in the Lion State
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Singapore made simple
Tags: Asia, Chinatown, Independence, Indonesia, Kampong Glam, Lion State, Little India, Malay, Malaysia, Merlion, Orchard Road, Singapore, South China Sea
Sep 30th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month BA and Bratislava get the thumbs up but it’s bad news for the taxi booking app, Uber, which has been banned in Berlin
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: October 2014
Tags: Airports, America, BA, Berlin, Bratislava, British Airways, Heathrow, Hotel Jen, Lord Foster, Mexico City, Shangri La, Singapore, Uber
Sep 9th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Roland Svensson moved to Bangkok. He has worked in hotels and resorts all over the Far East and is currently the general manager of The Sarojin in Thailand.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Where the experts holiday: Roland Svensson
Tags: New Zealand, Roland Svensson, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, The Sarojin