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Dec 14th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
It’s no secret that some of the world’s most amazing destinations are feeling the tourism squeeze. But that’s no reason to stay put: as communities cope with travellers’ all-too-loving embrace, being a good tourist just means getting strategic about where to go and when
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Getting off the touristed path
Tags: amsterdam, Angkor Wat, Canada, Denmark, India, London, off the beaten track, Slovenia, Tourists, Travel
Apr 30th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye discovers a secret world of dining in Buenos Aires
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Postcard from Argentina, part eight continued: behind closed doors
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Casa Felix, Mauricio Macri., New York, Paris of the south, puerta cerrada, puertas cerradas, South America, supper club, supper clubs, Thailand, Tourists, Uruguay
Jul 7th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Philadelphia is a prime American destination for overseas travellers
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Philadelphia climbs to 13th on the list of top 20 US cities for overseas travellers
Tags: America, France, Germany, London, Mayor Michael A. Nutter, overseas, Philadelphia, taxicabs, Tourists, Travel, UK, USA, visitors, World Travel Market
Jun 24th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
A river cruise is widely considered to be the most civilised way to see the best of Europe. Here’s the run down on why your next trip should be a river cruise
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Reasons to take a river cruise
Tags: amsterdam, Bratislava, Budapest, Cologne, countryside, Cruise, Cruising, Danube, Douglas Ward, Nuremberg, river, river cruises, Salzburg, Tourists, Vienna
Feb 5th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
The tiny coral island of Isla Mujeres is close to Cancun but, unlike the gaudy mega resort, hasn’t yet lost its charm writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Isla Mujeres: island bliss
Tags: Chinese New Year, Isla Mujeres, islands, Mexico, Spring Break, Tourists, Yucatan peninsula
Oct 31st, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, it’s a great time to visit Poland or the pandas in Chengdu but Botswana is being boycotted
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: November 2013
Tags: amsterdam, Australia, Botswana, Brits, Brussels, Caribbean, Chengdu, England, Europe, Jamaica, Kenya, Maldives, Male, Poland, Tourists, Warsaw
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
By Kaye Holland
Whether you stayed put in Blighty (brrrrr!) or escaped to sunnier climes, I hope you had great Easter
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Put down the camera!
Tags: Brazil, cameras, Easter, Ely, Ely Cathedral, Facebook, Tourists
Jun 4th, 2012 |
By The Editor
The Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri, Ministers of Tourism, International Corporation, Foreign Affairs and Interior have announced for the first time ever, changes to obtaining tourist visas on arrival to all Egyptian Ports for a variety of tourist nationalities
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Canada, Egypt, EU, Gulf, jordan, Tourists, United States, visas
May 28th, 2012 |
By The Editor
One in three holidaymakers rarely venture outside their hotel complex on holiday, according to new research from lholiday provider Eurocamp
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Holiday a-bored
Tags: Eurocamp, holidaymakers, Tourists
Jul 21st, 2009 |
By The Editor
Tourists are fleeced at Bangkok Airport by some duty free areas who seem to be in league with uniformed people.
Until the authorities clean this up in a country where corruption seems to have become a byword, it is better that tourists avoid the duty free areas.
In the press in the last few days there has been a story about two people from Cambridge who, it was claimed by authorities, were suspected of shoplifting. After coughing up £7.500 they were able to leave the country. The BBC website has a story by Jonathan Head which summarises the background.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Scamming Tourists at Bangkok Airport
Tags: Airports, Bangkok, Scamming, Tourists