20 Sep 2006
The abiding image of Britons on holiday singing football songs in string vests is inaccurate, with a growing number of UK travellers going abroad to experience new cultures and lea...
The world's best spas have been named at an awards ceremony in New York.A vote by readers of Luxury Spa Finder magazine choose their best spas across the world.In Europe the best s...
Qantas is aiming to be the first airline in the world to offer inflight mobile phone services.Next year the airline will run a three-month trial of a system on one of its Boeing 76...
19 Sep 2006
Over 1m people are expected to head to next month's Eurochocolate festival in Perugia from 14 to 22 October.The Italian festival is now in its 13th year and this year will see a bu...
Europe's largest city centre mall is to open in Hamburg.The Europa Passage will offer 120 shops with 75 per cent being unique to Hamburg and adding to the city's reputation as a sh...
A leading low-cost airline in the UK has been rapped for allowing an Essex businessman to travel on an infant passport.Mark Coshever, 29, accidentally picked up his two-year-old da...
Last year over 800m tourists headed to Africa, new figures from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) reveal.Last year the number of international tourist arrivals to the continen...
JK Rowling has been granted the right to take the latest instalment in her Harry Potter series onboard a transatlantic flight.The children's author has posted a message on her webs...
Earl and Countess of Wessex have been on the Cote d'Azur on the French Riviera to celebrate the cultural links between the area and Wales.Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex were at Be...
18 Sep 2006
The US state of Hawaii has been named as the best winter destination in the world by UK holidaymakers.The islands topped a poll by Expedia.co.uk of the top destinations for winter ...