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British Airways thanks it’s customers for their support over strike period. British Airways has released a thank you message to its customers for their patience during the strike which ended yesterday. The print campaign will run in the majority of the UK’s national newspapers and will include a personal letter from BA’s chief executive, Willie [...]

With lava still pouring, visitors are rushing to get a glimpse of the volcano An unconventional tourist attraction is bringing thousands of visitors to Iceland. The Fimmvorduhals volcano erupted on Sunday morning and has been gushing bright orange lava ever since. Although the initial eruption sent hundreds of people away from their homes, the past [...]

More Issues Arise for BA Passengers It has been announced that British Airways have cancelled 15 flights from Scotland ahead of the planned strike by its workers. This news is sure to infuriate passengers of the flights and ahead of the second wave of action to be taken by the airlines very own workers. As [...]

Enjoy luxury with Abu Dhabi’s new exclusive resorts Two new lodge style resorts are set to open in Abu Dubai in late 2010, offering unique, luxury experiences to visitors to the popular holiday destination. The lodges will be situated on the Sir Bani Yas Island and will showcase the best features of the island’s diverse [...]

Ride in Style with India’s Luxury Train Service Heading from Kolkata to New Delhi and back this new train service, the Maharajas’ Express, is looking to draw in international train enthusiasts. It is no doubt that the train will see some immediate interest due to the extreme luxurious nature of it. As you would expect [...]

A list of the top ten historic hotels across the world has been compiled. Although many people choose their holiday destination based on sightseeing spots, traditional culture and of course great beaches, there is a new attraction that is enticing tourists to specific resorts across the world. Staying in one of the many historic hotels [...]

Tropical Cyclone Smashes into Australia! Sunday 21st if March saw a tropical cyclone come crashing into the northeast coast of Australia destroying buildings and trees with terrific winds blowing up to 200 kilometres an hour. The devastation left behind included damage to thousands of homes as well as cutting the power to them. ‘Cyclone Ului’ [...]

A new manifesto detailing important issues in the tourism sector has been launched by Abta With the next general election looming on the horizon, Abta has released it’s first ever travel manifesto, underlining many of the most important issues faced by the travel and tourism sector. Representatives from the travel industry association along with MP’s [...]

Shanghai Opens New Airport Terminal Shanghai is China’s second largest city and Hongqiao Airport has just made the addition of a new terminal which is expected to welcome millions of visitors to its Expo in 2010. The new build is to be known as the ‘Rainbow terminal’ and is part of a $2.2 billion makeover [...]

Tourism officials state that the country’s main tourism areas are untouched After Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji on Monday night many tourists were left wondering if their travel plans were in jeopardy. The majority of the main Fiji resorts on the island of Viti Levu were untouched according to a leading Fiji tourism expert. All international [...]

Air New Zealand Reduces Discount Fares Air New Zealand had developed a habit of rewarding customers who book their travel early by offering discount prices and punishing those booking late with high prices. This was a model many had gotten used to but it seems that this is one habit is about to be kicked. [...]

A week-long series of events promoting Britain’s tourism potential British Tourism Week kicked off in style today with pubs, restaurants, hotels and popular visitor attractions all in the spotlight! The event is now in its fourth year and is designed to highlight the important of the tourism sector in Britain, bringing together businesses and the [...]

Sydney Rated Countries Worst Large Airport The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) has blasted Sydney Airport after it was revealed that they are charging the highest price average for flights per passenger. Sydney Airport has recently been voted the country’s worst large airport for a staggering fourth consecutive year! While flights may be expensive [...]

ABTA today launched its first ever Manifesto outlining ABTA’s position on the key lobbying issues facing the travel industry. ABTA Members including Board Directors, the FTO Board and the Council of Regions joined MPs, Peers and civil servants at the event in the House of Lords along with ABTA Travel Industry Partners, the UK Tourism [...]

A new YouTube video takes visitors around the tourist hotspots in Melbourne Melbourne has launched a new viral video campaign to encourage more tourism to the area. Tourism Victoria’s latest promotion is a YouTube video performed by a Canadian blogger and a band of local amateur musicians. The video shows the cast dancing and singing [...]

Europe-China Rail Link The idea of long haul flights can be daunting, especially when you’re heading out on a journey for pleasure purposes. Sat cooped up on a stuffy plane for around 10 hours is no day at the park, so with the ability to travel by train just as fast makes things that little [...]