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Killer Mexican Mudslide While the ‘Mexican wave’ is something which expresses enjoyment and jubilation the Mexican mudslide is a much more sombre affair. The south eastern regions of Mexico have fell victim to the natural disaster which has ended lives and destroyed homes. Places where the tragedies have been localised include towns like Amatan in [...]

Cancellations and Delays Facing Spanish Bound Tourists Travellers are facing delays and even cancellations on their travel plans today as Spanish workers begin their much publicised 24 hour strike. Budget airline Ryanair has already announced that all domestic flights and most international flights to Spain have been cancelled; the flights that do operate will only [...]

China Hosts the 30th Anniversary of World Tourism Day Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of World Tourism Day, a series of celebratory events to highlight the importance of tourism and protecting the environment. This year’s celebration was held primarily in China however there were other events taking place around the world. Under the name ‘Tourism [...]

A Strike Off Target Generally when we hear about a Spanish strike we look forward to the likes of Fernando Torres of David Villa hit home a glorious goal from 20+ yards out, but this week holidaymakers will be left with frowns as the general Spanish strike ensues. Spain is by far one of the [...]

Companies without Atol Protection Declined Holiday Reimbursement When British travel company Goldtrail collapsed in July of this year, thousands of holidaymakers were left stranded either at home or abroad. Many travellers have been waiting on news of their reimbursement however this week several travel retailers received the news that their customers would not be refunded. [...]

More Flights to the Caribbean Leading UK airline British Airways have announced that they are increasing the frequency of flights it makes to the tropical destination of the Caribbean. Long haul leisure is something of a current trend as far away destinations have become the most desirable choice for holidaymakers looking to try out places [...]

New Delhi Shooting Labelled ‘Stray Incident’ Tourists have been urged not to worry about their upcoming travels to India following a gun attack on a bus in New Delhi. Two Taiwanese tourists were injured in the shock attack which took place close to the large Jama Masjid mosque, one of the most popular sightseeing spots [...]

Airline Offering Real-Time Information The proud Scottish carrier airline Loganair is giving its old website a bit of a refurbishment this year with the aim of providing its passengers some real-time information about their flights. The ability to check online to see the status will certainly help people plan that busy day that little bit [...]

UK Cities Benefit From Pontiff Visit The current visit of Pope Benedict XVI is set to increase tourism in the UK both during and after this monumental visit. Tourists from around the world are still pouring into the UK to see the Pontiff or simply visit the locations that have featured on his tour of [...]

Can Anyone Fly This Plane? The rising demand of flights and holidays in general requires enough personnel to man each and every journey and make sure things are ticking along just fine. Leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing recently announced that it sees a shortfall of pilots and maintenance workers within the coming 20 years because demands [...]

Spanish Officials Take Hard Stance on Worrying Tourist Activity A hard hitting public information campaign is being released by tourism officials across Spain and the Balearic Islands after a new craze among holidaymakers took a tragic turn. Hotels across the popular tourist areas have been ordered to install safety nets after an Italian tourist fell [...]

Bomb Scare On Romance The iconic structure that is the Eiffel Tower was the victim of a bomb alert recently which cut short the romantic evening that many tourists were enjoying. Terrorist tend never to be ones for courtesy and this circumstance is certainly an example of that. Fortunately the threat was false one, but [...]

Government Plans to Cut School Holidays Set To Effect Holidaymakers One of the busiest periods on the holiday calendar is under threat as the government releases plans to cut the traditional long summer, school holiday. The government’s advisor on poverty has proposed that the current school holiday timetable causes “damage to those who are already [...]

Dubai Leads Current Trends While many of Europe’s big cities may cross our minds when it comes to one of most visited places on the planet it appears the U.A.E city Dubai, is growing in popularity year by year. The emirate is famed for a number of things such as the Burj Khalifa, which is [...]

Budget Airline Plans to Put Faith Back in Tourism Popular budget airline Jet2 is planning a significant expansion of their existing package range. Backed by a large TV marketing campaign, the airline is set to promote the fact that their holidays are Atol-protected, a comforting statement during a time of heightened mistrust in the travel [...]

London Underground Mayhem The planned strikes have begun this week with hundreds of rail workers in the London Underground have joined together in protest which has left the tubes running on a skeleton staff. The strikes have begun after the announcement that plans are afoot to axe 800 jobs from the London Underground service, this [...]