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Canadians Scramble to the Skies Although there seems to be no official word on the worlds current economic crisis I’m willing to say that things are starting to turn quite a few corners. A few airlines have went bust over what is the busy summer period, so it is reassuring knowing that some airlines are [...]

Earthquake Recovery Still in Initial Stages Tourists planning on visiting Christchurch in the coming week are being advised to rethink their plans after the New Zealand beauty spot began its ‘recovery journey’ after last week’s earthquake. Travel agents are urging travellers to contact them to postpone and rearrange plans, with thousands of people already booked [...]

Strikes Planned For Busy Travel Period Chaos is set to be the order of the day this week as 10,000 London tube workers go on strike. The walkout will disrupt services all around the capital during one of the city’s busiest periods. The first walkout involving over 200 maintenance workers took place on Sunday night [...]

Tourism Overload for España Despite a recent successful visit from FIFA officials it would appear that England’s strongest rival bidding to host the World Cup 2018 is going to be Spain, and they too fancy their chances of winning the vote. England’s success in club football is certainly evident as at least two teams from [...]

Pope’s Visit Set to Be A Tourism Hit for Scotland The arrival of the Pope is expected to boosts Scotland’s tourism levels as he visits two of the country’s major cities. Culture minister Fiona Hyslop has spoken of her excitement about the two large scale events planned in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park and Princes Street in [...]

Earl Threatens East Coast Those who might be embarking on a holiday to areas along the east coast of the USA should take caution if they are travelling this week as Hurricane Earl is on the prowl. On Monday the northern areas of the Caribbean were hit by the category 3 storm and it now [...]