The chief executive of the US Travel Association is reported as saying that he hoped US and UK authorities were close to an agreement to give US visitors the option to fast-track US border checks. There are talks to extend the Global Entry programme to allow frequent flyers from the UK to streamline their US…
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May 10, 2012 – 11:05 pm
Once again the U K Border Agency faced criticism following long delays at both Heathrow and Stansted Airports in the last few days. Non- EU passengers waited for up to 90 minutes recently, with the government blaming “severe weather” as being a major contributory factor in the delays and Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly backing…
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April 20, 2012 – 9:06 pm
Are you about to start planning for your wedding? If yes, you need to be getting down to the Amex Stadium in Brighton on the 29th of April. The Amex Bride Show is a must see. And if you’re considering an overseas wedding destination? You need to come and visit the JPT stand. Not only…
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April 3, 2012 – 9:15 pm
Economic growth in travel and tourism is forecast to outstrip the wider economy, making the U K increasingly reliant on the sector, research has shown. The industry is expected to grow by 1.3% this year- more than double the rate of growth in the wider economy as predicted by the International Monetary Fund. The rate…
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April 3, 2012 – 9:13 pm
Figures recently released show one in eight package holidays sold in the U K were cruises – compared with one in 25 nine years ago. A record 1.7 million Britons cruised in 2011, with almost 700,000 of those first-time cruisers. Non-fly cruising from UK ports continued to grow in 2011, with numbers up by 100,000…
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April 3, 2012 – 9:06 pm
A recent survey has shown UK consumers rate financial protection of holidays as extremely important but don’t understand it. 96% of those surveyed considered protecting their money as ‘extremely important’ or ‘very important’ when booking an overseas holiday. Just over half said they considered whether they were protected against a travel company failure when they…
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March 9, 2012 – 10:50 am
Some sources are beginning to report the possible abolition of official hotel star ratings with a move towards user generated review sites. There is however some interesting information coming from a recent survey that showed that customer trust of hotel ratings remained higher for official ratings than user-generated grades and it seems from this survey…
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March 9, 2012 – 10:48 am
Changes due to the Atol scheme will be introduced in April, but the Civil Aviation Authority has announced that companies will have until October to make sure their systems comply. The changes which will see amendment to, (amongst other things) what constitutes a ‘package’ holiday have long been anticipated and the CAA has warned of…
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March 9, 2012 – 10:46 am
Travel industry press reports the cruise sector is likely to suffer a dip following the Costa Concordia tragedy, with one industry expert fearing that first-time cruisers would be ‘particularly sensitive’ to the disaster which occurred off the Italian coast in January. He suggests the accident, which happened at what is normally peak booking time, could…
→ Continue readingTravel Advice: Tunisia – Feb 2012
February 21, 2012 – 9:39 pm
Most visits to Tunisia are trouble-free, but all travellers should be aware of the current political and security situation, restrictions imposed, and the impact of the situation in neighbouring Libya. Tunisia is no longer experiencing the widespread unrest that occurred during the events of January 2011 and most visits are trouble-free. Public order is maintained in…
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