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Money
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It is easy to assume that Britons who go on foreign holidays are taking money out of the country. However, recent research from the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) hopes to correct this misconception...read more
Stephen Fry
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A campaign which urges Britons to holiday at home during 2012 has had little effect on most of the nation, new research has revealed. The ‘Holiday at Home’ campaign was launched in March 2012 with...read more
Tourism minister John Penrose
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Tourism minister John Penrose must have wished he’d stayed at home rather than attend Wednesday’s Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) conference in London. Mr Penrose faced criticism over a domestic tourism campaign which posed...read more
Portmeirion in Wales: an example of how country-themed villages can work
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Plans to build a Chinese holiday resort in West Wales have been delayed after government inspectors deemed the designs to be unacceptable. Wales is already home to Portmeirion, an Italian-style village which is a popular...read more
Egypt: a popular place to escape the rain. Photo by George Lezenby
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The April showers experienced throughout Britain has resulted in a rush of people booking sunshine breaks, according to travel operators. An article in the Daily Mail points out that some companies saw bookings increase by...read more
Robert Redford. Photograph by Global X
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Silver screen legend Robert Redford will be the star speaker at the forthcoming World Travel and Tourism Council summit in Mexico. The event takes place later this month (May 16th to 18th) and its organisers...read more
Yemen: lovely landscape, poor salmon fishing opportunities. Photo by Anmar Abd Rabbo
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The Yemen Tourism Board has revealed that the number of visitors to its website has surged since the release of new film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. However, the board’s UK spokesman Benjamin Carey is...read more
MS Island Sky
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A Noble Caledonia ship is set to help Portsmouth International Port enjoy a record May. The MS Island Sky  is due to dock at the port on May 11thand will herald the start of the...read more
Rome as photographed by Moya Brenn
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Journeys between Rome and Naples could become a lot quicker soon, thanks to a new train which made its maiden journey on Monday . Travel and technology specialists crammed on board private rail...read more
The original Titanic
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One of Australia’s richest men has revealed plans for building an updated version of the Titanic. Clive Palmer told Australian media that he wants the new ship to be as similar as possible to the...read more
The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich
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Large cruise ships could be docking in Greenwich as early as 2014 after plans for a new cruise terminal were approved. John Comber of Greenwich Council told southeast London newspaper the News Shopper: “In years...read more
William Hague
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Foreign secretary William Hague has been blamed for a slump in the number of Britons booking holidays in Greece. Last February, Mr. Hague angered travel firms by revealing plans to evacuate Britons from Greece in...read more
Cup of tea
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Disney Cruise Line has announced that it is to remove tea from its menu. Beyond this summer, passengers travelling with the cruise line will not be able to enjoy the option of having high tea...read more
The Bayterek tower in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Photograph by Michael Hancock.
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The number of tourists visiting Kazakhstan has increased tenfold recently – an achievement for which a spoof TV and film character called Borat has been given much of the credit. Borat, played by English actor...read more
Bulgaria
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New research has identified Bulgaria as being the European country which offers the best value-for-money for British travellers. According to Post Office Travel Money’s latest cost index, ten typical holiday items and costs (such as...read more
Rosia in Gibraltar as photographed by Luc V. de Zeeuw
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The number of cruise passengers visiting Gibraltar reached a record level in the first quarter of 2012, new figures have revealed. According to the Gibraltar chronicle, 22,063 passengers arrived in Gibraltar during the period, compared...read more
The Itsukushima Shrine in Japan
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The number of tourists visiting Japan has returned to the level it was before an earthquake and tsunami hit the country just over a year ago. That is the finding of the Japan Tourism Agency...read more
Alaska
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Yesterday, this news column told you about the end of the Australian cruise season. Today, we have some more positive news – it’s the start of the Canadian cruise season. The year’s first cruise ship...read more
Sydney Harbour
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Australia’s cruise season ended this week when the last visiting ship left the country’s waters. Industry experts in Australia have declared that 2011/2012 was a bumper year for cruise visits as six ships made their...read more
Titanic
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A mid-Atlantic service marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic passed off without incident over the weekend. At 11:40pm on Saturday night cruise liner MS Balmoral journeyed to the wreck site and...read more
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