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A statue at the Chelsea Flower Show
Botanical cruise ship tours prove very popular with intrepid English travellers who love to journey to destinations such as the Mediterranean and Asia to see exotic gardens. However, you don’t have to travel that far...read more
The deck on board the MS Caledonian Sky
Noble Caledonia’s MS Caledonian Sky was unveiled last Thursday (May 10th), giving 400 passengers the chance to see the results of eight months of intensive refurbishment work in a Swedish shipyard. Before its transformation, the...read more
Money
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Laura & Simon
Debbie Marshall from Silver Travel Advisor talks to Laura Cochrane, Head of Marketing for Noble Caledonia, about the history of the company, its latest addition to the fleet, and her personal favourites. Debbie Marshall: Noble...read more
William Hague
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
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.
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
Belogradchik Rocks as photographed by Luca
Travel away from the main tourist path and you will find lots of natural and man-made wonders in north-west Bulgaria Surrounded by five neighbouring countries and shrouded in mystery Bulgaria is still considered an unusual...read more
Bulgaria
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
Tristan Da Cunha
Living in this modern era of globalisation it is easy to forget that some people like living far away from the beaten track. The peace, solitude and scenery to be enjoyed in sparsely populated areas...read more
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