Holidaymakers Make the Most of Their Smartphones

With the number of smartphone owners travelling by air jumping from 28 per cent to 54 per cent in a year – according to the 2011 SITA – Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey – it is clear that these increasingly indispensable devices are being used by holidaymakers and business

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Thomson Airways Prepares for First Biofuel Flight

Tomorrow will see passengers heading to their cheap holidays in Lanzarote with Thomson Airways help the airline to make history – flying in an aircraft part-powered by biofuel.

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Britons Hunt Hotel Bargains in the Eurozone

Research has shown a surge in UK online searches for cheap holidays accommodation in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Italy.

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Experience River Life on Your Roman Holiday

There’s a wealth of river tours available to add even more spice to this most fascinating of city destinations.

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Britons Vote for Spain’s Family-Friendly Holidays

A less than surprising finding of the ABTA 2011 Consumer Trends Survey was the agreement among British respondents that cheap holidays in Spain are the most family-friendly. Of the consumers interviewed for the survey, nearly one in five voted for Spain.

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High Street Travel Agents Regain some Ground in 2011

There was an 8 per cent increase over the past 12 months in the number of holidays booked on the high street. Are reports of the death of travel agents exaggerated?

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A Brief Travel Guide to EasyJet’s Latest Destinations – Berlin and Kefalonia

They couldn’t be more different, but as great destinations for cheap holidays, the German capital Berlin and the idyllic Greek island of Kefalonia have at least this much in common. Another shared factor emerged this week, when budget airline easyJet commenced its cheap flights to both destina

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Space – the Final Frontier for Tourism

For anyone who has endured an apparently unending long-haul flight to Australia, or similarly far-flung destination, the prospect of a short two-hour hop to anywhere in the world must seem like something out of science fiction – and that is exactly what the latest plans to revolutionise the global

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Legoland Florida Promises a Different Theme Park Experience

Cheap holidays in Florida are usually centred around the family, thanks to the Sunshine State’s warm weather and reputation as the theme park capital of the world. Generations of kids have experienced the thrills of Walt Disney World and the spills of SeaWorld – and since it opened in June,

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Regional Airports Demand APD Cut

  It is a topic that rears its head again and again – the vexed question of Air Passenger Duty (APD) and its relative degrees of unfairness. Airlines have long complained about its different rates and frequent increases, warning that it jeopardises the concept of cheap holidays overseas by fo

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