This week saw the national carrier of Ireland, Aer Lingus begin its direct flights between the Irish capital of Dublin and San Francisco, California, USA. The new route works based on one-way fares, meaning travellers are not constrained by minimum or maximum stays typical of many round trip fares. Seventy percent of the initial blocks  Continue Reading »

Czech Airlines has announced that as part of its winter schedule, it will begin direct flights from Prague to San Salvador, where many popular resorts lie nearby. The route aims to offer winter getaways to central America by running the flight from December to May. The flight will operate with the cooperation of Exim tours,  Continue Reading »

Four tourists have died in southern Portugal as they attempted to save children who were themselves about to drown in the sea. Officials in Portugal report the children in trouble were a British boy and British and German girls, who were pulled out to sea by a strong undercurrent. They were aged fro 9 to  Continue Reading »

With customers from the UK and Germany making up roughly half of the Emirates Palace clientele, the hotel is looking to expand into Europe starting with a new marketing campaign. The first stop on the publicity tour will be Carnoustie, Scotland, at the 2007 Open Championship Golf Tournament, where a team of sales staff will  Continue Reading »

Belfast, Northern Ireland is a city used to being divided in two. For years there were checkpoints to go between the Catholic and protestant sides of town and bomb blasts were a part of everyday life. These days are coming to a close, and news coming out of Belfast refers to making links instead of  Continue Reading »

Etihad Airlines, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has begun plans to expand its global flight schedule by 29%, with the main boost in traffic being between Abu Dhabi and London, England. Etihad already operates both afternoon and evening flights between the two capitals every day, but there will now be a morning flight  Continue Reading »

La Fontana di Trevi is one of Rome’s most recognizable and visited attractions in a city that hosts more historical sights than Baskin Robbins has flavours. The fountain is a big draw on its own, for the carved sculpture of the sea god, Neptune; the added modern cultural value stemming from the classic Federico Fellini  Continue Reading »

The ferry route between Swansea in Wales and Cork in Ireland had been cut some time ago, It has fallen on the leaders in the tourism industry in Swansea to reinstate the ferry route that has seen Cork record a 30% drop in the number of tourists arriving from Swansea. The fact that the ferry  Continue Reading »

Thursday saw protests across France by train conductors fighting for their rights that allow some employees to retire at the age of 50 and receive a full pension. The threat of removing that privilege has forced French rail workers to strike and chaos has ensued in the country’s cities. The unions claimed Friday’s shut down  Continue Reading »

The Marriott International hotel chain has struck a deal with the Scandinavian Hospitality Group that will pave the way for 15 new Marriott hotels in the Scandinavian countries through 2013. Part of the expansion will involve the brands of Marriott Renaissance, Marriott Executive Apartments and Courtyard branching out into Sweden, Finland and Norway; the first  Continue Reading »

A new art exhibition has opened in Vatican City in Rome that is based on the last book of the bible, Revalations; otherwise known as ‘The Apocalypse.’ Verses from the book have been written in huge letters on the walls in ancient Greek characters, with Italian and English translations of course. The exhibition, “Apocalypse: The  Continue Reading »

If you’re already sick of the fall and ready to jet off on vacation, you may want to consider taking advantage of easyJet’s late getaway deals. Flights are for October and November departures. The following are some example fares from the sale and are for one way tickets including taxes and charges: Belfast to: Prague  Continue Reading »