Getting your head around your own personal or small business accounting is a lot less fun than jetting off on a tropical island holiday. But without figuring the finances the chances are you won’t be able to afford the trip in the first place. Not unless you fly frequently for business or other trips. Raking  Continue Reading »

Earning air miles now has become so common that few people travel without earning something or other for their trip. In fact it’s frustrating to hear about your neighbour or colleague who has just returned from a weekend in Palma on a free flight – cashing in on those air miles. Or how about the  Continue Reading »

New innovations, route expansions, more budget flights and technology advances to ease the inconvenience of tightened security are all predicted to change air travel this year. The most welcome is likely to be the introduction of mobile use in-flight, promised by several airlines this year. Ryanair are leading the way with the announcement to have  Continue Reading »

In a change of� plan, U.S. and Canadian citizens under the age of 16 will be permitted to cross the borders at land and sea entry points with certified copies of birth certificates and parental consent rather than passports. The new passport rules, scheduled to take effect possibly from January 2008, will restrict movement of  Continue Reading »

The results of a first-ever survey of the world’s UNESCO world heritage sites has ranked the Kathmandu valley – which boasts three sites – in last place among the 94 most important of some 800 sites worldwide. Undertaken by National Geographic Traveler magazine, the survey called on travel experts from around the world to assess  Continue Reading »

Virgin Atlantic has announced a spring Upper Class sale, with up-to 40 per cent off on various flights. Running until 10pm (GMT) on March 8th, the special includes some big discounts on trans-Atlantic flights, including to New York and Boston from £1,349, between April 1 and April 9. Other routes on offer for discount include  Continue Reading »

� Going skiing for the first time? Here are five mistakes that rookies typically make when planning their trip to the piste. � Think about the resort not the slopes There’s a lot more to a ski trip than the skiing, and you’ll be spending the largest part of your time of the slopes and  Continue Reading »

Visitors to the Grand Canyon in Nevada will now get a new view of the world’s largest depression: from beneath their feet. From March 2007 viewers will be able to see America’s biggest tourist area from a 21m steel and glass platform that extends over the canyon’s edge. � Built at a cost of 30  Continue Reading »