Qatar has confirmed it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, effective immediately. The news comes as the destination seeks to diversify its tourism opportunities amid a continuing blockade from rivals in the Middle East. Citizens of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are currently barred …
Read More »Aer Lingus boosts North America capacity for winter 2017
Aer Lingus has announced its winter schedule, with the airline set to offer 300,000 additional seats to Europe and North America as part of its largest ever deployment. Soon to begin its direct service on September 1st, Aer Lingus will operate three flights per week to Miami, Florida, a new …
Read More »UK government reveals plans to protect online holiday bookings
Enhanced regulations designed to better protect an extra ten million UK package holidays booked online have been unveiled by the UK government. The consultation on the package travel regulations sets out the government’s proposals for the introduction of new consumer rights around package holidays. Proposals outlined today include: An extension …
Read More »Rental car, taxi or Uber: which is cheapest?*
[ad_1] Here’s a question which should grab the attention of every traveller: which is the most cost-effective way to travel once you’re off the airplane? Your choices today include a rental car, an Uber or a traditional metered taxi. So which is cheapest? GO Rentals has researched Uber prices, Taxi …
Read More »Vacation on the Island Where Napoleon Was Exiled
[ad_1] In 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo, the British exiled Napoléon Bonaparte to the remote island St. Helena. Located off the western coast of Africa, it took the defeated leader 10 weeks to travel to the island. Two hundred years later, it still takes about five days to reach the …
Read More »Booking.com for Business reveals business travel as the secret to professional success
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM – Business travel is valuable, if not essential, to achieving professional success today, not only because of its positive impact on businesses but also for the opportunities it offers employees to expand their horizons and reach their fullest potential. For example: Six in ten (60%) working professionals globally …
Read More »Go From the Bush to the Beach With the Ultimate Africa Package
[ad_1] It doesn’t get any more “once-in-a-lifetime” than a trip to both the Seychelles and Kenya. Travelers to Africa have a unique opportunity with the Bush and Beach package offered by Alphonse Island, Seychelles, and Cottar’s Safari Camp in Kenya. The remote island archipelago located in the middle of the …
Read More »Wyndham Rewards offers more than double the payback among six leading hotel loyalty programs
[ad_1] Simple Value of Reward Points, which allows consumers to know the value of bonus offers such as 80,000 bonus points for the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card representing a reward value of $560. Best and Lowest Reward Payback, which ranged from 1.8% to 50.7%. Reward Value Returned by …
Read More »Four Must-Have Experiences in Jackson Hole
[ad_1] Owly was clearly not impressed with us. She stared coolly and nonchalantly at the small crowd as we gushed over her magnificence. A 13-year-old great horned owl, she had piercing yellow eyes; long earlike tufts on the top of her head and resplendent plumage ranging in color from yellow …
Read More »Germany welcomes increase in tourism arrivals in early 2017
Incoming tourism in Germany grew strongly in the first half of 2017. To the end of June, the Federal Statistical Office registered 36.7 million international overnight stays (in accommodation companies with at least ten beds), 1.2 million more than in the same period of the previous year – an increase …
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