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Budapest 'best' for budget holidays

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Budapest has been declared the best value city break destination, after currency fluctuations saw it overtake Prague and Riga.According to the annual 'City Costs Barometer' from Post Office Tr ...

South African wildlife gives tourists a fright

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Two new videos have emerged showing what can happen when tourists get on the wrong side of the fauna on wildlife holidays in South Africa.Scenes from the country's Eastern Cape show a safari tour ...

Obama visits Petra

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Petra is a must-see attraction for anyone on holiday in Jordan even, apparently, when you're the president of the USA.Barack Obama concluded his four-day tour of the Middle East by travelling to t ...

Brits keen for a crack at Aussie 'dream jobs'

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Britain is leading the way when it comes to applications for the 'best jobs in the world' being advertised by the Australian tourist board.So far, 48,000 Brits have put themselves forward for ...

Tube Map creator gets blue plaque

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For both tourists and commuters alike, the tube maps placed throughout the London Underground network are invaluable. However, few of the millions of people who use them to navigate their way underne ...

Enjoy a Michelin-starred picnic in Alta Badia

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Visitors to the Italian ski resort of Alta Badia this summer can enjoy a picnic with a difference prepared by a Michelin-starred chef as part of the Peaks of Gastronomy event.Those taking a hike on th ...

FCO launches safe driving campaign

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The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a new safety campaign encouraging those who hire cars and bikes while on holiday to take precautions.With the accident rate in countries like T ...

Wine and The Beatles in Tenerife this April

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Visitors to Tenerife next month will be able to enjoy a unique combination of fine wine and the music of The Beatles.As well as being Tegueste Wine Month, April also marks the 50th anniversary of the ...

Hawaii tourist's camera washes up in Taiwan

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A tourist is set to be reunited with her camera five years after dropping it while diving off the coast of Hawaii.Georgia resident Lindsay Crumbley Scallan was tracked down after a China Airlines empl ...

Vilnius holding host of events this summer

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Vilnius could be the perfect European city break destination this summer, with the Lithuanian capital preparing to host a number of major events.There will be plenty of dancing going on during May, wh ...

Tourist police app launched in Phuket

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Police in Phuket have launched Tourist Buddy, an app designed to help them stay safe while on holiday on Thailand's largest island.The new tool includes an emergency call button, a 'send locat ...

Dozy photographer nearly gets snapped in Costa Rica

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New footage has emerged of an over-confident photographer having a lucky escape after nearly becoming a reptile's lunch.Antonio Ruiz nearly got snapped himself when a crocodile leapt from Tarcoles ...

Escaped lambs munch their way through Easter eggs at Somerset attraction

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A ewe and her two lambs have caused chaos at the Easter egg store of popular Somerset attraction Wookey Hole.Staff were stunned to find the chocolate-covered ruminants munching their way through the t ...

Macau hosting big events in 2013

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Macau might be the new casino capital of the world, but for visitors to the Special Administrative Region of China in 2013 there will be plenty more to do besides playing one-arm bandits.In May, the M ...

Towan Valley offers alternative to busier Cornish destinations

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Having been crowned Britain's best holiday destination for the past four years, Cornwall is not exactly a secret destination.However, the Town Valley tourism board is hoping to use its relative ca ...

After croc nearly gets snapper, tourists risk lives for volcano shots

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Just a day after footage emerged of a cocky photographer nearly becoming a crocodile's lunch in Costa Rica, photos have been released showing a group of tourists posing for shots on the edge of an ...

'Take gaps in the weather', staycationers told

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The Welsh Tourism Alliance (WTA) is hopeful that the wintry weather that has been affecting Wales this week won't put people off visiting the country over Easter.Parts of north Wales have been inu ...

Major events taking place in the Great Lakes this summer

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Visitors to the Great Lakes region of the USA this summer will be able to enjoy myriad exciting events.In July and August, the Tall Ships Challenge will see vessels racing across all five of the Great ...

Britons wasting millions by failing to buy annual travel insurance

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Britons are wasting millions on multiple travel insurance plans each year, new research has shown.Although 29% of people took more than one vacation in 2012, just a third of these travelled under an a ...

16C enough for Brits to start sunbathing

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It might be four degrees colder than room temperature, but as soon as the mercury hits 16C, one in three Brits disrobes and starts trying to get a tan.The drinks firm Pimms found that we are so desper ...
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