The average British employee lasts just 57 days at work before they feel like they need a holiday, research has revealed. Of 2,000 professionals surveyed, 54% said they book a holiday as soon as ...
Two months' work and Brits need a holiday
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Tourism has 'devalued' Everest
The first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen has lambasted the adventure tourism industry for 'devaluing' the world's highest peak.Writing in the Telegraph, Stephen Venab ...
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Psuedo-Psy gets free holiday in Cannes
Every holidaymaker dreams of getting upgraded, but few have ever done as well as the imposter who spent the last few days posing as Korean rapper Psy at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France ...
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Heathrow chaos after plane catches fire
Both runways at Heathrow Airport were closed this morning (24 May) after a British Airways plane caught fire shortly after take-off. Smoke was seen coming from one of the plane's two engines ...
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Plans unveiled to turn Stansted into four-runway hub
Ambitious plans to turn Stansted into a four-runway hub airport have been unveiled. Leading architect Make believes that the £18bn project will not only solve the UK's airport capacity ...
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Fighter planes scrambled to escort Stansted-bound jet
Two RAF typhoon jets were scrambled this afternoon (24 May) to intercept a passenger plane inside UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed. The Pakistani International Airlines Pla ...
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Angry Birds attraction opening this weekend at Lightwater Valley
Fans of the Angry Birds series of mobile games will be flocking to Lightwater Valley this weekend when a new attraction based on the Rovio game will open. Featuring the birds and pigs that do bat ...
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Heathrow emergency ruins bank holiday travel plans
Friday's (24 May) engine fire aboard an Oslo-bound British Airways flight that forced it to make an emergency landing at Heathrow ruined hundreds of travellers' bank holiday plans. Both r ...
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Incredible flight path visualisations show global connections
An amazing series of images has revealed just how well connected the globe is. Michael Markieta, a transportation planner at the global engineering firm Arup, spent a year using geographical info ...
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Lithuania's Got Talent
A former winner of 'Lithuania's Got Talent' and world champion accordion player has been named as the country's British tourism ambassador. Martynas Levickis has recently graduate ...
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Bangkok top travel hotspot
Bangkok has been named the World's Top Travel Hotspot, edging out last year's winner London by 25,000 visitors. Asian locations dominated MasterCard's Global Destination Cities Index, ...
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Last call for travellers' cheques
It seems that the trusty travellers' cheque could be on its way out, with just 8% of tourists using them in the past year. Although three-quarters of those who still use them do so for securi ...
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World's tallest chair-o-planes open at Six Flags Texas
Those flying into Dallas in the USA won't be able to miss the newest attraction on the skyline after SkyScreamer opened at the Six Flags Over Texas theme park.At 400ft high, it is the world's ...
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Bag of diamonds and false teeth among most bizarre airport lost property items
You think you'd keep your false teeth with you at all times, but a set of fake gnashers is just one of the bizarre items left behind at London City Airport by passengers. Other effects in the ...
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'The People's Monarch' artwork unveiled at Gatwick
Passengers catching cheap flights to Gatwick Airport will now be greeted by a double-decker-bus-sized piece of two-panel artwork depicting the Queen at the time of her coronation in 1953 and 59 years ...
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Arsenal players 'land' A380
Having won their final Premier League game of the season against Newcastle to ensure Champions League qualification, it was clear Arsenal's players could perform under pressure. But for Alex ...
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Fifth of children avoid using suncream
There is a worrying lack of awareness among children about the dangers of the sun, a new poll has found. Of the two-thirds of youngsters (63%) aged six to 16 hoping to get a tan this summer, many ...
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Bamburgh Castle named Britain's best picnic spot
Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland has been declared the best place in Britain to settle down with a packed lunch. The spectacular fort set on the dunes makes for a stunning backdrop to an al fres ...
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Don't forget to pack your toothbrush!
Packing for holiday can be a stressful experience and its seems that in the inevitable rush the night before you're due to depart to get everything ready, the item most likely to be missed out is ...
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Tourists put faith in rusty chains on mountain walkway
Vertigo-inducing pictures have emerged of tourists putting their faith in rusty chains and wooden boards to negotiate the perilous Chang Kong Cliff Road in China. The precarious walkway located o ...
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