The Cappadocia region of Turkey is celebrating after Lonely Planet named it the Best Honeymoon Destination in its 'Best in Travel 2014' publication. Lonely Planet's authors, editors a ...
Cappadocia celebrates honeymoon award
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Great Lakes promoting its sporting attractions
The Great Lakes region of the USA is hoping to attract more people to holiday there by promoting its sports offering. Much like Scotland is doing, tourism officials are playing up on the area' ...
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Field of Light coming to Edinburgh
From early next year, Edinburgh city centre will be lit up with Bruce Munro's art installation 'Field of Light'.The work, which has previously been shown at the V&A Museum in London an ...
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Canyonlands National Park gearing up for 50th anniversary celebrations
The Canyonlands National Park in Utah, USA, is preparing to host its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2014.Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks and the National Park Service have been working with ...
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Shortest flight gets first female pilot
The world's shortest scheduled flight has its first female pilot after Rebecca Simpson took over the route from Stuart Linklater, who had flown it for 24 years.Ms Simpson, 35, has taken the contro ...
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Christmas travellers urged to get insurance in order
Those catching flights this Christmas have been urged to ensure that they have got adequate insurance in place to cover any gifts they are travelling with. With gadgets such as e-readers and smar ...
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Walkie Talkie building almost fixed
The owner of the Walkie Talkie building in London says that it is close to fixing the glaring problems with its design. Land Securities curved glass structure at 20 Fenchurch Street hit the headl ...
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Thai tourist board attempting to create world's largest online photo album
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping to create the world's largest online photo album with the help of locals and visitors to the country.It has joined forces with Google+ to encourag ...
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Sweden and Switzerland joins forces to end confusion
Sweden and Switzerland have joined forces in a bid to help Chinese people differentiate between the two countries. In Chinese, the two words are spelt very similarly - Sweden is 'Ruidian' ...
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Celebrity chef opening new restaurant at Heathrow
Heston Blumenthal is preparing to open a restaurant inside Heathrow's brand new Terminal 2 building. The celebrity chef, who is famous for his experimental cooking techniques, is currently de ...
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Bath festive ice rink to open
Bath on Ice, Bath's festive ice rink, is preparing to open for the Christmas period in Royal Victoria Park. The attraction, returning for a second year, will be accessible to skaters from Fri ...
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Lisbon named Best City Break on a Budget
Lisbon has been voted the Best City Break on a Budget at the inaugural Amadeus and World Travel Market Travel Experience Awards.The Portuguese capital was praised for its cheap hotels and places to ea ...
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Govt planning to expand airport fast-track service
The government has unveiled plans to charge certain passengers a fee in exchange for fast-tracking them through security.In a new 'Fees and charging Immigration and visas' consultation documen ...
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Airline helping rescue dogs find new homes
Virgin America has undertaken its fifth Operation Chihuahua to help relieve the problem of overcrowding in the west coast's animal shelters.The City of San Francisco Animal Care and Control freque ...
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Airline conducts ash cloud test
Budget airline easyJet has conducted a live test of the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector) technology.It's hoped that AVOID will in the future help pilots and air traffic con ...
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Five-star hotel to auction off antiques
A five-star hotel in London is auctioning off its Regency-style interiors and furnishings this December. The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner is due to undergo a refurbishment from 20 December on ...
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VIP lounge opens at Glasgow Airport
VIPs will now be able to fly into and out of Glasgow Airport in style after an exclusive lounge was opened at the site. Gama Aviation's £3.8m VIP facility will enable celebrities to boa ...
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Devon seaside resort to be sold
An entire seaside village and its beach are to be sold off at the beginning of next year. Bantham in Devon is currently owned by the Evans Estate, who have instructed the estate agents Strutt and ...
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Diabetics urged to declare their conditions on travel insurance policies
Holidaymakers suffering from diabetes could put themselves at risk by not declaring their condition when they purchase travel insurance. Although diabetes is quite common, with 3m sufferers in th ...
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Whistler to open early
If you've booked a ski holiday in Whistler this year, you'll be delighted to hear that the Canadian resort is opening early. As a result of low temperatures and heavy snowfall supported b ...
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