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Australian envoy launches luxury guide to Delhi
The Australian High Commissioner, Peter Varghese, today launched the third edition of the book 'Love Travel Guides', which is authored by Fiona...


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China Airlines to join Sky Team Alliance
Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) , Taiwan's largest international carrier, said Saturday it will join the Sky Team Alliance to better serve its passengers through a wider range of services....
Travel challenge: a classical tour
Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a cultural tour in the Islamic world in October. Prices are per person based on two people...
Hotels.com Guest Reviews Reveal Increase in Airport Hotel Popularity
Hotels.com is reporting that staying at airport hotels has gone from bleak to chic, according to guest reviews which show an increase in approval ratings for airport...
Travel Photography Workshop in Barcelona
workshop on travel photography in Barcelona . Experts in travel guide photography come together to share their experiences in architectural photography, landscape photography and nature photography...
Hotels-London.co.uk - Eat Your Heart Out at London Restaurant Festival
LONDON, ENGLAND, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Foodies may want to take a trip to the London Restaurant Festival later this year, which is going on all over the capital city in October. ...
Hotels-Paris.co.uk - Get Excited at Paris' Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
PARIS, FRANCE, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The big bucks will be rolling at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, in which millions of euros can be won by participants. It all takes...
Don't Get Caught In The Gap Year Trap - Essential Travel
LONDON, ENGLAND, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In response to a surge in enquiries about its gap year insurance policy in the week since the A-level exam results were announced,...
World Airport Transfer launches Quick Quote and Green Travel with redesigned website
TOLEDO, OH, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- World Airport Transfer (WAT), a global reservation service for ground transportation, announced the launch of a redesigned...
Europe's First Cougar Cruise, After Being Banned by Cruise Lines in Australia & USA
Europe's first-ever Cougar Cruise, April 16-21, 2011, will depart from Barcelona aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas and visit The French Riviera, Rome, and...
Supply surge to dampen recovery in hotels' profits
An expected surge in supply of premium hotel rooms may take the sheen off Indian hotel firms' plans to raise tariffs and revive profitability, though analysts expect the second half to fare better...
Spain cruises to comfortable win in Liechtenstein
World and European champion Spain cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win in Liechtenstein as it began the defense of its European crown.Fernando Torres scored twice and David Villa and David Silva also...
Travel in style -- on a bus
A new luxury bus service launched this summer for the U.S. Southeast, with introductory rates for round trips starting at $40 between Orlando and Miami through Sept. 30. RedCoach, a division of Grupo...
Owners of cruise ship aground in Nunavut plan salvage operation
A team that includes members of a Florida-based company spent the past week on board the marooned Clipper Adventurer, a cruise ship that remains aground after hitting a rock approximately 100...
How they spent their summer vacation
Sasha Obama have enjoyed a summer that most American children can only dream of, but the first daughters are about to join millions of kids in an annual ritual: back to school. Granted, most...
In Venice, Singapore challenges city planners to think small
Urban planners bracing for the influx of ever more millions into finite territories should look to Singapore as a "model compact city," says architect Khoo Peng Beng. Khoo, lead curator of...
Walk on the wild side in Wales
Located in South Wales, the Brecon Beacons are a group of mountains that derive their name from the ancient Welch practice of lighting signal fires, known as beacons, on mountains to warn of attacks...
When getting away means staying in touch
NEW YORK - People used to go on holiday to unplug. Now they're demanding to be plugged in.That secluded, desert island-type getaway may soon be as dated as the post-vacation slide show as more...
La Forfaiterie offers 1,500 options for all seasons
When André Sabourin, a municipal recreation director, wanted to buy a round of golf as a Christmas gift for his father, he duffed his shot. He was out of season and he could not lay his hands on a...
Sacramento airport's 'Big Build' on course
Sacramento International Airport celebrated a number of milestones for the “Big Build” project inside the future ticketing and baggage terminal Friday. The $1.1 billion terminal...
Huntelaar bags three as Netherlands cruise to win in San Marino
Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored a hat-trick against San Marino (GSM) - World Cup finalists the Netherlands did as expected to beat San Marino 0-5 in their Euro 2012 qualifying opener.The Dutch took the...
Federer, Nishikori travel different paths to victory
Marathon victory: Kei Nishikori plays a shot from Croatia's Marin Cilic in their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Nishikori won 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. AP...
BSU assistant won't travel to game after arrest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -A Boise State assistant football coach has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and won't make the trip to the Broncos' season opener in the Washington, D.C.,...
Happy trails for Colorado's Buckskin Joe
Buckskin Joe, a popular tourist spot near the Royal Gorge outside Canon City, Colo., along with the adjoining Royal Gorge Scenic Railway, has been sold and will close at the end of the season before...
My Life In Travel: Jo Whiley, radio DJ and TV presenter
First holiday memory? In 1977, in a caravan in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, going to get the newspaper with my dad and seeing the news that Elvis had died. My mum was a massive fan. I remember...
Travel By Numbers: Tahiti
Explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville first set foot on Tahiti in 1768 during the first French circumnavigation of the globe. His Voyage Autour du Monde described the island as an earthly paradise...
Travel challenge:A classical tour
Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a cultural tour in the Islamic world in October. Prices are per person based on two people...
Travel Agenda: The James hotel in New York; Devon Open Studios; Mistura; Iceland Express
Today The doors at The James hotel in New York are open. The stylish, homely hotel is in the heart of Soho and features an urban garden and rooftop pool (jameshotels.com). This week ...
Waning Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers' Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New...
Murray cruises through another straight sets Open win
Andy Murray of Britain (L) is congratulated by Dustin Brown after their match during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 3,...
Waning Hurricane Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel
N EWARK, N.J. — Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers’ Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England. Train service was...
Murray cruises into third round at U.S. Open
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Fourth-seeded Andy Murray was an easy straight-set winner on Friday in second round action at the 2010 U.S. Open. Murray needed under 1 1/2 hours to dispatch...
Top Torres back in business as Spain cruise
Fernando Torres scored two goals for Spain VADUZ (AFP) - Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over...
Travel agency offers Antarctica marathon tour
SAPPORO — Nippon Travel Agency has launched a 4.4 million yen package tour to Antarctica in December for people who want to run in the world’s southernmost marathon, its Sapporo branch...
48 Hours In: Ljubljana
48 Hours In...Ljubljana map Why go now? Slovenia's compact capital is an ideal weekend destination, with plenty to see and explore. The city is especially attractive in early autumn as...
Trail of the unexpected: Unique Devon campsite
Just don't call it glamping. "I don't really like the word," says Matt Bate, as he contentedly surveys his handcrafted glade: a treehouse here, a see-saw there, a hammock hoisted a safe distance from...
Go off the beaten track in Ibiza
Route 19 is not a route in the grand sense of the word. It is not a Route 66, a Silk Route, a Garden Route. In sections, it seems unrelated to logic, twisting, writhing and switching course. But...
24-Hour Room Service: Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire
It's easy to assume that an operation as distinguished as Le Manoir ticks by while quietly resting on the laurels of the restaurant and the reputation of its proprietor. Especially when that...
Alan Whicker's globetrotting tips
Whicker filming the famous opening titles of 'Whicker's World', that ran from 1959 to 1988, first on the BBC, then ITV, returning to the BBC in the...
Hot destination: Volcanic Aeolian Islands
Is 11am too early for dessert wine? Not on the Aeolian Island of Salina when the heavens are about to open. And not when the tipple in question goes by the moniker "wine of the devil". We'd planned...