Dubai: Passengers from UAE to India who had been deferring their travel plans because of high airfares can now breathe easy. After three months of high fares, booking aggregators and travel agents have confirmed that return ticket prices from UAE…
Read MoreAurora Expeditions is launching Vantage Explorations
Pacific Travel Partners, a subsidiary of Aurora Expeditions, plans to offer land, river and ocean cruise vacations through a new brand, Vantage Explorations. The new brand is a spinoff from Pacific’s acquisition this month of Vantage Deluxe Travel, a Massachusetts-based…
Read MoreVIking continues its Egypt strategy and expansion with the Aton
ONBOARD THE VIKING ATON — When it comes to designing and deploying river cruise ships, Viking doesn’t just stick to what it knows — it sticks to what it does best. And here in Egypt, where travel demand and product…
Read MoreMan’s hilarious ‘hack’ to make space-invading plane passengers move smelly feet
Leg room on a flight is limited for everyone – but the space you pay for is yours for the duration of your journey. The last thing you want to deal with on a long flight is someone invading your…
Read More‘Beautiful’ beach is England’s best with ‘no overcrowding’
The UK might not have Spain’s weather forecast, but it does have some gorgeous beaches that could be mistaken for the Mediterranean. This National Beach Day, there’s plenty of stunning seaside spots to explore. According to a ranking from the…
Read MorePleasant Holidays adds Egypt, Jordan, Emirates tours to its portfolio
Pleasant Holidays and its luxury sister brand, Journese, have added Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates to its portfolio for 2023 and 2024 as the company continues its expansion efforts in the Middle East and Africa. Highlights of Egypt…
Read MoreTravel Institute survey: Certification pays off for advisors
The Travel Institute says agents who get its certification sell and earn more than other agents. That was one of the findings of its Changing Face of Travel Agents 2023 survey. The survey was also conducted in 2008 and 2018,…
Read MoreWhat you're owed if your flight was cancelled due to UK airspace chaos
Have YOU been caught up in the travel chaos? What to do if your flight is delayed or cancelled due to the UK air traffic control IT failure – and what help airlines MUST give you Thousands of travellers saw…
Read MoreBeautiful UK village where huge Hollywood stars keep buying mansions
A beautiful seaside village in the UK with only a few hundred residents appears to have become a magnet for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars – who are building huge mansions on its clifftop. Mawgan Porth in Cornwall may be…
Read MoreOahu hotels fill up in the wake of Maui wildfires
Hotels on Oahu are seeing occupancy spike in the wake of the West Maui wildfires as tourists and others displaced by the disaster divert to neighboring Hawaiian islands. According to STR data for Aug. 13 to 19, Oahu achieved the…
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