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Tailor-made holidays to be popular in 2013, claims ABTA

By: Ashley Curtis | General Travel | Posted: 07 Jan 2013
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has lifted the lid on its Travel Trends Report for 2013, stating that value is one of the main priorities for Brits this year.Reported by travelmole.com,
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Female insight into in-flight food revealed

By: Deborah Bates | General Travel | Posted: 31 Oct 2012
A survey undertaken by inflightfeed.com and maiden-voyage.com has revealed what women really think of in-flight meal choices.Cited by femalefirst.co.uk, the results - complied from a survey of 100 female
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Holidays are 'an important spending priority', survey discovers

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 30 Oct 2012
A new survey has revealed that annual holidays remain a priority for British people, ttdigital.com reports.PricewaterhouseCoopers questioned 2,000 adults about their behaviour and spending expectations
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Rome to issue fines for lingering

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel, Italian Short Breaks | Posted: 09 Oct 2012
In an attempt to educate visitors on 'historic landmark etiquette', the Mayor of Rome has announced that anyone caught eating, drinking or 'camping out' at the city's monuments will receive a fine.The
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Atol protection certification scheme launches

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 01 Oct 2012
From October 1st, travel firms must by law provide customers with an Atol certificate which safeguards their trip, guardian.co.uk reports.All firms that sell Atol-protected flight-inclusive packages must
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AirAsia introduces child-free 'quiet zone'

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 27 Sep 2012
AirAsia has become the first airline to implement child restrictions on its flights, telegraph.co.uk reports.A poll carried out by the newspaper recently found that 70 per cent of travellers would support
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Designers invent 'jet-lag cure' pillow

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 25 Sep 2012
Researchers believe they have invented a device to 'cure jet-lag', telegraph.co.uk reports.Innovators at design studio, Kawamura-Ganjavian have created the 'Ostrich Pillow' which, they claim will 'enable
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'Select Seats' debuts on easyJet.com

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 19 Sep 2012
EasyJet has introduced its allocated seating system online, enabling passengers to book a specified seat in advance.It was announced last week that the 'no-frills' airline would be introducing assigned
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EasyJet to launch allocated seating - at last

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 05 Sep 2012
EasyJet is to begin allocating seats, in an effort to improve the customer experience, bbc.co.uk writes.The budget airline announced the decision was taken 'not to generate revenue' but in a bid to attract
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More visitors to Europe signals the end of the 'staycation'

By: Elizabeth Smythe | General Travel | Posted: 31 Jul 2012
Increasing numbers of holidaymakers have travelled to Europe, which 'heralds' the end of the 'staycation' trend, telegraph.co.uk reports.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal
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