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Survey says British holidaymakers still haunted by work

British Airways, a UK-based airline company, has announced the results of a survey that it has carried out into British workers’ ability to switch off from work while on holiday. The survey has revealed that Brits abroad find it hard …

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Last quarter foreign holiday bookings up by eight percent in UK

A survey has shown that overseas holiday bookings between March 1 and May 31 are up by 8 percent compared with the same period last year. Multicom, a travel

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Europe’s floods cause travel cancellations

Extensive flooding across large areas of Central Europe is causing travel chaos and the cancellation of holiday bookings. Following days of heavy rain, many of the rivers in Germany,

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Death knell for brochures as Virgin opens paperless travel outlets

Virgin Holidays, the travel agency arm of Richard Branson's Virgin empire, has signalled the demise of the iconic holiday brochure with the opening of the first of two

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Oman benefiting from instability in Middle East

Oman is benefiting from instability in the Middle East. Figures indicate that regional instability has helped the nation expand income from its tourism industry by more than 15 per

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Crystal Cruises to offer Belfast and Berlin excursions

Crystal Cruises, a Japan-owned cruise ship company with its headquarters in Los Angeles, USA, is to offer two new excursions this summer on its Northern European itinerary. The company

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Call centre agent ventures on to high street

A travel agency company that until now has operated from a call centre has made its first sortie onto the high street with the opening of new premises. Jetline

We don't want to give up our foreign holidays

Survey says 65 percent of Brits planning UK summer break

A survey has revealed that 65 percent of British holidaymakers are planning to take a summer break in the UK this year. The survey, which was carried out by

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Women’s clothes shopping adds 33 percent to cost of holiday

A new survey has revealed that shopping for clothes in readiness for an upcoming holiday adds an average of 33 percent to the holiday cost for women in

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Tourists warned to beware of rip-off traders abroad

With the new holiday season comes a warning to tourists travelling abroad to beware of rip-off traders. Failing to acquaint themselves with the price that they are about to