San Francisco's shopping-free zone

The American west coast city of San Francisco, famous for its laid-back liberal communities, is once again striking out against convention and encouraging visitors and locals alike to give and take a bit of community spirit at monthly free ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 16:56, 29 March 2006

Snow time of year for a holiday

For those with snow withdrawal symptoms, New Zealand in June is the perfect time and place to enjoy a winter break as the annual Queenstown Winter festival comes to life.

From June 23rd to July 2nd the snow-clad ski resort ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 17:00, 29 March 2006

Seaside solstice celebrations

The island of Jersey, which is the most southerly of the British Isles being only 14 miles from the coast of France, has a long and rich history and great natural beauty, making the annual midsummer festival is the ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 17:04, 29 March 2006

Historic return for Aussie airline

The long awaited return of Qantas flights to San Francisco was made a reality this week as the Australian airline scheduled the first of its new three weekly non-stop flights into the city.

Historically San Francisco was the first ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 12:26, 30 March 2006

Canadian tourism on the increase

Canada has announced that 2005 was a successful year for tourism with increases in the numbers both domestic and international holidaymakers.

Strong domestic support for local tourism meant that despite the strengthening of the Canadian dollar and rising fuel costs, ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 12:33, 30 March 2006

New Airlines benefits for Pacific customers

An exclusive new agreement between American carriers Hawaiian Airlines and Northwest Airlines will give increased benefits to travellers flying from the mainland USA to the Pacific islands.

The joint announcement on Thursday stated that the two companies had signed an exclusive ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 12:51, 30 March 2006

A unique glimpse of the masters

For art lovers the main reason to head to Amsterdam this spring has to be the Rembrandt-Caravaggio exhibition at the city's Van Gogh Museum.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of master painter Rembrandt and it is ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 12:57, 30 March 2006

New Yorkers take to the SOFA

June 1st sees the return of New York's summer art festivities, as the opening of the Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) exhibition marks the start of the city's fifth annual Contemporary Decorative Arts Week.

The SOFA exhibition, which runs ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 14:14, 31 March 2006

BA announces daily Bermuda flights

British Airways has announced that as part of its extended summer schedule it will provide a new daily service to Bermuda.

For the first time since the 1970s the number of flights into and out of the island nation ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 14:25, 31 March 2006

Portuguese musical heritage

Every year the UNESCO World heritage city of Sintra, Portugal plays host to an epic seven-week cultural festival of classical and contemporary music and dance, drawing in visitors with world class talent from all over the globe.

This year is ...

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Posted by Just the Flight at 14:36, 31 March 2006

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