Transatlantic service increased

Virgin Atlantic has launched its sixth daily service to New York flying out of Heathrow airport.

The new transatlantic service which commenced on July 1st offers travellers the option of leaving London each day at 18:00 BST, arriving into ...

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Posted by Andrea at 14:26, 3 July 2006

World's highest railway's inaugural service

The inaugural journey from Beijing to the Tibetan capital Lhasa departed at the weekend and on Sunday traversed its highest point on the Tibetan plateau.

Amid high security 870 passengers, a number of which were officials and uniformed police, experienced ...

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Posted by Carrie at 14:28, 3 July 2006

Moon gazing

Visitors to Singapore this October have the opportunity to see the city transformed into a beautiful lantern-lit wonderland and eat tasty cakes for the annual Mooncake Festival.

Also known as the Lantern Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival, the celebrations takes ...

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Posted by Merv at 18:08, 3 July 2006

Culture for the change of season

Running throughout October from the 6th to the 20th, the annual Budapest Autumn Festival is a celebration of music and the arts.

Travellers heading to Budapest can enjoy two weeks of contemporary arts as the Autumn Festival returns to the ...

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Posted by Carrie at 18:09, 3 July 2006

Taxi drivers give tourists a taxing time

Travellers and holidaymakers heading to Italy are being warned to expect disruption as an on-going dispute between the Italian government and the taxi drivers' unions is predicted to continue indefinitely.

Taxi drivers across Italy initially went on strike yesterday, ...

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Posted by Mike at 17:54, 4 July 2006

A grape celebration

As well as sea and sun, visitors to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus can enjoy a taste of the country's ancient history this autumn as October marks the return of the Afamia Grape Festival.

Held every year in the village ...

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Posted by Kate at 17:55, 4 July 2006

Free Icelandic tours to tempt tourists

Icelandair is offering customers flying from Glasgow to the US the unique opportunity of a free journey break in Iceland.

The airline is offering those flying to New York, Boston, Baltimore/Washington DC, Minneapolis, Orlando and San ...

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Posted by Mike at 17:55, 4 July 2006

Austrian Airlines to embrace Wi-Fi

Austria's national airline has announced it will be using WiFi on board its business class services on Boeing B777 flights.

If you fly to Melbourne, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore this year on Austrian Airlines you will be able to ...

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Posted by Kate at 15:33, 5 July 2006

Visit the Melbourne fringe

Fly to Melbourne, Australia this autumn and experience the fantastically quirky and unusual Melbourne fringe festival.

The festival has been running for 14 years after being founded in a disused pram factory in 1982 and is the largest celebration ...

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Posted by Andrew at 15:35, 5 July 2006

San Francisco to celebrate jazz for three whole weeks

Book a flight to flight to San Francisco in autumn this year and you could witness the infamous San Francisco Jazz Festival.

The festival was founded in 1983 and named Jazz in the City, however it was renamed the San ...

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Posted by Carrie at 15:36, 5 July 2006

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