Travellers who enjoy all that world cinema has to offer should take a
flight to Greece for the 47th annual Thessaloniki International Film Festival this winter.
Taking place across ten days between November 17th and 26th, the festival showcases 150 ...
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Greece is the word for film
Posted by Paul at 18:17, 17 August 2006
A poll of gap year students has revealed that Elvis is the favoured travelling companion for many.
Travellersconnected.com's survey showed that six per cent of respondents most wanted to travel the world with the megastar, topping the poll altogether, reports TravelMole.
The ...
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Elvis always on travellers' minds
Posted by Carrie at 18:18, 17 August 2006
SriLankan Airlines has announced new flights to
Goa departing from Colombo, beginning in October.
Goa will become the airline's tenth Indian destination and its 50th worldwide.
The new flights will take place on Mondays and Saturdays and include connecting flights ...
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New flights to Goa from Sri Lanka
Posted by Mike at 09:29, 18 August 2006
US Airways has announced the launch of a new flight service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport in Florida.
The daily service will be operated by Republic Airways, an express carrier.
The flight departs from Ronald Reagan ...
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US Airways announces Washington-Florida service
Posted by Carrie at 10:16, 18 August 2006
Britons looking to
fly to Boston this winter could try something different and watch a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party.
The event celebrates an incident in 1773 when men dressed as Mohawk Indians stormed the ships in Boston harbour ...
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Come to tea in Boston
Posted by Andrew at 16:37, 18 August 2006
Witness one of Europe's most spectacular dance events by catching a
flight to Turkey and travelling to the Whirling Dervishes festival in Konya.
The festival takes place from December 10th to 17th and celebrates the life of a Sufic saint, ...
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Turkey's whirlwind of delights
Posted by Andrew at 17:00, 18 August 2006
New rules over what can and cannot be taken in hand luggage throughout Europe could be introduced in the coming weeks.
While the UK is already seeing restrictions being enforced throughout its airports, the same is not being done on the ...
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EU set for new baggage rules
Posted by Kate at 17:42, 18 August 2006
Travellers
flying to Dubai and other destinations in the Middle East can now enjoy over 350 hours of television programmes and movies on
Etihad Airways flights.
The airline has announced an upgrade of its in-flight entertainment capabilities which allows ...
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Etihad upgrades in-flight entertainment
Posted by Merv at 09:14, 22 August 2006
Over ten million Britons say they are planning to jet off on a last minute summer break, according to Sainsbury's Bank.
However, an estimated eight per cent of these will forget to buy a travel insurance policy, says the bank, which ...
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Travel insurance woe for last minute holidays?
Posted by Kate at 09:15, 22 August 2006