Major Lisbon museum reopens
A Lisbon museum housing works from the ancient world alongside European masters and Rene Lalique Glass has reopened after an extensive 18-month renovation. The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Highlights include a new numismatics room in a space that was previously closed to the public, the restored Assyrian relief and a renovated Lalique room now featuring paintings by Edward Burne-Jones and John Singer Sargent.
Aug 131 min read
Long distance path to open
The Westmorland and Furness Way, the 120-mile Westmorland and Furness Way ia schedulked to be opened officially on on 15 September. The signed route will take apes, guiding walkers through the North Pennines National Landscape, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Lake District National Park and alon Morecambe Bay. Usiing exiisting trails where possible, it runs from Alston - England's highest market town – in the north, to the sandstone ruins of the 900 year old Furness
Jul 291 min read
New Zimbabwe flights
Direct flights to Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, have begun operating from Lonfon Gatwick after a gap of 14 years. Services depart Services by Airbus A330-200.depart three times per week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from the South Terminal. This is the only such non stop service from a UK airport..
Jul 241 min read
Don't pack these in hold bags!
A handy reminder from the Civil Aviation Authority pf items that can be a fire risk if packed in checked in bags. These are: Power banks Vapes Bluetooth speakers Electric fans Fitness watches Digital cameras Tablets and e-readers Wireless headphones Smartwatches Laptops iGiancarlo Buono, the Authority's Director of Aviation Safety, syas: “Lithium-ion batteries power many of the gadgets we can't live without, from mobile phones and laptops to power banks and wireless hea
Jul 221 min read
Cars and Two Stars
Visitors to BMW Welt - one of Munich's top attractions, can now enjoy two star cooking. The Michelin award has gone to THE CLOUD by Käfer, just a year after the restaurant's opening. From 8 July, chef de cuisine Jen Madsne will offer a new menu based on influence from a trip to the Amazon region where ,according to a statement from the attraction he "immersed himself in ancestral techniques, indigenous produce and a deeply respectful approach to resources". As well as runni
Jun 241 min read
Rule changes for airlines planned
Airlines look likely to face a crackdown on current excuses for failing to pay delay or cancellation compensation under a consumer rules shake up planned by the EU. They will find it more difficult to claim hold ups have been the result of "extraordinary circumstances" beyond their control. Under the current rule there has been much argument over which circumstances qualify as valid reasons not to pay out. Soon they will be restricted to a l,ist of specific events - inclu
Jun 231 min read
Wine village 5 star hotel adds pool
Image Gatien Baron, Sancerre Five star Les Hauts de Sancerre, in a converted hilltop chateau above the love;y Loire Valley wine village of Sancerre has added 12-metre landscaped lap pool, hidden among its gardens. It has is also on the point of opening a new restaurant.
Jul 3, 20251 min read
Cruise line to open Patagonia hotel
Luxury cruise line Silversea is to develop what is claimed to be the world’s southernmost hotel. Located in Puerto Williams at the tip of...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Ski Club adds reps in three more resorts
Members of the Ski Club of Great Britain will have the servces of resident representatives in thre more resorts this winter. All in...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Quebec gets ice restaurant and stars
A restaurant built of snow and ice is to open in Quebec City. To be launchjed in collaboration with the imposing Chateau Frontenac hotel,...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
New travel guide lists best birdwatching
A new guide to the world's finedst birwatching experiences comes from the Lonely Planet stable. It lists 60 of the "most enchanting"...
Sep 20, 20241 min read
New Georgia flights to take off
BA to launch new Georgia flights next spring
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Seville gets new 5 star hotel
Seville has a new hotel under the Only YOU “lifestyle brand”. With treats from a local pâtissier availably in its lobby, the five star...
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Faroes to launch tourist tax
The dramatically beautiful Faroe Islands are to introduced a tourist tax. No need to groan if you’e planning an imminent visit however -...
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Peru: new river cruises planned
Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent is to launch riverboat cruises in Peru next year. The vessel, described as a “floating boutique...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Amalfi coast - new link planned
EasyJet is to launch sumer flights between Gatwick and Salerno, jumpng off point for Itall's specatcular Amalfi coast. With departures...
Mar 5, 20241 min read
Gatwick: car charge centre launched
Gatwick has become to first UK airport to open a dedicated electric vehicle chargimg forecourt. With 30 chargers - and available round...
Feb 1, 20241 min read
Venice day fee now payable online
Day trippers to Venice can pay the €5 charge in advance online – but travellers staying in the city and paying the tourist tax should go...
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Corsica: hiking holidays launched
Self guided hiking holidays have been launched by Corsican Places – including itineraries on the rugged GR20 route, one of Europe’s...
Jan 17, 20241 min read
New hotel for Manchester
Manchester is to get a new hotel The four star Malmaison is set to open on 1 February close to Deansgate, the mile long thoroughfare that...
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Nile launch for ultra luxury cruise boat
Upmarket tour operator Abercrombie & Kent is to launch what it claims will be the “finest new craft on the Nile”. The boutique boat,...
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Learn French and Ski
A package combining French tuition with a ski snowboard lift pass is on offer from the Alpine French School in Morzine. The resort is a...
Jan 9, 20241 min read
English churches - always worth a pause
When the comic film star WC Fields, a lifelong atheist, was in hospital, close to the end of his life, the story goes that a visiting...
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Food guide ratings -a question of class
The reincarnated Good Food Guide has revamped the ratings awarded to restsurants by its subscribers. Gone is the old one to 10 scale, in...
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Boutique hotel opens in Cape township
A smart place to stay has opened in the heart of Cape Town's Khayelitsha, the first upmarket hotel in the sprawling township near the...
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Alpine hiking - new trail
A new long distance walking trail across Switzerland's Bern Canton was scheduled to open this spring. The 305km long Via Berna will...
Mar 27, 20221 min read
Women only tours launched
A range of women only holidays has been launched by Trafalgar Tours in a move likely to appeal to single mature travellers. Destinations...
Jan 28, 20222 min read
