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With 1m British visitors worth an estimated 800m a year, businesses are reluctant to deter funseekers Continue reading...
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On a recent visit to San Francisco, I was fortunate to have Nat Geo photographer Catherine Karnow as a companion and guide. As we explored the city in her zippy convertible, we made a point to venture across the bridge to Marin County, w...
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Travel-related programmes on television this week, including a new series "The Cruise Ship", about Royal Princess
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Late-night flights to destinations such as Ibiza and Majorca are notoriously rowdy. Belinda Maude finds out what is being done to deal with anti-social behaviour
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As airports and airlines advise passengers to charge up devices before travelling, Sophie Campbell asks, why take them at all?
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Airlines now advise passengers to charge up devices - but why take them at all, asks Sophie Campbell
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Richard Quest puts the big five transatlantic carriers to the test and finds out what it takes to be a London taxi driver.
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A bizarre mix up on Google Maps has seen Moray Firth wrongly labelled 'Scotland Loch Ness Lake' Continue reading...
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To all the locals who have been hoarding the following beaches in the United States and abroad, please forgive us. We can't hide them anymore.
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When no one wanted to build the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Jeff Henry built it himself.
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As the two nations go head to head in the World Cup final, test your knowledge of Germany and Argentina by guessing where these landscapes are
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Passengers are used to paying for check-in baggage or priority boarding but one airport in Venezuela is now charging for the ultimate hidden extra -- air.
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As the Channel Tunnel marks its 20th anniversary, we look at other underground connections that push engineering limits.
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From Viagra consumption to strangely shaped pillows, there have been plenty of off-beat ideas to combat jet lag
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The final two Manhattanhenge sunsets of the year will occur tonight and tomorrow in New York: here's a look at what is in store for the city's solstice spotters Continue reading...
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Britain's best-known former drugs baron now writer, performer and DJ Howard Marks, has put together this exclusive mix, inspired by hazy evenings in Ibiza Continue reading...
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Choosing your meals more carefully could be key to avoiding post long-haul flight drowsiness, Japanese research has suggested
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A couple who took their children on holiday to Australia in October have been given criminal records
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A couple who took their children on holiday to Australia in October have been given criminal records
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A hiking excursion is now available for those wishing to learn the ancient art of yodelling in the Austrian Alps
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These locations from hit TV shows are as memorable as the stars and their characters. But can you name the series and the place where it was filmed? Continue reading...
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A new report says "vertical seats" could allow more passengers onto a plane and cut ticket costs. But is it worth it?
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The first ever Routes Silk Road event, hosted by United Airports of Georgia in Tbilisi saw attendance from 300 senior aviation professionals from across the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia regions, opened with the R...
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Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the signing of a management agreement with Tianjin Antai Minsheng Culture Development Company Limited to manage a 400-room contemporary upscale hotel in Tianjin.
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London tops the list as the destination of choice for international travelers for the third time in four years, according to the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index released today.
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A leading travel industry forecast finds U.S.-originated business travel grew nearly 3% year-over-year, with company spending for business travelers increasing 7.6% to $71.2 billion during 2014 Q1 / the first quarter of 2014.
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Southeast Asia's darker tourist attractions supply insight and shivers in equal doses.
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The best day hikes have an element of quest, or mission, which is why so many of them climb to the top of a mountain or a landmark. Such is the case with many of the hikes presented below. But there's no serious mountain trekking here--t...
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Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic providing chargers for passengers to use at gates
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Finding the endangered, elusive Indian rhino isn’t always easy, even at Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. Even more challenging? Knowing what to do when the 2,000kg creature charges.
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Tutankhamun’s tomb remained intact for 3,000 years, but due to so many visitors it is now deteriorating. Will travellers venture to Egypt to see what some would call a fake?
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From the shores of southern Italy to the hills of Sri Lanka, we bring you some of the most spectacular travel photos from around the world.
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New rules aimed at tackling child trafficking will deter families from visiting, travel industry warns
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Authorities in Mallorca have announced a new law to restrict rowdy bar crawls and 'irresponsible' behaviour of UK tourists Continue reading...
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British summertime has finally arrived and with it comes the opening of a hot new pop-up bar, The Lawn. Boasting arguably the best view in London, sitting at the foot of Tower Bridge, it’s the perfect place to soak up the sunshine and en...
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Ahead of the World Golf Awards later this year, Breaking Travel News takes a look around one of the most exciting courses anywhere on earth – Coeur d’Alene Resort. It began with a sudden flash of inspiration - a man walking his dog, gazi...
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Research released today has revealed that over three-quarters of freebie-loving Brits admits to removing items from hotel rooms while they’re on holiday. A survey of 1,215 UK consumers by holiday deals website Holiday Hypermarket shows t...
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Check out our gallery of your best travel photos from around the world, and submit your own at CNN iReport.
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After 13 years gathering dust, plans to redevelop Ellinikon Airport look like finally coming to fruition
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Like "Downton Abbey," Henley's Royal Regatta reminds its visitors of an England of old. But for how much longer?
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Holidaymakers are being urged to act after it was revealed 4.5 million European Health Insurance Cards will expire this year
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A very limited number of airline passengers flying in the United States will be asked to turn on electronic devices while going through airport checkpoints, in an expansion of a security protocol implemented last week at some overseas ai...
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To celebrate 100 years of commercial aviation, we look back at how the duties and fashions of flight attendants have changed over the last 100 years
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Boiling, disappearing, Pepto-Bismol pink: The water's anything but fine at these strange lakes from Trinidad to Thailand.
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Video: Ramadan Nights with Breaking Travel News visits the iconic Burj al Arab, Jumeirah - the all-suite luxury hotel in Dubai. Phil Blizzard reports on Iftar, the ‘breaking of the fast’ which takes place in the elegant Al Iwan - ‘The Ro...
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The Rosewood Corniche occupies a prime location within Jeddah, in the fashionable northern corner of the city, overlooking the Red Sea coastline. For guests staying at what is one of the newest ultra-luxury hotels the Holy Month of Ramad...
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Passengers travelling with EVA Air can now enjoy improved amenities and services following the move of the Taiwanese airline’s operations to London Heathrow’s new Terminal 2, The Queen’s Terminal. With the opening of the hotly-anticipate...
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New rules aim to cut drunken and lewd behaviour in the Majorcan holiday resort
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Qatar Airways is preparing to have a strong presence at the 2014 Farnborough Air Show, taking place next week in England, when it will fly the A350 aircraft with Qatar Airways livery for the first time at a flying display in a European A...
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From the world's biggest Ferris wheel to an urban beach, there are many plans to enhance New York. Here are some of the most exciting
