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03 September 2007 Gap year students 'risk being underinsured'
Gap year students heading abroad between studying are taking risks unwittingly, it has been claimed, with some potentially invalidating their travel insurance policy when doing so.Travel firm gapyear.com reports that every year, 230,000 people aged 18-24 take a gap year, compared to 90,000 people... [more]
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Filed under: Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive03 September 2007 Britons drive 15bn miles on road trip holidays
Like Bonnie and Clyde, Wyatt and Billy or Alvin Straight, it has been reported that British travellers are taking to the road, traversing hundreds of miles each on holiday road trips.Research from Halifax Travel Insurance reveals that Britons drive a total of 15 billion miles collectively each year... [more]
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Filed under: Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive22 August 2007 Britons 'avoid hassle' with domestic breaks
Despite reports that a holiday abroad can be more cost-effective than a domestic break, it has been claimed that many Britons prefer to spend their holidays in the UK to avoid the "hassle" of travelling overseas.While the National Consumer Council recently reported that cheap flights and... [more]
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Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism13 August 2007 Travellers 'looking to explore sustainably'
Increasing numbers of travellers are looking to reduce the impact of their journeys on the environment, it has been reported.The annual Travellers' Pulse survey from Lonely Planet reveals that 84 per cent of travellers would consider offsetting the carbon emissions from their trips in the future,... [more]
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Filed under: Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism08 August 2007 Overseas weddings 'increasing in popularity'
An increase in the number of flights to potential wedding destinations and the building of new hotels at these locations is helping to boost the popularity of overseas nuptials, it has been claimed.Wedding and honeymoon specialist White Sand Weddings reports that the construction of luxury hotels in... [more]
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Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Destinations | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism07 August 2007 Acapulco 'the perfect spot' for beach football
Football fans already wetting their lips about the prospect of the new football season in the UK may want to warm up for kick-off with a last-minute trip to Acupalco for the qualifying matches of this year's Fifa Beach World Soccer Cup.With the tournament proper to take place in Rio this November,... [more]
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Filed under: Destinations | Speciality Travel | Tourism02 August 2007 'Not just the elite' on city breaks
The prevalence of cheaper flights to an ever-increasing number of holiday destinations has widened the access to city breaks, it has been claimed, resulting in an increase in their popularity, with short breaks becoming a preserve of the many, rather than the few.Online travel agency Holidays-Direct... [more]
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Filed under: Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism12 July 2007 Round the world trips 'are always popular'
Despite growing concerns in some quarters regarding the effect of increasing carbon emissions on the environment, a travel firm specialising in adventure travel maintains that round-the-world trips have retained their popularity.Travel Nation reports that it has a partnership with a charity that... [more]
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Filed under: Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism28 June 2007 Helsinki tipped for foodie travellers
Britons wanting to try some exquisite international food on holiday may be interested in a trip to Helsinki for a range of traditional and modern dining opportunities.The Finnish Tourist Board reports that the capital boasts a number of Michelin-starred venues, top Russian restaurants and countless... [more]
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Filed under: Destinations | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism11 June 2007 Students 'should be vigilant when abroad'
Students heading abroad before they go to university have been urged to be vigilant with their personal possessions when overseas.Direct Line notes that while some possessions may be covered by parental home insurance, young Britons are taking increasingly expensive property abroad with them and... [more]
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Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism
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Gap year students heading abroad between studying are taking risks unwittingly, it has been claimed, with some potentially invalidating their travel insurance policy when doing so.Travel firm gapyear.com reports that every year, 230,000 people aged 18-24 take a gap year, compared to 90,000 people... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive03 September 2007 Britons drive 15bn miles on road trip holidays
Like Bonnie and Clyde, Wyatt and Billy or Alvin Straight, it has been reported that British travellers are taking to the road, traversing hundreds of miles each on holiday road trips.Research from Halifax Travel Insurance reveals that Britons drive a total of 15 billion miles collectively each year... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive22 August 2007 Britons 'avoid hassle' with domestic breaks
Despite reports that a holiday abroad can be more cost-effective than a domestic break, it has been claimed that many Britons prefer to spend their holidays in the UK to avoid the "hassle" of travelling overseas.While the National Consumer Council recently reported that cheap flights and... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism13 August 2007 Travellers 'looking to explore sustainably'
Increasing numbers of travellers are looking to reduce the impact of their journeys on the environment, it has been reported.The annual Travellers' Pulse survey from Lonely Planet reveals that 84 per cent of travellers would consider offsetting the carbon emissions from their trips in the future,... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism08 August 2007 Overseas weddings 'increasing in popularity'
An increase in the number of flights to potential wedding destinations and the building of new hotels at these locations is helping to boost the popularity of overseas nuptials, it has been claimed.Wedding and honeymoon specialist White Sand Weddings reports that the construction of luxury hotels in... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Destinations | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism07 August 2007 Acapulco 'the perfect spot' for beach football
Football fans already wetting their lips about the prospect of the new football season in the UK may want to warm up for kick-off with a last-minute trip to Acupalco for the qualifying matches of this year's Fifa Beach World Soccer Cup.With the tournament proper to take place in Rio this November,... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Destinations | Speciality Travel | Tourism02 August 2007 'Not just the elite' on city breaks
The prevalence of cheaper flights to an ever-increasing number of holiday destinations has widened the access to city breaks, it has been claimed, resulting in an increase in their popularity, with short breaks becoming a preserve of the many, rather than the few.Online travel agency Holidays-Direct... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism12 July 2007 Round the world trips 'are always popular'
Despite growing concerns in some quarters regarding the effect of increasing carbon emissions on the environment, a travel firm specialising in adventure travel maintains that round-the-world trips have retained their popularity.Travel Nation reports that it has a partnership with a charity that... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Destinations | Transport | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Tourism28 June 2007 Helsinki tipped for foodie travellers
Britons wanting to try some exquisite international food on holiday may be interested in a trip to Helsinki for a range of traditional and modern dining opportunities.The Finnish Tourist Board reports that the capital boasts a number of Michelin-starred venues, top Russian restaurants and countless... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Destinations | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism11 June 2007 Students 'should be vigilant when abroad'
Students heading abroad before they go to university have been urged to be vigilant with their personal possessions when overseas.Direct Line notes that while some possessions may be covered by parental home insurance, young Britons are taking increasingly expensive property abroad with them and... [more]
| | | | | | | Filed under: Reasons to buy insurance | Travel Research | Speciality Travel | Travel Resources and Archive | Tourism
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