Check in at Heathrow in just 40 minutes
Tuesday, den 30. September 2008According to Virgin Atlantic, if you are travelling in their upper class from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, they can now check you in in just 40 minutes, which is a great achievement. In fact, this would make it the fastest check-in in any airport anywhere in the UK, even faster reportedly than their rival British […]
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Eurostar European City Breaks Got Better
Monday, den 29. September 2008After the fire which interrupted the Eurostar services earlier this month, it was good news to hear Eurostar announce last week that they have opened a new 17 km stretch of tunnel at the north end.
This means that their service has effectively doubled. There has been a 50 per cent increase in service frequency and […]
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Whats New Guide for San Francisco 2008
Sunday, den 28. September 2008The new guide for San Francisco for autumn 2008 has been published with plenty of information for holidaymakers.
Highlights include the new California Academy of Sciences where you can visit the aquarium, planetarium, museum and educational facilities all under one roof.
There is also the introduction of the 74X-CultureBus this month which runs from downtown San Francisco […]
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Singapore Airlines gets another A380
Saturday, den 27. September 2008Singapore Airlines picked up their sixth A380 earlier this month! They picked it up on the 18th September after a visit to the manufacturer’s delivery centre in France, in Toulouse.
They have another 13 on firm order and another 6 on optional order after that.
They also added another second daily flight between Singapore and London Heathrow […]
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Top Entertainment in Singapore
Friday, den 26. September 2008City breaks in Singapore have always been quite popular but they have had to fight it out with Hong Kong for tourism in the past. Now Singapore’s Tourism Board has pointed out several great attractions and events coming up which they claim makes Singapore one of the top entertainment spots, if not the entertainment […]
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New Sheraton Hotel for New York
Thursday, den 25. September 2008Ooh, just in time for my possible city break to New York early next year, it has just been announced that a new Four Points by Sheraton Hotel is due to open in the Soho district.
This will be the second Four Points by Sheraton hotel in the city and a third is reportedly planned as […]
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BAA Selling Gatwick Airport
Wednesday, den 24. September 2008City break lovers are assured that business from Gatwick Airport will not change in light of the fact that BAA is selling the airport.
BAA runs many UK international airports and following a meeting and investigation by the Competition Commission, they decided to break up the monopoly that BAA has in the London area with its […]
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Keep Your Holiday Free From Work
Tuesday, den 23. September 2008A survey done on behalf of More Than insurance found that many people feel they have to be contactable by work even when on holiday and around a third had had their holiday ruined by interruptions from work.
This trend seems to have been exacerbated in recent years because of the growing popularity of Blackberries, mobiles […]
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City Breaks in London
Monday, den 22. September 2008Normally, I would never, ever consider organising a client meeting on either a Friday or a Monday. On Mondays, I’m too tired from the weekend and on Fridays, I’m worried about hitting the traffic on the way home, but last week, a colleague from work gave me a great idea and it’s definitely one I’m […]
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Guinness Brewery Moving
Sunday, den 21. September 2008As regular readers of this site will know, I’m a huge fan of Dublin and as such, naturally I’ve been to the Guinness Brewery at St James Gate in Dublin. Guinness has been talking about moving its brewing operation for some time and has decided it is going back to its roots and moving its […]
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