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Is the much criticised UK government's Air Passenger Duty (APD) hitting holiday travel too hard. With global recession, the weak pound and green issues already hitting airlines, is the planned tax hike the straw that could break the travel industry's back.
The largest low-cost airline operating in Britain, Ryanair, has announced that it's to cut back the number of UK flights dramatically with Stansted flights being reduced by 40%. The current 40 aircraft based at the airport will come day to...
Red Light For Visitors on Amsterdam City Break
The girls in Amsterdam's Red Light District, possibly the worlds most famous city break attraction of its kind, are having an unusually hard time. Holiday clients are down and those that pay for their services are haggling over prices.
There are reports that some Red Light women have angered other working girls by accepting half the normal 50 for basic services. The shortage of city break tourists means some brothel owners see a whole day pass without a single client.
The Amsterdam Redl...
European Fuel Prices - On a Short City Break
Despite the ever greater impact of European Union competition laws and the spread of the Eurozone, there are still massive differences in fuel prices between the countries of Europe. This is partly down to taxation, partly to the very different levels of wealth, and therefore the ability of local people to buy fuel in different countries.
While allowances have to be made regularly for currency fluctuations, the safest way for an international motorist to compare fuel prices across Europe is to...
Amsterdam Throbs to Club Music Festival
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the biggest club festival for electronic music and the world's leading electronic music conference. Founded 14 years ago, ADE first burst onto the music scene in 1996 with a few hundred music professionals and music festival program in three clubs with 30 DJs.
It is now an annual Amsterdam dance event - the 14th opens on October 22 and last four days. The official opening features the Simian Mobile Disco from the UK and British artist Nadia Ksailba.
It's...
Tomato Bread is a Passion in Barcelona
Visitors to Barcelona will soon find that the locals have a passion for 'Pa amb Tomaquet', also known as 'Pan con Tomate', sometimes 'Pan a la Catalana', or simply, in English, 'Tomato Bread'. If you wonder how such a sophisticated people as the Catalans can get excited about so basic a dish, simply try it in Barcelona. Not only will you enjoy it, you'll also be on your way to understanding what makes this great city tick.
'Pa amb Tomaquet' is, at its most basic, a slice of country bread with...
Amsterdam Makes Such a Great City Break
An Amsterdam city break really can appeal to anyone. No where else has such a satisfying mix of liberal madness and high-brow culture. It's quite incredible that despite all the potential for controversy, Amsterdam rarely attracts criticism and continues to appeal to people of all ages, and from all walks of life.
Amsterdam has got to be one of Europe's top city break holiday destinations, and to be honest there is so much going for it, it's hard to know where to start.
First is the ease of...
Can Cruising Survive the Credit Crunch?
One of the most obvious changes in the international holiday market of late is the boom in the numbers of cruise passengers. An increasing aversion to flying; the growth in personal wealth from rising property values; a greying population; all are factors that have helped to fill newspapers' travel pages with adverts for cruises.
Cruise lines now have about 40 new ships under construction and ready to come into service by 2012. Many of the new ships are bigger and better than anything that has...
Amsterdam Dazzles as a City Break Gem
Amsterdam hardly ever makes the grade in anyone's hit list of Europe's top romantic cities. Paris, Rome, Venice - even London - are likely to leave the Dutch capital in the shade. Some frown on Amsterdam's links with red light sleaze and its drug smoking 'coffee shops'. Others may think Amsterdam just a little too dull for a decent city break. Whatever the reasons, when a romantic weekend city break is on the cards, Amsterdam rarely turns up trumps.
What a pity! Despite what you may hear,...
Barcelona Museums - Great Places to Visit
There's so much to see in Barcelona, from Gaudi's great buildings to the city's beaches, that it's all too easy to miss some of the world's finest cultural attractions. Barcelona may not have a museum as famous as Madrid's Prado or the Louvre in Paris, but there's an amazing variety of museums in the city. Be careful, however, which day you set aside for a little culture on your city break in Barcelona - most museums are closed on Mondays.
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is one of Spain's...
Beware of Pickpockets in Barcelona
Tell friends you are taking a city break to Barcelona and the word 'pickpocket' always seems to crop up. The city has a reputation for petty crime which blights its otherwise excellent name as one of the most civilised cities in Europe. But is the reputation deserved, and is Barcelona any worse than other major city break destinations?
The Ramblas, the Metro and other tourist hotspots do seem to attract criminals with a variety of scams. Be on your guard at all times, particularly if someone...
Venice Gondolas - Ten Things You Did Not Know
Few tourists enjoying the romance of Venice, Italy, can resist a ride in a gondola. The gondolier and gondola have become, for millions of tourists, the very symbols of Venice.
1. The Venice gondola is made from nearly 300 pieces of wood.
Not all the same wood either. A genuine Venetian gondola is built with seasoned mahogany, elm, lime, oak, walnut, larch, cherry and pine. There are more than 280 separate pieces of wood used in gondola construction. When finished, most gondolas are 11 metres...
Venice Tries to Turn the Tide
There may be not be a more romantic city than Venice for a short break holiday but take care - this major world tourist destination is slowly sinking into the sea.
Venice floats in the Adriatic Sea, anchored in a huge lagoon off Italy's northeast coast. It is one of the world's most romantic tourist break destinations. In Venice all the main streets are canals and all the buses and taxis are boats.
More than 20 million tourists from all over the world descend on Venice each year to sail its...
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