nona-travel: April 2008

"The travel firm you love to moan about. One Scottish reader told how a friend had booked a trip for two to New York with Thomas Cook but left out a never-used part of her name when making the booking. Thomas Cook, which claims 'leadership in the industry for the service we deliver to customers', said it could not change it at all. Instead, the reader was told they would have to abandon the ticket and re-book the holiday and that of her companion for a further £1,700. Thomas Cook quoted 'terms and conditions"'. And the winner is ...

Holidays cost more for the British

The war on tourism

Audley Travel

Travel warnings

Audley Travel in Indonesia

I am on a round the world tour.

Some top destinations

Liam Bailey, head of residential research at estate agency Knight Frank, believes the international property boom is....International Property

The investment performance of property

Audley Travel in Indonesia

SAGA

Flights

Avoid Emirates airline

AirAsia

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TripAdvisor

Airlines - Holiday Which

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Home

Lonely Planet: the world's best guidebooks, travel advice and ...

Telegraph Travel

Guardian Unlimited Travel

Guardian Unlimited Travel Ask a traveller

E-tickets

http://travelwriters.blogspot.com/

Saga Volunteers
http://www.saga.co.uk/travel/general3/volunteer_projects.asp?bhcp=1

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Tailormade

You've got some holiday ideas, picked up from the internet.

Maybe Malawi. Perhaps Peru.

You want a long-haul holiday and you don't want the sort of package sold by mainstream travel companies.

Tailormade Destinations will arrange your trip to Senegal or Sri lanka or wherever.

http://www.tailormade-destinations.com/contactus.html

According to Tailormade Destinations, "Unlike most travel companies when booking with us you are not restricted to simply what is offered in the brochure. In fact we do not even publish a brochure...

"Almost certainly one of our well-travelled team will have first hand knowledge of your chosen destination – after all we have been to more than 90 countries between us. And of course we have the experience and trade contacts to expertly put together a fantastic holiday. With Tailormade Destinations you can expect knowledgeable and frank advice, based largely on our own travels.

"Once you have given us an outline of what you would like to do, we will research your plans further, contact our overseas partners and get back to you within a few days. Without obligation you can expect to receive a highly professional, personalised itinerary and quotation, by email or post. Needless to say it will be far more accurate and relevant to your plans than any brochure...

"Unlike some of our competitors we are not working from expensive city centre locations. Our lower operational costs allow us to pass these savings onto our clients and give our overseas colleagues, particularly those in the Developing World a much fairer deal."

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Where to go on holiday as the pound falls in value

THE POUND FALLS; THE EURO RISES.

From the UK Daily Mail, 24 March 2008:

"Six months ago it cost £67 to buy 100 euros.

"This has now increased to £78, a rise of more than 16 per cent." - How the soaring euro pushes up the cost of your holiday the Mail ...

A room in a Spanish hotel that cost £67 in 2007, could cost at least £78 in 2008.

A three-course meal for one in a French restaurant that cost £20 in 2007 could soon cost £25.

A two-bedroom apartment in Spain that cost £105,000 last year could rise to £134,000.

WHERE TO GO?

1. BULGARIA

A three-star hotel double room with breakfast costs around £45-a-night.

A three-course meal costs around £7.

2. MOROCCO

A three-star hotel can cost £50-a-night.

A meal can cost £10.

Other possibilities:

3. TUNISIA

4. EGYPT

5. CZECH REPUBLIC

6. INDIA

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nona-travel

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Easy

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Vacations, holidays, travel

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Tailormade

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Where to go on holiday as the pound falls in value

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