A day in… Belfast

Adrian explores Belfast in a year when the city majors on its links with the ill-fated Titanic.

The best holiday money saving tips for the year ahead

Make the most of your hard-earned cash with Stephen Baker’s 25 top holiday moneysaving tips

Postcard from Beijing… no 10

Our China correspondent on the perils of being blonde in Beijing

A Day at…Jodrell Bank

For as long as I can remember, Jodrell Bank played a large part in my life. It was where my parents would take my brother and I at the weekend, where we went on school trips, and, in the past couple of years, proved to be a great place to simply go and think. There is something awe-inspiring about such an enormous telescope situated in the middle of the Cheshire

All-Inclusive Holidays

The announcement by the TUI group that, from next year, its First Choice brand would only sell all-inclusive holidays tells us a lot about the way overseas holidays are being seen by us, the holidaymaker. Why has TUI taken this decision? They say that, over the last 5 years, the demand for all-inclusive holidays has jumped by a third and that about two thirds of all holidays sold under the First Choice name will be all-inclusive holidays.

Train Price Rises Cloud the Issue

January traditionally sees increases in the price we pay to go by rail, and in London, by bus and tube as well. This year’s rail price rises are not as great as in previous years because of the government formula (based on inflation) used. But this only applies to regulated fares. Unregulated ones, which include off peak fares, can be raised by what the train operators wish so increases of up to 6% are to be found.

Apparently, train fares in the UK are the most expensive in Europe.

Winter wonders

Looking for an unforgettable winter holiday experience? Ski Solutions, the longest established specialist ski tour operator and travel agency in the UK, shares 10 of the best ways to to experience the mountains with CD-Traveller readers