A day in… Belfast

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

Explore Shandong

Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shangdong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure

Irish Passport Office

From the website:

“The Passport Office, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs, issues passports to Irish citizens.

All Irish citizens are entitled to apply for an Irish passport. Services are provided by the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and by Irish Diplomatic and Consular Missions overseas.”

Postcard from Beijing… no 4

Our China correspondent on life without Facebook

Win a pair of tickets to the Cruise Show

Thanks to the team at the Cruise Show we have 20 pairs of tickets to give away. Held in Glasgow at the SCCC on 23rd and 24th October and at the NEC in Birmingham from the 29-30th October

Eating Out Discounts to Attract Visitors

At this time of year a lot of destinations don’t bother to try and attract tourists. They think that people are only interested in skiing or winter sun breaks. We have the consumer travel shows like Destinations and the Holiday Shows but not a lot more than that.
But that doesn’t apply if you are New York.
They have another way to entice you to visit their city during January and February. We are one week into what is called the NYC Restaurant Week

The S word

Planning to hit the last of the sales? Here’s eight great tip to help you stay sane (and solvent) during the January sales