Where the experts holiday: Rosa Park

Rosa Park – editor of quarterly food/travel magazine Cereal – on Cornwall, Copenhagen and the Californian coastal town of Santa Barbara

Letter from France: May 2013

Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel

Passenger Focus

From the website

“We are the independent passenger watchdog. Our mission is to get the best deal for passengers.

We are an independent public body set up by the Government to protect the interests of passengers.”

Island life

Keep it under your hat, but there’s more to China than the Temple of Heaven and Terracotta Warriors. CD Traveller discovers the island oasis of Hainan

Retail ecstasy in East London

Europe has a new fashion destination with the opening of Westfield Stratford City – a shiny, supersized shopping mall next to the 2012 Olympic Village, that looks set to be as much a part of the London Olympic experience as the games themselves!

Be Cautious Booking Travel Online

The travel industry has been one of the biggest users of selling their products online. Rail companies, accommodation providers, tour operators, cruise companies and tourist authorities have all leaped in and provide online suites to book services, order brochures or to join sites where you can talk about your holidays. Today about 60% of all UK internet searches are for holiday related information.
But from Get Safe Online, the government backed website that encourages safe online trading, comes a message that we all should remember. Be careful which sites you use. Be careful of offers that seem too good to be true. Check any online sites that you haven’t heard off with a reliable source before using them.

Rhine and dine

Kaye makes for Frankfurt Rhine Main and finds that this region in western Germany has shaken off its staid, serious reputation and returned to winning ways