Chris Gill, author of Where to Ski and Snowboard 2012, gives us a guide to Italy’s Selva ski resort

Hardly known in the UK most of us will be unaware of a mediaeval city that has UNESCO World Heritage status, has a month long Christmas market, has boat trips down the Danube, New Year’s Eve and Day concerts and has pretty good beer as well!

Wondering where to ring in the New Year? Look no further than Las Vegas….

Just back from his annual trip to Venice, Adrian updates you on toilets, validating tckets on the vaporetti, bag-sellers, bicycles and a common con trick

Peru is a dream destination for food lovers. Travel experts, DK Publishing, take us on taste-bud led tour of South America’s third largest country

Darren Keating, winner of Great Hotels of the World’s recent Insider’s Guide competition, tells us how to have the perfect ‘Dub’ day in Dublin’s fair city

Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas, without a visit to a Christmas market. We round up some of the best Christmas markets in England.

Readers will be aware of our thoughts on signage. Particulary confusing ones. So here is one from Venice which suggest you can go in opposite directions to get to the same place!

History travel website, Historvius, picks ten of the best destinations for European city breaks bursting with history, perfect for everyone from the casual sightseer to diehard history buffs

Small, friendly and good to look at with an appealing mix of old buildings and youthful energy, why not make Boston your next mini-break?

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her final note from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers

The 274 room, 36 suite St Regis Tianjin has just opened in the Heping district of Tianjin – Beijing’s port city neighbour. CD-Traveller tells you how to get the most of out the maritime city, regardless of whether you have one day or four.

Mistletoe is great for warming up winter with kisses – so wrap up warm and make your way to Tenbury Wells Mistletoe Festival on 3rd December 2011, National Mistletoe Day!

Lyn heads to Hanover for some ‘me’ time. Read her report here

For those of you who didn’t recognise the flag underneath our logo in yesterday’s e-letter or on this page, it is the flag of Georgia.
Why Georgia?
Because like England their patron saint is St George.

At first thought, the new Canadian slogan of the province of Alberta seems a little strange. But it refers to the landscape. So awe-inspiring is it that it will take your breath away.
The new slogan has already began on television and in posters. You’ll see a lot more of it in January when the key booking period begins.

Adrian explores Hull, the former fishing and whaling industry which has become a mecca for shopping

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers

Panama rarely makes the news, or even the travel pages. What is there but the famous canal? And why should you holiday there?
Did you know, for example, that there 200 islands in the Gulf of Panama that form the Las Perlas Archipelago and that they are so named because of the abundance of pearls that were found there?

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Into the desert

Next year sees the end of the 5,125 year old Mayan calendar in Mexico. Mayan legend says that when this happens, a new spiritual era will come.
Whether it comes or not one that Mexicans can be pretty sure of is that more British tourists will visit the country.
Why?

Coastal Wales might be wet, but it’s also wonderful. Your guide to the award winning region, starts here…

hat is one of the themes of the new Icelandic advertising campaign which began last month. The President invited visitors into his palace for tea! It was launched to emphasise the friendliness of the nation as they build upon the successful tourism of the past year.

If past years (or recessions) have sucked up your travel budget, plan smart and get more bang for your buck in 2012

Brazil is already gearing up to the two big events that it will hold over the next few years, the World Cup in 2014 and then the 2016 Olympic Games. During our Games next year, Brazil is going to be using Somerset House in London as a sort of exhibition centre to showcase “Casa do Brasil.”

Switzerland has been awarded the ‘Favourite European Country’ title at The Guardian’s Travel Awards 2011. Lonely Planet’s Kerry Christiani is seduced by Switzerland’s chocolate box beauty

At the World Travel Market, the USA unveiled a new logo. It is made up of a series of lightly coloured dots or stars that form the initials of the country. It is a soft and slightly woolly image that doesn’t seem to fit. And especially not with New York which bristles with brashness, energy and a disdain for under achievement.

Many people have travelled to Dubai on holiday; some have been to Abu Dhabi but how many have been to Sharjah, the third largest of the seven emirates that make up the UAE?