Travel search site, Kayak, has revealed that Brits will be spending their summer holidays close to home and within the continent this year

As the Golden Gate Bridge gets ready to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday, we give you the low-down on five fabulous spots to view what is arguably San Francisco’s most popular and photographed landmark

Caravanning is most popular with teachers and engineers

ScotRail has brought back the popular fixed-fare ticket prices for the over 55′s.
I don’t remember the tickets being available at this time of the year before but as the promotion has been so successful in its other outings, ScotRail must have thought it was worth running now.

Consumer reviews site unveils consumers’ pick of UK’s greatest gardens

Earlier this week the UK’s Immigration Minister, Damian Green, appeared before the British parliament’s Home Affairs Committee to answer questions about queues at passport control in Heathrow Airport

The writer and poet Gertrude Stein, who was born in Oakland, once remarked about her California birthplace: “Oakland? There’s no there, there.” Fast forward to today and few would agree with Gertrude

Research shows over two thirds of Brits not affected at all by £3m advertising campaign  

The majority of travellers (40 per cent) don’t want to be held up for more than half an hour passing through check-in and airport security, according to the results of a new poll

The pound is at one of its strongest points for two years, allowing UK holidaymakers to gain up to 18 per cent more for their money in holiday destinations around the world. Yet many continue to throw £s down the drain

Britain’s economy may be in recession, but its currency is flying high. The Pound has strengthened against a basket of international currencies

So Olympic organisers, Locog, have done a U turn and declared that babies and infants under 12 months will be allowed free entry into London Olympic venues – provided they are seated on their parent’s lap

Nearly a year after the passage of same-sex marriage in New York, NYC & Company is encouraging travel to the five boroughs over a two-month period beginning in June

UK remains Abu Dhabi’s top performing market
 

Strong pound encourages Brits to snap up foreign currency in April

Holiday bookings rise with water levels following wettest April in 100 years

Hands up who wants to win a pair of first class Eurostar tickets? Campaign for Better Transport is offering people the chance to win a pair of first class Eurostar tickets by sharing their everyday public transport stories

Last Monday the new regulations for bonding came into force. Now a report from MP’s on the Transport Select Committee welcomes what has been introduced but says it doesn’t go far enough. In fact, in some places, the report is very critical of the government.

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Bhutan and the Black Sea resort of Batuni get the thumbs up, but readers are advised to avoid the Big Apple’s JFK airport

More and more Brits are refusing to leave their precious pets home alone, when they go on their hols. According to recent research, 25 per cent of UK adult pet owners are prepared to pay the same amount as an extra adult on holiday, just to take their pet with them

Afternoon tea in establishments including The Ritz and London’s Lanesborough have been slated by Which?, who have declared they are among Britain’s most expensive for consumers

The introduction of extra charges for overweight fliers would be welcomed, a new survey has found

Opening at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida tomorrow is TurtleTrek, an attraction that is going to have you children – and you – demanding a visit.

Route 66 is pretty much iconic in the US. To see it from a Harley-Davidson tends to fulfil an American dream. And one company, Eaglerider is helping fulfil that dream. But not just for Americans. We British are anxious to face the great outdoors with them as well.

One of the problems of holidaying is deciding what to see. Sometimes by the time you have made up your mind and arrive at an attraction, the queues are enough to make you decide to forget it.
One of the advantages of Smart Attractions in the US is that having one of their passes means that you can skip to the front of the queue.

This is the title of a song written by Roseanne Cash – the daughter of Johnny – to launch the huge marketing effort by the United States to persuade us to visit their country. The marketing push was launched in Los Angeles yesterday morning and the UK is going to be one of the first countries to see the results.

On this, the day we celebrate what Englishness means, this year in tourism, could be the year of the volunteer.
Cumbria was particularly hit by cutbacks in tourism but what happened? The people of Kirkby Stephen didn’t just accept it they set up a community group to run the tourism services in the town.

The organisers have announced that tickets are available for the Diamond Jubilee festival which will take place in Battersea Park. Part of it will be “a proper knees-up with dancing” according to the organisers.
Did the Queen ever do this? Do we still do “knees- ups?”