One of the great railway experiences
By: Adrian | May 24, 2012 – 9:10 am | No Comment

Travelling from Kyle of Lochalsh to Iverness by train is Britain’s most scenic rail journey, writes Adrian Lawes

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Ryanair to raise its bag fees in 2012
By: Kaye | December 12, 2011 – 12:10 am | No Comment
Ryanair to raise its bag fees in 2012

Passengers planning to fly with budget airline Ryanair in summer 2012 will need to travel light. Michael O’Leary’s no frills airline has revealed that it will be increasing its online baggage fees by 25 percent

Survey shows Brits want Christmas abroad
By: Kaye | December 10, 2011 – 7:42 am | One Comment
Survey shows Brits want Christmas abroad

A new survey from travel deal experts, Travelzoo, says 70 percent of us would be happy to spend the festive season abroad.

More magical Christmas markets
By: Adrian | December 9, 2011 – 10:45 am | 2 Comments
More magical Christmas markets

This time we focus on markets in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, where you’ll find some of the biggest and the best to be found anywhere

Kew Gardens: Britain’s top visitor attraction?
By: The Editor | December 7, 2011 – 6:15 am | No Comment
Kew Gardens: Britain’s top visitor attraction?

Kew Gardens have been voted the top visitor attraction in Britain at the British Airways magazine travel awards.

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BA’s hug a pilot scheme gets teen stewardess pregnant
By: The Editor | December 6, 2011 – 1:21 pm | No Comment
BA’s hug a pilot scheme gets teen stewardess pregnant

A BA pilot has taken the airline’s ‘hug a pilot’ training scheme a little too far: the married captain has only gone and gotten a teenage stewardess pregnant.

St Nicholas and 6th December
By: Cathrene | December 5, 2011 – 9:05 pm | No Comment
St Nicholas and 6th December

As Christmas in the UK rapidly approaches, and kids are starting to write their letters to Father Christmas. December 6th is still the main day for gift giving and merrymaking in much of Europe.

Families face more expensive holidays
By: The Editor | December 4, 2011 – 1:48 pm | One Comment
Families face more expensive holidays

It’s official: the Chancellor announced last week that the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) increase, will go ahead after all, despite big rises in APD in 2007 and 2010.

Where will you be holidaying next year?
By: The Editor | December 3, 2011 – 12:09 pm | No Comment
Where will you be holidaying next year?

A survey by holiday comparison site, Travel Supermarket, has found that more than one in 10 UK holiday-makers will opt for familiar destinations – step forward Spain, Portugal, Italy et al.

Skint skiers should head to Europe and Austria, says new edition of annual ski resort guidebook
By: The Editor | December 2, 2011 – 6:56 am | One Comment
Skint skiers should head to Europe and Austria, says new edition of annual ski resort guidebook

The priciest ski resorts are around three times as expensive as the cheapest, says the new 2012 edition of Where to Ski and Snowboard – the world’s leading guidebook to ski resorts.

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It’s panto time!
By: The Editor | December 1, 2011 – 7:23 am | No Comment
It’s panto time!

Today is the first of December. Translation? Panto season is officially upon us! Want to see your favourite TV stars treading the boards as a princess or panto dame? CD-Traveller has the low down on what’s on and where. Get ready to boo and hiss!

Making the most of the school strike
By: Cathrene | November 30, 2011 – 5:28 am | No Comment
Making the most of the school strike

We understand that many of you will be struggling to find things to do with your kids today, as a result of the strikes in many schools across the country. Here’s a few fab ideas…

Brits love fast food abroad
By: Kaye | November 29, 2011 – 12:06 pm | No Comment
Brits love fast food abroad

Considering how obsessed Brits are supposed to be with food, we are downright unadventurous when it comes to eating out abroad.

Get into the Christmas spirit at Hackney homemade market
By: The Editor | November 28, 2011 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Get into the Christmas spirit at Hackney homemade market

There’s a myriad of Christmas markets to choose from this Yuletide, but Londoners should look no further than the Hackney homemade market which is being organised by none other than CD-Traveller’s Jane!

The world’s worst souvenirs
By: Kaye | November 27, 2011 – 6:45 am | No Comment
The world’s worst souvenirs

Travel website, Crapsouvenirs.com, is celebrating the worst in holiday memorabilia and inviting users to upload pictures of their dubious holiday souvenirs. In light of this, CD-Traveller thought it was time to guide you through what’s hot and what’s not, when it comes to holiday mementoes

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Making TV a reality in Brighton

By: The Editor | November 26, 2011 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Making TV a reality in Brighton


No celeb status required to experience TV trends in the city-by-the-sea

Four months equals one million
By: Adrian | November 25, 2011 – 10:57 am | No Comment
Four months equals one million

It seems that it was only yesterday that I was in Edinburgh at the re-opening of the National Museum in Chambers Street. But it was four months ago. A short time. So it is surprising to learn that the museum welcomed its one millionth visitor yesterday since its re-opening.

Toll proposed for Great Ocean Road
By: Kaye | November 25, 2011 – 6:39 am | No Comment
Toll proposed for Great Ocean Road

Schlepping to South Australia? If Corangamite Shire Mayor, Matt Makin, gets his way: you could soon be charged for the pleasure of travelling along the Great Ocean Road, a stunning route from Geelong to Portland which takes in waterfalls, mountain ranges, beaches and rainforests.

Remember to breathe
By: Adrian | November 23, 2011 – 9:34 am | No Comment
Remember to breathe

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.

Forty two and the meaning of historic Scotland
By: The Editor | November 22, 2011 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Forty two and the meaning of historic Scotland

The Meaning of Life may be 42 and the question forgotten according to the author, Douglas Adams but Historic Scotland hasn’t forgotten what 42 means. It is the number of its attractions that will be open completely free to us next weekend.

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Wicked Westminster
By: The Editor | November 20, 2011 – 6:30 am | One Comment
Wicked Westminster

You’d think Westminster would want to encourage people to visit the capital during the 2012 Olympics (and help boost Britain’s economy), but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Caribbean Christmas in Leeds
By: The Editor | November 18, 2011 – 7:30 pm | No Comment
Caribbean Christmas in Leeds

This weekend sees some of the Christmas markets beginning. Well in Leeds, it’s a bit different next weekend. Welcome to the Leeds Caribbean Christmas Fair

Retail ecstasy
By: The Editor | November 18, 2011 – 6:32 am | No Comment
Retail ecstasy

A survey by Shoparazzi, the member’s only shopping club, has revealed that over £3 billion is spent in the UK each year on fashion by tourists, with as many as 1 million people per annum visiting Britain solely to shop

Olympics: stay or go?
By: The Editor | November 12, 2011 – 6:07 am | No Comment
Olympics: stay or go?

At the launch last month of the Great campaign – a project aimed at promoting Britain abroad to tie in with next year’s London Olympics, David Cameron declared “In 2012 there will be only one place to be. We are determined to make the most of this opportunity.”

London is raising the bar
By: The Editor | November 11, 2011 – 7:11 am | No Comment
London is raising the bar

A new poll by Drinks Internationalm has revealed that London has five of the world’s top 10 bars.

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Remembrance Sunday in the year of 11.11.11
By: Anthony Lydekker | November 10, 2011 – 8:26 am | No Comment
Remembrance Sunday in the year of 11.11.11

As Remembrance Sunday approaches, Anthony Lydekker looks at what’s going on across the country and reflects on this annual tradition

Amazing Thailand: Land of Smiles lives up to its reputation at WTM
By: Cathrene | November 9, 2011 – 4:53 pm | No Comment
Amazing Thailand: Land of Smiles lives up to its reputation at WTM

Although many parts of Thailand have been affected by floods, they are expected to recede in a few weeks, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) team have welcomed guests at this week’s World Travel Market with smiles and enthusiasm, despite the damage that the floods are causing back home.

Tunisia to invite Prince William and Kate
By: The Editor | November 9, 2011 – 4:18 pm | One Comment
Tunisia to invite Prince William and Kate

Mr Mehdi Houas, the Tunisian minister of commerce and tourism, revealed today at the Tunisia press conference at World Travel Market that as a result of the Arab Spring, Tunisia has (somewhat unsurprisingly) seen a decrease in tourists.

Sightseeing on CityPass
By: The Editor | November 8, 2011 – 7:15 am | No Comment
Sightseeing on CityPass

Many of you will have used, or come across, things like London Pass. You buy one voucher and it entitles you to entry at thirty or so museums, galleries and attractions. But will you ever se them all?