http://www.cd-traveller.com Reviews and travel advice Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:36:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This coming week is the week we should celebrate tourism. Throughout England & Wales (Scotland had theirs this week) it is British Tourism Week. The National Trust throws opens its properties for free entry next weekend and events are staged across the two countries. Events like the illumination of Hadrian’s ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/13/british-tourism-week-british-airways/ Actually it doesn't. After all the hype from Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, about high speed rail, the long awaited announcement has come that we are going to accelerate to become a nation linked by the fastest trains we have ever had. And to save 20 minutes to an hour or ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/12/high-speed-rail-charges-ahead/ Like a lot of countries, the US hasn’t weathered the recession that well. Like most countries it has decided it needs to raise more money. Like some countries it has decided that tourism is a way of generating additional money. But to get additional tourists it has to advertise and ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/11/come-to-america-but-pay-more/ Planning a week-end away in Wales but not sure where to stay? CD Traveller has done the hard work for you. We’ve selected five chic retreats from Alastair Sawday’s new book Special Places to Stay Wales. Monmouthshire: The Nurtons Following the glorious Wye valley to Adrian and Elsa’s history-rich home. The facade ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/11/alastair_sawdays_top_10_places_to_stay_in_wales_part_2/ It always surprises other people just what gets lost or left in places. I, myself, once left a bag with a brand new pair of shoes inside on a train luggage rack and only realised what I had done when I got home so I am a great one to ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/10/lost-anything-lately/ Alastair Sawday has a knack for picking out stylish, well-run places – the sort the CD Traveller team would choose for a short break ourselves. To give you a flavour, we’ve picked five of our favourites from Sawday’s new book Special Places to Stay Wales. Anglesey: The Seacroft Big skies, sandy beaches, ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/10/alastair_sawdays_top_10_places_to_stay_in_wales/ The figures for what we visited last year have been released by ALVA, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Between their 42 members, they are responsible for nearly 1,600 different attractions. But not every attraction is a member and not every member provides figures so there could be more popular ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/09/britain%e2%80%99s-attractions-in-2009/ Whether you’re staycation-ing or vacationing, CD Traveller tells you what’s happening in the travel world WHAT'S HOT The staycation Thought you’d seen the last of the staycation? Think again. New travel research by BRC Continental has shown that a staggering 70 per cent of people are likely to book a UK holiday ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/08/whats_hot-4/ In Greece, there have been cries of outrage at the suggestion by some German parliamentarians that they sell off some of the Greek islands. The money raised from the sale, goes the suggestion, would reduce the large economic deficit that the country has. As there are about 6,000 Greek islands ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/08/selling-off-greek-islands/ Does anybody like Heathrow? Not the people who live around it. Not many of the people who fly from it. But after half a century it is still there. Surrounded by houses and sprawling industrial estates wrapped, around by motorways and dual carriageways, Heathrow seems always to be straining to ... http://www.cd-traveller.com/2010/03/07/what-do-you-do-about-a-problem-called-heathrow/