Letter from France: May 2013
By: Frederic de Poligny | May 19, 2013 – 6:42 am | No Comment

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

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I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)
By: Kaye | May 15, 2013 – 6:06 am | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave? (Part five)

Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the fifth part of her story exclusively on CD-Traveller

What’s hot: May 2013
By: The Editor | May 1, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
What’s hot: May 2013

CD-Traveller has the low-down on what’s hot in the travel world, right now

I love London, so why did I leave? (Part four)
By: Kaye | April 11, 2013 – 6:25 am | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave? (Part four)

Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the fourth part of her story, exclusively on CD-Traveller

Letter from France: April 2013
By: Frederic de Poligny | April 9, 2013 – 5:49 am | No Comment
Letter from France: April 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

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FINALLY! Britain is learning to say ni hao to Chinese visitors
By: The Editor | April 7, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
FINALLY! Britain is learning to say ni hao to Chinese visitors

So Home Secretary, Theresa May, has pledged to improve the visa system in an attempt to attract more Chinese visitors – both for business travellers and tourists – to Britain

I love London, so why did I leave?
By: Kaye | March 16, 2013 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
I love London, so why did I leave?

As regular CD-Traveller readers will know, Kaye loves London so why did she leave?

What’s hot: March 2013
By: The Editor | March 2, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
What’s hot: March 2013

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. Read on to find out why it’s a good month for Sri Lanka, if not Scunthorpe…

Britain needs to say ni hao to the Chinese
By: Kaye | February 22, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Britain needs to say ni hao to the Chinese

Earlier this week, it was revealed that David Cameron plans to make things easier for Indian businessmen and women (along with Indian students), to visit the UK by offering a same day visa service

Visa victory
By: Kaye | February 19, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Visa victory

Hurray! David Cameron has declared he will make things easier for Indian businessmen and women, along with Indian students, to visit the UK by offering a same day visa service

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England welcomes in the year of the snake: Chinese New Year celebrations
By: The Editor | February 9, 2013 – 6:15 am | No Comment
England welcomes in the year of the snake: Chinese New Year celebrations

Where to welcome in Chinese New Year in England

What’s hot: February 2013
By: The Editor | February 2, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
What’s hot: February 2013

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, The Shard and Sri Lanka are hitting the headlines for all the right reasons, but trips to Thailand are in trouble

Mayor Bloomberg announces New York City breaks tourism record again in 2012
By: The Editor | January 2, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Mayor Bloomberg announces New York City breaks tourism record again in 2012

City’s Tourism Industry generated $55.3 Billion in economic impact and employed 356,000 New Yorkers in the City’s hospitality sector across all five boroughs

Letter from France: December 2012
By: Frederic de Poligny | December 9, 2012 – 6:03 am | No Comment
Letter from France: December 2012

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

What’s hot: December 2012
By: The Editor | December 1, 2012 – 6:20 am | No Comment
What’s hot: December 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Skegness is making waves, but could the era of the stay-cation be over?

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London will lose out if Chinese tourists continue to be turned away

By: Kaye | November 9, 2012 – 12:00 am | No Comment
London will lose out if Chinese tourists continue to be turned away


Finally. The government has told tourism chiefs that the UK needs to make it easier for wealthy Chinese tourists to come to the capital and spend their kuai (slang for RMB or yuan)

Beijing’s PM2.5 monitoring network a breath of fresh air
By: Kaye | November 1, 2012 – 6:22 am | No Comment
Beijing’s PM2.5 monitoring network a breath of fresh air

As anyone who knows me will attest, I absolutely LOVED living in Beijing. In my mind, it’s the most exciting city in the world: historical sights such as The Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City rub shoulders with cutting edge architecture

What’s hot: October 2012
By: The Editor | September 29, 2012 – 6:39 am | No Comment
What’s hot: October 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month business class passengers, Barcelona FC and boozy Brits are all generating media inches

Where the experts holiday: travel writer, Robin Nowacki
By: The Editor | September 27, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Where the experts holiday: travel writer, Robin Nowacki

Travel journalist, Robin Nowacki, has written on travel destinations from Mexico to the Maldives for both consumer and trade publications. Here he shares some of his travel highlights, exclusively with CD-Traveller readers

Five great days in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon: part two
By: Anthony Lydekker | September 11, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
Five great days in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon: part two

Anthony journeys to Languedoc Roussillon, the French region that’s famed for its landscape, literature, music and wine

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What’s hot: September 2012
By: The Editor | September 1, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
What’s hot: September 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Birmingham has been given a boost but British cuisine hasn’t fared so well

Goodbye guidebooks?
By: The Editor | June 28, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Goodbye guidebooks?

So AA, who have been printing travel guides since 1910, has announced that it has no plans to print any more and will instead focus on its online version begging the question: have guidebooks had their day?

Letter from France: June 2012
By: Frederic de Poligny | June 27, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Letter from France: June 2012

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

The delights of Durban
By: Lark Ellen Gould | June 16, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
The delights of Durban

Lark Ellen Gould reveals why Durban – aka South Africa’s seaside playground – repays a visit

Britain needs to say “ni hao” to the Chinese
By: Kaye | May 29, 2012 – 6:32 am | No Comment
Britain needs to say “ni hao” to the Chinese

Word has reached CD-Traveller towers that China’s capital is considering allowing foreign tourists a 72-hour window to explore Beijing without a visa

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Sanya to become golf capital of Asia?
By: The Editor | May 25, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Sanya to become golf capital of Asia?

Golf may have been banned in China as recently as 25 years ago, but today the country is obsessed with golf (China is the only country in the world in the midst of a ‘golf boom’) and nowhere more so than Sanya

Is Britain open for business?
By: The Editor | May 17, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Is Britain open for business?

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

Eurovision blinds holidaymakers to other currency opportunities
By: The Editor | May 11, 2012 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Eurovision blinds holidaymakers to other currency opportunities

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

What’s hot: April 2012
By: The Editor | April 1, 2012 – 6:15 am | No Comment
What’s hot: April 2012

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, Burma is hitting the headlines for all the right reasons, but will we be able to afford to fly to there?