Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read her story here

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Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the second part of her story, here

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

Austria’s capital and largest city, Vienna, claimed top spot in Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Life survey

Whether you’re flying abroad on a business trip or heading off on the holiday of a lifetime, how to choose an airline?

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, it’s good news for motorists and mobile phone users in Europe but anyone heading to a malarial country should take extra special care

Civil servants will be allowed to work from home for seven weeks this summer in order to ease pressure on the public transport system during the London 2012 Olympics

Dr. Jill Nash, owner of independent guidebook publishing company ‘Luxury Backpackers’, on Canada, Cornwall and the Lake District’s best kept secrets

Ewe celebrating St Patrick’s Day? Even a flock of sheep in Scotland wants to be ‘seen in green’ this weekend!
 

have read a slew of articles recently on how Abu Dhabi – the UAE’s richest emirate – is about to emerge as a world class centre for the arts, culture and sport. The Abu Dhabi Festival kicks off next week (March 11) and will see Simon Russell Beale perform at the Royal Opera House while Michelin starred chef, Gary Rhodes, is set to open Rhodes 44 at the St Regis Abu Dhabi.

More than 371,00 immigrants who were admitted to Britain, claimed state benefits in the UK last year, according to official figures compiled by the government for the very first time.

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.

UPDATE: 5 Nov. Qantas is now offering free tickets to anywhere in Australia to those who were caught up in the shut-down. If you were involved and haven’t been contacted by the airline, do so yourself. Passengers entitled are those with bookings between October 29-31st.
It’s been a week from hell for Qantas.

Ethical consumerism is on the up in the UAE’s scene stealing emirate. Against all the odds, the kingdom of bling has developed a conscience and in the process is learning that it’s now cool to care… In Green Tourism Week, CD Traveller reports

Denise Van Outen et al have all been snapped sunning themselves in Dubai, in recent weeks. But there’s more to the kingdom of bling than sun, sand and shopping says one member of the CD Traveller team

CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month the future looks red hot for Virgin’s cabin crew but gap years could be on their last leg…

The City of Gold is yet to go green. CD Traveller reports

CD Traveller tells you what’s hot in the travel world

The menus from outer space

Heading to Dubai for the kingdom of bling’s shopping festival? Make sure you hit the malls by all means but be sure to get yourself to Global Village, where you can shop and eat your way around the world…

Heading to Dubai for the kingdom of bling’s shopping festival? Hit the malls by all means, but be sure to get yourself to Global Village where you can shop and eat your way around the world…

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the world of travel

Dubai’s annual winter shopping festival starts next month and CD Traveller has the low-down on where you can shop like a sheikh in the kingdom of bling

Escaping Britain’s big freeze and heading to Dubai – the land of guaranteed sunshine – for Christmas? Make it a white one. CD Traveller shows you the way to go…

In survey after survey, one of the reasons given for visiting a place is the shopping. We have weekend shopping trips to places as far away as Dubai. Coach companies do day trips to places like the Metrocentre in Gateshead. Outlet stores form retail parks such as in Bicester or outside Chester. Even when people spend a two week sun filled beach holiday in Spain, shopping is one of the things people indulge in.
So it was with some interest that I heard most of the debate in parliament on Wednesday on the future of independent retail. Tourism is integral with shopping. Good shops attract us to them. But did I hear much about tourism? Despite the fact that many MP’s were from areas that attract tourists, the answer was no.

Abu Dhabi maybe the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but for years it was showy Dubai that dominated the headlines. Not anymore.

It’s never too early to start planning your next holiday. CD Traveller lets you in on where to have a warm, white Christmas