Heathrow airport has been ordered to pay a £500,000 penalty after an investigation revealed passenger queuing times at security checkpoints were longer than the London airport previously reported.

This week the capital is going crazy over Peruvian food thanks to the Cookbook Cafe at InterContinental London Park Lane’s ‘Flavours of Peru’ – a week-long gourmet food festival celebrating contemporary Peruvian cuisine, in association with the Embassy of Peru.

British beer lovers should head north. The weather may be grim up north, but the cheap beer will cheer you no end.

With London restaurant festival in full swing and with less than one year until the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games, Londoner Keith Alexander, tells us why he heads to Hampstead and adores the capital’s royal parks

I happened to see the Sarah Jessica Parker film, I Don’t Know How She Does It, last night. The film, based on Alison Pearson’s best selling novel, was shot in Boston and had the effect of making me want to book a break in Boston.

Earlier in the week we posted a story about the imminent closure of Gaby’s Deli– a cheap and cheerful Charing Cross Road café loved by the likes of Michael Gambon and Vanessa Redgrave.

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, it’s good news for Glasgow and Gothenburg and gourmands in London, but we’ve lost trust in TripAdvisor…

Lonely Planet, the travel guide publisher, lets us in on the world’s most romantic spots

I recently returned to live in London, having spent the last five years chasing the sun. The city has changed considerably since I last called it home – witness the massive redevelopment of Stratford and much of east London, the Oxford Circus Diagonals (which have helped make shopping and strolling along Oxford Street so much more civilised), the rise of art from a minority interest to a prime pastime- and the capital’s new found affection for the acronym.

It’s British Cheese Week this week (24 September -2 October). To celebrated CD-Traveller gives you the low-down on Randolph Hodgson – ownerof Neal’s Yard Dairy and chair of the UK Specialist Cheesemakers Association

Last week, London hit the headlines – for all the wrong reasons. Forget London Fashion Week or the premiere of Broken Glass at the Vaudeville – the Arthur Miller play starring Tara Fitzgerald, that opened to critical acclaim. No London was all over the front pages of the popular press, following US singer Kelis’ claim that she had been branded a “slave” by a “red face sweaty man” who accused her of queue jumping.

It’s less than one year until the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games. And it’s set to be an event to remember – not least for the people behind the scenes: Londoners. In the first of a regular series, Londoners reveal what they love about the capital

CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. It’s a good month for Brazil and British Airways, while fans of Star Trek are also celebrating

The Art of Being British: St James’s At Your Service is taking place on Jermyn Street today, Saturday September 10, from 12noon till 5pm.
The famous Mayfair Street will see some of the finest British fashion and lifestyle brands participating in a traffic free event that is packed with eccentric Britishness, unique presentations and engaging activities.

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CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Machu Picchu and Mr&Mrs Smith are generating a buzz for all the right reasons but the same can’t be said of school holidays and the dismal Euro exchange rate

UPDATE: 23/06/2011 The strikes have been called off after an agreement was reached

Travel journalist Alison Adey on Bolivia, Brighton and booking last minute flights

As the great day approaches, 594 Guardsmen and 33 Officers from 3 Guards Regiments have been rehearsing at London’s Wellington Barracks. They are “Street Liners” in the Mall and in front of Buckingham Palace. In the meantime, like Joseph Woosnam, lots of us will be on parade at street parties up and down the country and across the world.

CD Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Hong Kong hits new heights with the opening of the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong while London looks to welcome an influx of passengers ahead of the Royal Wedding on April 29

With London set to play host to an influx of visitors next month for the Royal Wedding, CD Traveller investigates whether the capital is a rip off for tourists

[ May 28, 2011; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ]
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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

Escaping to sunnier shores with the kids this half term but wondering which airport to fly out from? Make up your mind with our handy guide

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

Brett Perkins, director of communications at The Savoy (a Fairmont Hotel And Resort), London’s first luxury hotel, on Ethiopia, India and his iconic hotel

The traveller is an odd beast. What we prefer is a downturn. Then prices of hotels, flights and car hire drop. But then in downturns we might also have to trim our spending or, at worst case, face redundancy. But as the market improves and people feel more confident prices rise and the traveller gets hit by increased costs with not necessarily any improvement in income to pay for it. I suspect we are in that cycle now. Air fares have risen and now comes evidence from Trivago’s Hotel Price Index that hotel prices this December are going up as well.

As I said yesterday, one of the interesting features of the Visit Britain report is the amount of money that is spent in different places. The figures will be an estimate of course, but they are as good a guide as we are likely to get. And what they show is intriguing. Take London for example. You would expect an overseas visitor to pay more there because it is a more expensive place. Hotels, public transport and restaurant bills will all be more expensive but the difference on how much is spent there compared to elsewhere in our countries is quite wide.