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Brazilian airline Varig has added two new routes to Rio de Janeiro's Tom Jobim International Airport. read more..

Holidaymakers could be facing more frustrating disruption at UK airports, after British Aviation Authority workers threatened strike action. read more..

Air travellers hoping to join the mile-high club on Singapore Airlines new superjumbo have had their hopes dashed in a statement from the carrier. read more..

Teenagers aged 16 and 17 will no longer need their parent's consent to apply for a passport, under new government rules set to come into force in December. read more..

Britons' sense of priorities is somewhat skewed when it comes to spending money on holidays, it has been revealed. read more..

Hotels in Moscow are the most expensive in the world, it has been revealed. read more..

British skiing enthusiasts are taking an average of £1,200 of clothes and equipment onto slopes, new research has revealed. read more..

Brits are overwhelmingly opposed to mobile phones being used to planes, it has been revealed. read more..

Travellers who rely on free travel insurance provided by their credit card company are dicing with disaster, it has been claimed. read more..

No-frills airline easyJet has announced it is to purchase British Airways franchise partner GB Airways in a deal worth £103.5 million. read more..

Record numbers of travellers opted for to take Eurostar's cross-Channel service during the last three months, it has been announced. read more..

Britons are choosing skiing holidays in increasing numbers, it has been revealed. read more..

Winter weddings are becoming increasingly popular and need not cost more to insure than summer nuptials, it has been claimed. read more..

Extravagant Brits spend a total of £1 billion in foreign airport lounges in attempts to use up their unused foreign currency, new statistics have revealed. read more..

An auction for a ticket on the first flight of the world's largest passenger jet has raised over £600,000 for charity. read more..

British Airways' (BA) ban on surfboards carried as cargo on its flights has been slammed by the UK surfing community. read more..

The use of mobile phones on planes would not be welcomed by passengers despite the convenience they appear to offer, an aviation expert has claimed. read more..

Holidaymakers flying with Virgin Airways from Gatwick Airport are set to benefit from the addition of a new airport lounge as of next spring. read more..

Golf tourists are set to look for holidays in increasingly exotic locales for holidays in the near future, it has been predicted. read more..

Hundreds of Britons are taking to Europe's ski-slopes every year without travel insurance, new figures have revealed. read more..

Bmi is set to launch 17 new routes later this month, many to far-flung locales of interest to tourists seeking adventure holidays. read more..

A specialist travel insurance policy has been launched for women who suffer from or have a history of breast cancer. read more..

The number of flights from UK airports departing and arriving at scheduled times declined during the second quarter of 2007 compared with the year-ago period, new figures have revealed. read more..

Complications with credit cards are a common occurrence on gap-year holiday, it has been claimed. read more..

Ongoing civil unrest at Bolivia's Santa Cruz de la Sierra airport could cause flights to be cancelled, the Foreign Office has warned. read more..

Aircraft design is set to become more radical, as manufacturers look to comply with environmental legislation, it has been claimed. read more..

Airline passengers will be able to make calls on their mobiles during flights under new proposals from the communications watchdog. read more..

The exodus of English rugby fans to the World Cup in Paris this weekend will spark a rise in travel insurance purchases, a leading travel insurance provider has claimed. read more..

Older holidaymakers are increasingly opting to holiday in long-haul destinations, it has been reported. read more..

The advent of ever cheaper travel is prompting more and more Britons to plan city breaks around international events, new figures reveal. read more..

An advertising watchdog has criticised RyanAir for claiming that Lastminute.com were "robbers" who were ripping off their customers. read more..

Flights on the world's largest passenger plane are to begin in just over a week, after Singapore Airways took delivery of the first Airbus A380. read more..

Britons are shunning foreign food when go abroad because they fear it will give them food poisoning, it has been revealed. read more..

New York remains the most popular destination for Christmas shopping breaks, it has been claimed. read more..

Students planning backpacking holidays have been advised to budget for adequate travel insurance as part of their travel plans. read more..

A campaign has been launched to highlight the danger of getting ripped off by Spanish holiday scams. read more..

BMI is to launch 17 new routes to destinations across the Middle East and north Africa later this month as part of the airline's biggest ever expansion plan. read more..

The increasing popularity of adventure holidays has been provided by a new survey showing that a quarter of young travellers consider themselves to be backpackers. read more..

Opposition to expansion of Heathrow Airport is not as widespread among residents as has been reported, it has been claimed. read more..