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• 30/12/2009 -

  Foreign Office issues travel insurance warning to adventurous travellers

  The Foreign Office has urged holidaymakers to take out comprehensive travel insurance following ABTA's (www.abta.com) predictions that more people will travel to politically volatile destinations next year.

• 29/12/2009 -

  British Airways flights and holidays go on sale

  British Airways (www.ba.com/sale) has launched its latest flights, hotels and holidays sale with discounts for winter and summer travel, but with the threat of strike action by 12,500 cabin crew still a possibility some passengers may delay booking.

• 24/12/2009 -

  Ryanair flight slides off runway in snow

  A Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) flight from Dublin slid off the runway after landing at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow in icy conditions.

• 23/12/2009 -

  Bullish holidaymakers plan to travel more but eat out less next year

  We might be in the middle of the worst recession since World War II, but most of us are planning to take more holidays next year even if it means we have to go without luxury goods and meals out, according to a new survey.

• 23/12/2009 -

  You Only Live Once holidays unveiled for British backpackers

  Backpacker travel specialist Gap Adventures (www.gapadventures.com) has unveiled a new type of holiday for 18 to 30 year olds.

• 23/12/2009 -

  Weather spoils Christmas for thousands of travellers

  Thousands of passengers due to fly away for Christmas are looking to their travel insurance for compensation this week after dozens of flights were cancelled due to the weather.

• 22/12/2009 -

  Travel insurance vital as holiday firms go bust

  Just days after the collapse of Globespan and its airline subsidiary FlyGlobespan, which left 4,500 passengers stranded overseas, another UK-based tour operator has folded.

• 22/12/2009 -

  Families offered guaranteed euro exchange rate for summer holidays

  French holiday park operator Siblu Holidays (www.siblu.com) has launched on-park EuroVouchers so parents booking family holidays don't need to worry any more about the fluctuating exchange rate.

• 21/12/2009 -

  Eurostar passengers urged to check travel insurance

  Eurostar passengers who were stranded this week should check their travel insurance to see if they are entitled to compensation for cancellations or delays.

• 21/12/2009 -

  Ryanair offers rescue flights to FlyGlobespan passengers

  Budget airline Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) is offering 'rescue fares' of £59 to £89, including taxes, to FlyGlobespan passengers who were left stranded by the Scottish airline's collapse last week.

• 18/12/2009 -

  Plan ahead and book your flights for next winter now

  It might seem a little early for those holidaymakers still looking forward to next summer's holiday, but airlines have already started selling flights for winter 2010/2011.

• 17/12/2009 -

  International rail travels to get compensation for delays

  Passengers on international rail services will have the same rights to compensation as air passengers when their journeys are cancelled or delayed.

• 17/12/2009 -

  British Airways to launch holiday flights from Docklands

  Troubled British Airways (www.ba.com) is pressing ahead with plans to launch its first holiday flights from London City Airport next spring.

• 17/12/2009 -

  Dubai is last week's holiday hotspot, says World Travel Guide

  Travel fashionistas will not be joining the bargain hunters and making a bee-line for Dubai next year, according to World Travel Guide (www.worldtravelguide.net). Oh no, holidaymakers who really have their fingers on the pulse will be going to Abu Dhabi, Dubai's larger and more sophisticated neighbour.

• 16/12/2009 -

  Win a luxury holiday to South America

  If you've ever dreamed of visiting South America, now is your chance. Enter a competition run jointly by Kuoni and coffee makers Kenco and you could win a seven-night trip of a lifetime to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica or Brazil.

• 16/12/2009 -

  Prime Minister steps in to British Airways dispute

  Gordon Brown has pledged to do all it can to resolve the dispute between British Airways (www.ba.com) and its 12,500 cabin crew who are threatening to strike for 12 days over Christmas, bringing misery to a million passengers.

• 15/12/2009 -

  Follow the in crowd and celebrate the New Year in New York

  The Big Apple is the place to welcome in 2010, according to flight comparison website Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.net).

• 15/12/2009 -

  Budget airlines slammed for additional charges

  Checking a bag into the hold and paying an air fare by credit card could add almost a third to the cost of a flight, according to Which? Holiday.

• 14/12/2009 -

  Strike-hit passengers must check their travel insurance

  Holidaymakers will have to switch from planes to trains for shorter trips throughout Europe if the UK is to stick within its targeted aircraft emissions, according to a new report on Climate Change.

• 14/12/2009 -

  easyJet drops flights from London Luton Airport

  Budget airline easyJet (www.easyjet.com) has dropped a fifth of its flights from Luton Airport following a dispute with the airport's management.

• 11/12/2009 -

  Visit Santas grotto in Lapland this Christmas

  OK, you could take the kids down to the local shopping mall to see Santa in his grotto, but everyone knows he's not the Real Deal. If you really want to be the World's Best Parents, you need to take them to Lapland, which of course is where Santa lives.

• 11/12/2009 -

  Let the train take the strain says the Committee on Climate Change

  Holidaymakers will have to switch from planes to trains for shorter trips throughout Europe if the UK is to stick within its targeted aircraft emissions, according to a new report on Climate Change.

• 10/12/2009 -

  Hurry to bag free lift pass in Switzerland

  Two tour operators are offering free area lift passes for the Swiss resort of Verbier for bookings made by December 18.

• 10/12/2009 -

  Space tourists get first glimpse of their mothership

  Those wealthy or lucky enough to hold the first £100,000 plus tickets for rides into space were shown their spacecraft for the first time this week at a ceremony held in California's Mojave desert.

• 09/12/2009 -

  Airline says sorry to passengers delayed for more than nine hours

  Budget airline easyJet has apologised to passengers who were delayed more than nine hours without being offered any refreshments.

• 08/12/2009 -

  Travel packages to 2010 World Cup expected to sell-out in days

  Tour operators that have put together packages to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next summer say they expect to have sold all tours to England matches by the end of this week.

• 08/12/2009 -

  Ethical travellers should pack their bags for Poland or Lithuania

  A list of the world's top ethical holiday destinations has revealed that Poland and Lithuania are the best places in Europe to visit in 2010.

• 08/12/2009 -

  Government to deliver travel insurance warning

  Holidaymakers should be made aware that standard travel insurance does not normally include flights home when an airline goes bust, according to a high level committee.

• 07/12/2009 -

  Dubai tipped to be hot in 2010

  Not booked your next holiday yet? Then you might want to consider Dubai, which is tipped to be the best bargain for 2010 following news of the emirate's deep economic crisis.

• 07/12/2009 -

  Prices of ski holidays on the slide

  Tour operators are expected to start slashing prices of ski holidays following a 15 per cent drop in early bookings, making this the worst start to the winter season for at least 10 years.

• 04/12/2009 -

  Never mind the weather, how much is the beer is what backpackers want to know

  Forget train timetables, hostel phone numbers and the address of the nearest internet café. What every backpacker needs to know is how much they'll have to pay for a pint.

• 03/12/2009 -

  Cruise to the World Cup in South Africa

  Football fans looking for some unique accommodation for the World Cup in South Africa next summer are being offered the chance to stay on cruise ships moored in Port Elizabeth, Durban and Cape Town for the whole of the tournament.

• 03/12/2009 -

  Take the kids out of school says family travel website

  A campaign to persuade schools to allow children to take educational family holidays during term-time has been launched by a travel website.

• 03/12/2009 -

  UK travel firms call for tough new laws to protect holidaymakers

  Travel bosses in the UK have urged politicians to improve safety standards for holiday accommodation across the whole of Europe.

• 02/12/2009 -

  Holidaymakers urged to check travel insurance as more operators expected to fail

  The collapse last week of Ireland's biggest tour operator has prompted a warning to all holidaymakers to check their travel insurance to see if they are covered for tour operator failures.

• 02/12/2009 -

  New travel website offers insider tips for your next staycation mini break

  When planning your next mini-break, it might be a good idea to first visit citybreak.org.uk, a new website that promises insider tips to visiting 17 of Britain's top cities.

• 01/12/2009 -

  El Salvador, Germany and Greece are top places to visit in 2010

  Lonely Plant has revealed its collection of world's best journeys, destinations and experiences for 2010 and top of the list are El Salvador, Germany and Greece.

• 01/12/2009 -

  New plans to give DIY travellers better financial protection

  Travellers who put together their own holidays, booking flights and accommodation separately, could be given better financial protection under new laws being proposed by the European Commission.