January 2010

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• 29/01/2010 -

  Tourists saved from eating mans best friend in China

  If you always wanted to visit China but worried you'd end up eating cats and dogs, you can breathe a sigh of relief as the government is set to ban them from menus across the country.

• 29/01/2010 -

  Tweet if you want to win a cruise

  Twitter users have until February 14 to enter a competition to win a preview of Celebrity Cruises' new ship Celebrity Eclipse.

• 28/01/2010 -

  Chalets that will not bore even the coolest clientele

  You've heard of child-friendly accommodation, well now one travel website has come up with snow-boarder-friendly chalets - which are probably the same thing, really.

• 28/01/2010 -

  Top romantic deals for hard-up Romeos

  Full of love but short of cash? Fear not, Romeo (and Juliet), help is at hand from the travel website Travelzoo, which has come up with what it thinks are the best two-for-one Valentine's deals.

• 27/01/2010 -

  The hotel oscars reveal all

  Travel review website tripadvisor.com has revealed that Rudding Park Hotel (www.ruddingpark.co.uk) in Harrogate, north Yorkshire, is the best in the UK.

• 27/01/2010 -

  Air New Zealand to install beds in economy

  Air New Zealand (www.airnewzealand.co.uk) is to become the first airline to bring economy passengers the ultimate in-flight luxury - fully flat beds that have, until now, only been available to those able to afford eye-wateringly expensive business and first-class flights.

• 26/01/2010 -

  Passengers may be left out of pocket by British Airways strike

  As British Airways' (www.ba.com) cabin crew return to the ballot box this week, passengers are being warned that they might not be covered by their travel insurance if the airline goes on strike and their flights are cancelled.

• 26/01/2010 -

  Safety fears surround Caribbean holiday island

  Travel companies are considering whether it is safe to take holidaymakers to the Caribbean island of Antigua following the murder last week of an American tourist, the latest in a string of attacks on foreigners.

• 25/01/2010 -

  Air France offers over-weight passengers a better deal

  Air France has announced that obese passengers who choose to buy a second seat for added comfort will get a refund if the flight is not full.

• 25/01/2010 -

  Holiday rentals business goes bust

  Holidaymakers who have booked accommodation through the now defunct Apartments Abroad should contact their travel agent to arrange a refund or alternative accommodation.

• 22/01/2010 -

  London hotel guests may find strangers in their beds

  Check into one London hotel and you might find there's already someone else in your bed since the property, the Holiday Inn Kensington (www.hikensingtonforumhotel.co.uk) has started encouraging staff to hop under the duvet.

• 22/01/2010 -

  Turkey is more expensive than Spain for summer holidays

  Holidaymakers will need more spending money for a trip to Turkey than for a holiday in Spain this year, according to a new survey by the Post Office (www.postoffice.co.uk).

• 21/01/2010 -

  Kiss brings Scottish passengers more flights

  Scottish holidaymakers hit by the collapse of budget airline Flyglobespan have been offered new flights to key destinations by charter firm Kiss Flights.

• 21/01/2010 -

  Tourist death on the Nile

  A British holidaymaker died when a tourist yacht capsized on the River Nile during a heavy storm, which also claimed the lives of several others in southern Egypt earlier this week.

• 20/01/2010 -

  New rules hit travellers to the United States

  Anyone travelling to the United States from this Wednesday will need to go online first and fill out a visa-waiver application form.

• 20/01/2010 -

  Japan Airlines goes bankrupt but continues to fly

  Japan Airlines (www.JAL.com) has applied for bankruptcy protection which means that it can continue to operate a normal service while it restructures its operations.

• 19/01/2010 -

  New website tracks last minute ski holidays

  Trying to find the best value ski holiday can be harder than negotiating a mogul field, what with the cost of lift passes, equipment hire and ski lessons to be factored into the equation.

• 19/01/2010 -

  New sports bag claims to make it easier to travel from your porch to the piste

  Any skier knows that it can be a struggle to lug skis, boards, boots and suitcases all the way from home to a ski resort and back again - so much so that many prefer to hire equipment instead.

• 18/01/2010 -

  Holidaymakers urged to help Haiti

  Britons holidaying in the Dominican Republic are being asked by UK tour operators to help earthquake victims in neighbouring Haiti.

• 18/01/2010 -

  Travel firms offer holidaymakers redundancy protection

  Two travel companies are offering holidaymakers who book by the end of February a full refund if they are made redundant.

• 15/01/2010 -

  Thomas Cook becomes first holiday airline to offer online check-in

  Passengers flying with Thomas Cook Airlines can now check in online and choose where they want to sit - but they will have to pay for the service.

• 14/01/2010 -

  Emergency hotline for travellers to Haiti

  An emergency hotline has been set up for relatives and friends of those who were in Haiti when a devastating earthquake struck on Tuesday.

• 14/01/2010 -

  Japan Airlines plight highlights need for flight insurance

  Passengers with seats booked on Japan Airlines should cross their fingers that the airline doesn't go bust within the next few days, leaving them holding worthless tickets.

• 14/01/2010 -

  Flights to Iraq to take off from Manchester next month

  A Greek airline will launch the first flights from the northwest of England to Iraq on February 1.

• 13/01/2010 -

  Neilson offers Boat Show holiday discounts of up to 500 pounds

  Get along to the London International Boat Show (www. londonboatshow.com) this week and you could save more than £500 on your next sailing holiday with Neilson (www.neilson.co.uk)

• 13/01/2010 -

  Poland is a hot new travel spot says national newspaper

  The former eastern bloc country of Poland has been singled out as a 'destination of the decade' by a national newspaper, but not only because it offers cheap beer and accommodation for stag parties and hen weekends.

• 12/01/2010 -

  Adventurous holidaymakers follow in celebrities footsteps

  A celebrity charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro has led to unprecedented demand for similar tours from holidaymakers, according to an adventure travel company.

• 12/01/2010 -

  Top 10 holiday destinations that need your money

  If you need a reason to justify splashing out on a foreign holiday then flight comparison website Cheapflights.co.uk has come up with one of the best.

• 11/01/2010 -

  Big freeze pushes sales of swimwear through the roof

  It might be freezing outside but sales of swimwear have more than doubled in the past few weeks as Britons try to escape the cold snap by booking last-minute getaways to the sun.

• 11/01/2010 -

  EasyJet announces new Gatwick services as Aer Lingus cuts back

  Budget airline easyJet (www.easyjet.com) has announced it will offer more flights from London Gatwick this spring as rival airline Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com) confirmed that it will scale down its service from the UK airport.

• 08/01/2010 -

  Malaga is top of the pops

  The Spanish resort of Malaga is the most popular destination for sun-seeking Brits this year, according to a flight search site Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.net), which scours the net for the most affordable air fares.

• 08/01/2010 -

  Big is not better when it comes to holiday firms

  The Spanish resort of Malaga is the most popular destination for sun-seeking Brits this year, according to a flight search site Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.net), which scours the net for the most affordable air fares.

• 07/01/2010 -

  Skiers warned of potential travel firm failures

  Skiers will need to make sure they have adequate winter sports travel insurance as some tour operators that are already struggling to survive might not see it through to the end of the season, according to a new study.

• 07/01/2010 -

  Thousands look to travel insurance as weather causes chaos

  Thousands of holidaymakers whose trips have been delayed or cancelled due to this week's bad weather should check their travel insurance to see if they can claim compensation.

• 06/01/2010 -

  Cruise line launches Beatles tribute tour

  They sang about living on a Yellow Submarine but the Beatles are to be remembered on a cruise ship, which will launch a voyage in March in a tribute to the Fab Four.

• 06/01/2010 -

  British Airways resumes talks to avert strike disaster

  British Airways (www.ba.com) will resume talks with its cabin crew over the next few days to try to resolve the differences that nearly led to a catastrophic strike over the Christmas period.

• 05/01/2010 -

  Passengers flying to the US warned to get to the airport early and prepare to be strip searched

  Passengers heading for the United States are being warned to expect delays at airports due to tighter security following the foiled terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound flight in December.

• 05/01/2010 -

  Stoned skiers risk invalidating their travel insurance

  News that the US winter sports resort of Breckenridge (www.breckenridge.com) has decriminalized cannabis this season comes with a warning to skiers that they still risk arrest if they smoke on the slopes.

• 04/01/2010 -

  Make a new years resolution to check your travel insurance

  If your motto for 2010 is 'new year, new me' then you'll need to make sure you're adequately protected by your travel insurance before attempting any new stuff while on holiday.

• 04/01/2010 -

  Office of Fair Trading questions airlines' travel insurance sales

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into airlines' sales tactics on the internet and questioned whether it is legal for them to automatically include travel insurance in a booking unless customers opt out of the purchase.