admin on Jan 23rd 2009 Uncategorized
- Venice Carnival kicks off this weekend, presenting ten days of marked costume parades showing off spectacular eighteenth-century finery against the city's dramatic backdrop of canals and palaces. - The World Travel and Tourism Council has revealed the twelve finalists for the green 'Tourism for Tomorrow' Awards, one of the most prestigious ceremonies in the tourism industry calendar. - Cyclone Oli has battered French Polynesia, leaving one man dead and several injured, and forcing thousands to be evacuated from their homes. - The UK Foreign Office is warning of delays at several of Bulgaria's border crossings with Greece. - bmibaby is offering a range of deals at the moment, including up to 35% off flights for travel until 22 October 2010, £10 flights to and from Manchester for a limited period, and a range of special winter late deals from £9.99. - British Airways is to increase peak season frequency on its new services from London City airport to Majorca and Ibiza. - A dangerous storm has dumped up to 28in (71cm) of snow in the eastern US, causing road accidents, cancelled flights and electricity cuts. - The UK Foreign Office (FCO) has warned those travelling in the Ukraine that there the period around the Presidential election on 7 February 2010 may see an increase in political demonstrations. - A kite surfer has been killed by sharks off at Stuart Beach on Florida's southern Atlantic coast, according to reports. - With severe winter weather expected this week in the Midwest and the Northeast, United Airlines is encouraging customers holding certain tickets to consider rebooking on an earlier flight, as certain charge fees have been waived.