In a bid to turn around the debt-ridden country’s fortunes since striking and rioting broke out following deep spending cuts, Greek tourism and culture minister Pavlos Geroulanos said that the country would pick up the tab for tourists who were inconvenienced by strikes.
Greece has pledged to cover extra costs incurred by tourists stranded there by [...]

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South Africa was great. The weather was really good and the various stops were super. In detail:
Fugitives Drift –v good lodge/hotel rooms in cottages round the garden, large, well furnished and comfortable with good views. Food was excellent and the staff attentive. Rob Caskey, who did our battlefield tours was very good. A real raconteur, [...]

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Economy class lie-flat beds are to be introduced later this year by Air New Zealand.
 The carrier is to install the ‘Skycouch’, a specially designed row of three seats engineered to create a lie-flat, flexible space.
 The airline says this will provide a place for children to play or a flat surface for adults to relax and [...]

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Tatler knows. Its taste for the exclusive, the alternative, the unexpected, took it to the edge of Turkey’s Datca peninsula, and a corner of the Aegean so secluded that you need a boat to find it. But its seasoned critics fell in love with what they found there. They loved its whitewashed, weather-boarded New England [...]

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I am delighted to announce that Galley Bay Resort and Spa, Antigua was selected and awarded the 2009 Readers Choice Award bv a survey of 25,000 Conde Nast Readers.
This prestigious award reflects Galley Bay’s continued commitment to customer satisfaction, genuine attention to detail and impeccable service. In today’s market and with such strong competition such a [...]

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We have just received some fantastic air fare deals to Thailand so now has never been a better time to travel to arguably the  most exotic country in South East Asia.  With a rich diversity of attractions from the hills around Chiang Rai, to the exciting capital of Bangkok and on to the southern beaches and [...]

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Hi Annie,
We had a lovely time thank you.  Journey out was great as flight not even half full so we had about 10 seats between us.
The Chedi, Phuket was a great mix for us – quite smart buildings (although a tiny bit tired in places and quite a lot of rubbish under the houses) but just [...]

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One of my favourite hotels, The Calabash Hotel in Grenada, has opened a new spa, called Heaven and Earth.   The 2,000sq.ft. facility has been built on a ledge overlooking Prickly Bay and the Calabash’s beach.   It features three treatment rooms, Zen garden, chill out area with fresh juice bar, water feature and yoga pavilion.
Natural products [...]

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Ryanair have confirmed that their chief executive Michael O’Leary was serious in examining the feasibility of charging their passengers to use onboard toilets. Quite unrepentant, Mr O’Leary has now offered free flights to the winners of a competition for the best idea for new, and of course chargeable, on-board services. 
 
Perhaps the airline should reflect on [...]

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A 10-year-old moratorium banning shark fishing in parts of The Maldives has been extended to cover the whole island group. Since its adoption in 1998, the moratorium covered seven atolls – but now it extends to 12 nautical miles off any Maldives land mass.
The Maldivian Government has taken the step in the face of evidence [...]

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