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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We had a lovely holiday in Cuba. It’s certainly a very interesting country and we are very glad that we did the trips you suggested.  In fact we felt that we could probably have done another one and spent slightly less time at the resort.  [...]

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I got round to watching ‘In Bruges’ last weekend and it occurred to me that although the film is absolutely brilliant I did get a little distracted by the wonderful architecture of the city.  Now I have been as far away as Australia, Africa and the U.S.A., but I have never been to Bruges and [...]

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First it was spas, now it seems yoga retreats are what everyone is asking for as the stresses of everyday life take their toll – and it certainly isn’t at the expense of luxury!
Shanti Ananda is the first and only destination spa in Mauritius and has quickly established an excellent reputation for its Ayurveda yoga [...]

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Before you travel, take a photo of any bag you plan to check in.  If your luggage gets lost this will help baggage handlers to identify it, and might save you disruption, as someone else can pick up your bag with the picture as identification

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Oman Air has finally secured the slots at Heathrow it has been seeking for months, and with more favourable flight times.  Until now the return flights have been at night, and much as we love The Chedi, it’s policy of not allowing clients to remain in the hotel after check-out time has meant buying another [...]

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Did you see one of our best selling hotels featured in the Sunday Times on 11th January?   The Dionysos, Kumlubuk in Turkey was listed in the Summer 100, and rightly so.  It is just what is says on the tin, simply a superb little hotel for a bafflingly good price.   I have known the owner [...]

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The  amount of duty free shopping that UK residents travelling from outside the European Union can now bring back into the UK has been increased.  The changes to current restrictions see the allowance for goods such as electrical products and souvenirs double from £145 to £300.  Additional changes include: an increase from two to four [...]

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We are delighted to announce that Monarch Airlines is to operate a former XL Airways route from Gatwick to the Caribbean.  
The airline is to serve Grenada and Tobago with a weekly service starting on December 17.
Monarch will offer 307 seats in economy and 51 in a premium economy cabin using an Airbus A330 aircraft [...]

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Exclusive Escapes congratulates Spoilyourself on their new website and as one of our valued partners we would like to provide Spoilyourself guests with the opportunity to book our exclusive Business Class Service at 50% off!
 
Exclusive Escapes are delighted to present the first and only full Business Class service to both Dalaman and Cephalonia.
 
In addition to an [...]

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