Travel Mail Blogs Going to the US? Then you must read thisPosted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, TravelMail A few words of advice on the new form-filling requirement that, as of early January, will affect anyone flying to the US from the UK (or from many other European countries). The introduction... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:09:38 +0000 Aldi's daring move into travelBy Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail On Sunday The cut-price supermarket chain Aldi (motto: ‘spend a little, live a lot’) is famous for selling tins of Ukranian pickled cabbage and bargain jars of Lithuanian gherkins (and interesting bits of... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:45:48 +0000 The curse of the dreaded mal de merBy Joanna Tweedy, Editor, TravelMail.co.uk I'm in denial that I suffer from seasickness. Yet it is clear from all of my recent excursions out to sea that I am not the world's most natural mariner, despite growing up by the... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:41 +0000 Farewell to the QE2, matriarch of the seaPosted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, TravelMail A little piece of British history sails off into the sunset today – although I'm not sure that 'little' is an adjective that can readily be applied to a ship that, over the... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:10:09 +0000 An ill wind blows for the travel industryBy Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday It's an ill wind. Bad news for the travel business has usually been very good news for travellers. British Airways has responded to its slump in profits announced today by making... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:39:14 +0000 All aboard the (not very) quiet carriagePosted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, TravelMail Ever since man first appeared on this planet, life has been a tapestry of good ideas (the invention of the wheel, the jet engine, the chocolate bar), bad ideas (Napoleon's decision to attack... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:54:29 +0000 Can James Bond boost British tourism?By Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday What effect does TV and the cinema have on our travel plans? Britain’s national tourism promotion agency Visit Britain obviously thinks films are an important medium because it has chipped in... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:02:46 +0000 Fry's American delight is short but sweetPosted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, TravelMail A word on the series currently lighting up the BBC's autumn schedule. I realise that I'm late on this, as Sunday's episode of Stephen Fry In America was the third of six. But... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:42:56 +0000 Is this a Dickensian catastrophe?Posted by Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday What would Charles Dickens make of ‘Charles Dickens World’, the Dickens theme park in Kent. I would imagine he would feel exactly as Tom Lehrer did when he heard that... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:44:01 +0100
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