STA Travel to offer ‘buy now pay later’ fares
19/04/2013
STA Travel has become the first UK travel company to offer customers the opportunity to book guaranteed scheduled airline fares and pay for them at a later date.
Travel makes you a more appealing partnerSingle people who are looking for a potential partner should talk about gap years and travel plans and show off their holiday snaps if they want to look more attractive, according to a new survey carried out by Intrepid Travel. |
Air New Zealand launches 'hobbit plane'Air New Zealand unveiled its Hobbit themed aircraft at a special event over the weekend. |
New adventure travel series to inspire travellersA new video series that helps to inspire travel seekers find their perfect trip for 2013 will launch on the Google+ social network next week. |
Is the travel guidebook dying?We all thought this may happen, but new research supports the fact that the travel guidebook is on its way out. |
Charley Boorman bikes around South AfricaA new Charley Boorman travel series is set to return to our screens this Autumn - and this time the famous adventurer is taking his motorbike across South Africa. |
Traditional gap year destinations too expensiveThe most popular gap year destinations are also the most expensive, according to new research from Moneycorp and gapyear.com. |
Young travellers shun postcards, survey revealsHalf of travellers under the age of 24 have never sent a postcard, according to a recent survey by O2. |
Shark cage diving banned in Western AustraliaCage diving with sharks has been banned in Western Australia, as the government vows to rule out tourism ventures based on attracting sharks. |
Does travel make you sexy?Travel makes people more attractive, according to Intrepid Travel. Disabled adventurer sets out on 30,000 mile expeditionAndy Campbell has set out on an expedition to travel 30,000 miles around the world in a wheelchair. More backpackers choose working holidaysThe amount of backpackers choosing a working holiday gap year after university, as opposed to a traditional post-A-level break, is on the rise according to Love TEFL. |
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Burma plans development to meet tourism needsBurma is making plans to become more 'tourism friendly' in wake of a massive influx of traveller interest, according to TravelWire Asia. |
European festivals more popular with young BritsABTA are predicting a massive surge in bookings for European music festivals this summer – as Glastonbury is cancelled in the UK. |
Parents inspired by kid’s gap yearsParents are so inspired by their children’s gap year stories – that they’re visiting the same places as their globe-trotting kids. |
YHA wins at Australian Tourism AwardsTwo YHA hostels have scooped the top awards for backpacker accommodation at the 2012 Quantas Australian Tourism Awards. |
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