It was our first visit to Portugal, and only a short one, just for the weekend and the Midcounties Travel Conference. We were at leisure from arrival during the Friday daytime, so we wasted no time in walking the 2km distance our hotel to explore the old town area of Albufeira. There’s a lovely view point overlooking the main beach and town of Albufeira, we were surprised to find two escalators built into the hillside for easy access to the…
The Indonesian island of Bali attracts a variety of tourists from young backpackers on a budget to more experienced and luxury travellers. The “Island of the Gods” offers complete contrasts in one package, ranging from beautiful beaches to lush green plantations; and party scene to spiritual retreats. The island is 90km from North to South and 140km from West to East. There aren’t direct flights from the UK, popular connections include Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. Seasons The…
We have a simple rule for airport lounges – If we have two or more hours to kill, particularly with a flight delay, we go straight to the nearest lounge! The benefits of getting onto decent Wifi, having some peace and quiet away from the crowds, and being able to eat and drink what we want, far outweigh the cost of using a lounge for that kind of time period. In fact, we’ve often saved money – have you seen…
Thanks to travel blogger and computer security engineer Anil Polat for producing this fantastic map of Wi-Fi passwords and the best locations, to get online at airports around the world. Simply click the plane symbol for the airport you’re interested in, and a pop up will provide details of the free Wi-Fi connection available in that location. Anil has been travelling for six years, he’s on a journey to visit every country in the world and along the way he…
Mention the Indian Ocean and it conjures up picture perfect postcard images of a tropical paradise, we’ve investigated what time of year is best to visit each of these four destinations. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka can offer a year round destination, you just need to know which monsoon will affect each side of the island to find your perfect holiday destination. The southwest monsoon brings rain to the southwest of Sri Lanka between May and September, the dry season here…
If you want access to an airport lounge without the hassle of paying for annual membership, booking premium airline seats or accruing loyalty benefits, then we recommend downloading LoungeBuddy to your phone. LoungeBuddy offer instant lounge access at over 150 airport lounges worldwide, so if you find yourself with time on your hands whilst travelling, you too can be a VIP. The app is free to download and available on iTunes or Android. LoungeBuddy is the only App that makes…
I was lucky enough to win a Beachcomber competition for a place on an Emirates A380 Experience at Manchester Airport in September. I met Caroline Chadwick, Regional Sales Manager at Beachcomber Tours for the North of England, and Rob Spencer, Senior Sales Executive at Emirates for the North West in Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport together with a few other travel agents who had also secured places. After an overview of the check-in operation and ticket desk we visited security…
The Selling Travel Dialogue, in collaboration with Oman’s Ministry of Tourism was held at the Renaissance Manchester city centre hotel in Deansgate. We had two presenters, Kel Patel from Oman Air and Rob Wilson on behalf of the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Tourism. The big news from Oman Air is that a new daily service will be introduced from Manchester in April 2017, to add to their two flights a day from London. The Manchester flight will will be…
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