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Guaranteed travel disappointments
David Whitley takes a look at the things that you’re bound to encounter on your travels but are never, ever good. Part of the joy of travelling is that – most of the time
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Why catering to Chinese tourists may be a mistake
There is supposedly a tourism cash cow on the horizon, and it appears to be called China. Australia is counting on the Chinese to rescue tourism income, Singapore is going all out to attract,
Read More »How not to operate a tour
Or why you should avoid Great Sights Fiji’s Nadi afternoon tour Tourist vs traveller I’ve no desire to get into the hoary, old and frankly ridiculous tourist versus traveller debate. Going on a
Read More »Why I don’t heart New York: A plea to would-be travel agents
“You’ll love New York” The other day, I was collared by a friend of a friend, and the subject got on to travel. Within roughly 30 seconds, I got a familiar harangue. “You’ve got
Read More »How cruise ships ruined Dubrovnik, Croatia
I was tremendously excited about going to Dubrovnik. From Byron’s description – “The Pearl of the Adriatic” – to my girlfriend’s rather more prosaic “it’s just lovely”, I had only heard good things. As
Read More »The UK’s worst airport: Heathrow, Luton or Gatwick?
Doncaster-Sheffield Robin Hood Airport? There are plenty of candidates for title of Worst Airport in the UK. Doncaster-Sheffield Robin Hood airport has to be up there both for its ridiculous name, and location in
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