Travel
EU swimming beaches get clean bill of health
21/05 18:26 CET
(AFP) - The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming beaches in the EU are clean and safe, the European Environment Agency said Tuesday.The EEA annual report for 2012 showed the water met the minimum standards required for bathing at 94 percent of all swimming beaches in the…
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21/05 14:19 CETUnited's Boeing 787s back in skies
(AFP) - United Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights Monday after the advanced plane was globally grounded four months ago due to…
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21/05 10:10 CETPulsing European beach city named top summer destination
(Relaxnews) - Barcelona’s Mediterranean weather, cosmopolitan…
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19/05 22:37 CETNew travel website uses social media for real-time recommendations
(Relaxnews) - Travelers looking to tap into the latest uber-trendy…
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19/05 19:52 CETPrague plans subway 'Love Train' for singles
(AFP) - Prague underground commuters looking for love will soon be able to try their luck at romance in designated dating cars, a transport…
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19/05 15:13 CETLunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity
(Relaxnews) - The concept of lunch hour dance parties is taking hold…
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19/05 03:09 CETIn Philadelphia, murals breathe life into city
(AFP) - On a scaffold five meters off the ground, artist Meg Saligman uses her paintbrush to carefully touch up an enormous mural covering an…
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18/05 12:55 CETAdele’s ‘Someone Like You’ good for calming nervous flyers, says study
(Relaxnews) - Freemium music streaming service Spotify has revealed a…
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18/05 01:04 CETSome Chinese tourists 'uncivilised': top official
(AFP) - The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who…
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17/05 21:49 CETHotel rates in Europe soar with more travelers booking mini-breaks
(Relaxnews) - In Europe, the end of winter and an increasing number of…
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17/05 14:25 CETTiny Australian town abuzz with Daft Punk fever
(AFP) - A tiny Australian town better known for cotton-picking than culture was relishing the limelight Friday as thousands of electro-pop fans…
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17/05 10:10 CETMoscow metro auctions off vintage carriages
(AFP) - Moscow metro is set to auction off more than a hundred of its iconic blue carriages after updating its rolling stock, a spokesman told…
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- 16/05 - Southwest first to order Boeing's smallest 737 MAX
- 16/05 - Final candidates vie for Tourism Australia's 'Best Jobs in the World'
- 15/05 - Air India's Dreamliner takes to the skies again
- 15/05 - Paris police boost efforts to protect tourists
- 15/05 - Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates
- 15/05 - Hotwire launches airfare alert service
- 14/05 - Google Street View to collect photos of Canada's national parks
- 14/05 - United to resume Dreamliner flights May 20
- 14/05 - Japan firms to build Mongolian international airport
- 14/05 - Saudi Arabia eases visa rules to promote religious visits
- 14/05 - Auckland's SkyCity casino strikes deal for convention centre
- 13/05 - Airbus offers sneak preview of new A350
- 13/05 - Space tourism won't hurt environment: Branson
- 13/05 - New Yorkers get pumped up for bike sharing
- 12/05 - Havana Bay slowly reclaims historic splendor
- 12/05 - Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet
- 12/05 - Gigantic balloon creature splits opinion in Australia
- 11/05 - Medieval crown jewels on display at Prague castle
- 11/05 - Air India set to resume Dreamliner flights
- 11/05 - Rome river judged too dirty for tourist cruises
- 10/05 - US commission announces plans for faster in-flight WiFi
- 10/05 - World Trade Center spire completed in New York
- 10/05 - Japan's ANA to resume Dreamliner service on June 1
- 10/05 - Flyers don't turn off phones in planes: survey
- 10/05 - Tourist numbers up in Brazil ahead of FIFA World Cup
- 09/05 - Latvia hopes for Baltic 'Bilbao effect' with Rothko museum
- 09/05 - Venice removes controversial Boy with Frog statue
- 09/05 - Ratatouille attraction planned for 2014 at Disneyland Paris
- 08/05 - Scientists may have found Brazilian 'Atlantis'
- 08/05 - Delhi metro to breathalyse commuters to weed out drunks
- 06/05 - Etihad, South African Airways ink codesharing deal
- 05/05 - Cold War bunker in Bosnia revived by modern art
- 05/05 - Archangel Gabriel features in Jerusalem exhibit
- 04/05 - Boeing 'taking next step' toward new 777 plane launch
- 04/05 - Solar plane lands at night on cross-country US trip
- 03/05 - Solar plane takes off on cross-country US trip
- 03/05 - Solar-powered plane set to launch cross-US flight
- 03/05 - Vivienne Westwood designs new uniforms for Virgin Atlantic
- 02/05 - Old foes to battle for world record on Everest
- 02/05 - Etihad and LinkedIn partnership encourages power networking sessions
- 02/05 - Top of the bill: giant rubber duck sails into Hong Kong
- 02/05 - Air-passenger traffic up 5.9% in March: IATA
- 01/05 - Iceland grapples with tourist influx
- 01/05 - New York's MoMA moves to seven-day week
- 01/05 - Japan's Mt Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
- 01/05 - Boeing takes full-page ads in Japan papers
- 30/04 - Sydney's Bondi Beach to receive green makeover
- 30/04 - Orange invades Amsterdam for Dutch enthronement
- 30/04 - 'Thessaloniki's Pompeii' saved from relocation: archaeologists
- 29/04 - easyJet eliminates airport check-in in ongoing tavel trend
- 29/04 - App upgrades designed to make booking and travel stress-free
- 29/04 - Chinese tourists sail to disputed islands: report
- 29/04 - S. Korea unveils restored cultural treasure
- 28/04 - Old Sanaa, an endangered UNESCO heritage site
- 28/04 - Campaign to save Barrier Reef from industry
- 28/04 - Stairway to heaven: Siena cathedral opens roof tour
- 28/04 - Japan Dreamliner test flight lands at Tokyo airport
- 27/04 - Japan's ANA to test modified Dreamliner
- 27/04 - Van Goghs back home in renewed Amsterdam museum
- 26/04 - Philippine Airlines in major route expansion
- 26/04 - S.Africa sees record number of tourists
- 25/04 - Madrid to brand landmark metro station 'Vodafone'
- 25/04 - Top 10 busiest air corridors in the world
- 25/04 - Berlin implements hotel tax this summer
- 24/04 - Mobile travel bookers younger and more spontaneous: report
- 24/04 - Can you guess the world's busiest air route?
- 24/04 - UK bus stops get smarter for tech campaign
- 24/04 - Apply to move to outer space as Mars One opens for applications
- 23/04 - TSA delays plan to allow knives on planes
- 23/04 - France losing its luster among Brits at Spain's benefit
- 23/04 - Lithuania increasingly popular among British travelers: report
- 23/04 - Cannes Festival sends hotel rates soaring
- 22/04 - TripAdvisor launches green hotel guide for Earth Day
- 21/04 - The English village where phones think they're French
