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Thomson, Thomas Cook Cancel Tunisia Holidays

Major package holiday operators have cancelled all of their summer holidays to Tunisia. Previously, Thomson and Thomas Cook were selling cheap holidays to resorts across the country, including hotels near to Sousse, where 38 tourists were shot dead last summer. Last week, Thomson cancelled ...Read More

Learning A Language: A Guide

If you’re anything like me, learning a different language stopped when you left school. For me, I entered Year 10 having gained a Level 8 in my French speaking, only to come out with a D at GCSE level. Learning a language is hard…it’s ...Read More

What You Need To Know About The Zika Virus

You may have seen the recent news warning travellers of the Zika virus. It can be frightening if you have a holiday booked to one of the areas where a warning has been issued, so here is what you need to know about the ...Read More

Best LGBT Friendly Destinations

There are some places in the world that are well known for being friendly towards LGBT people, but some of our favourites are lesser known. Let’s take a look at our favourite LGBT destinations of 2016. Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark was the first nation to ...Read More

KLM To Use Sustainable Biofuel On Flights

From this Spring, the Dutch airline KLM will commence a new series of flights from Amsterdam to Oslo, powered by biofuel. The biofuel forms part of a project named ITAKA, which aims to provide a sustainable form of fuel for a worldwide biojet supply, ...Read More

Butlins Accused Of Keeping Secret ‘Blacklist’

The human watchdog of the UK is currently investigating claims that Butlins and Pontins are keeping secret ‘blacklists’ of certain Irish traveller families, meaning that staff can refuse them entry to the holiday camps. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been told of ...Read More