News Archive: travel and tourism: 2010

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08, 2010 November:

Lonely Planet names top UK attractions

The Shetland Islands have been voted one of the top ten regions in the world for tourism by the Lonely Planet travel guide...

Hotel victim of anti-Scientology campaign

Camelot Castle's owner John Mappin has enlisted the help of an ‘online reputation management company' after his hotel received a series of bad reviews on TripAdvisor...

07, 2010 November:

Volunteer holidays 'do more harm than good'

Gap year volunteers risk undermining local workers and hindering long-term development in impoverished countries, according to a new study...

Mobile phone becomes room key at hotel

Check-in and check-out and even opening the door to your room -- a mobile phone is the only key you need at a Stockholm hotel conducting a pilot project of new mobile applications, the participating companies have said...

Grizzly bear population swells in Yellowstone

Grizzly bear numbers in and around Yellowstone National Park have hit their highest level in decades, driving increased conflicts with humans as some bears push out of deep wilderness and into populated areas...

05, 2010 November:

National Trust's top 20 Santa's grottos

With Christmas fast approaching Santa is bound to be getting busy, but he's promised to make some special stop-offs in his hectic festive schedule and help make family visits to the National Trust extra magical this December...

Bomb threat may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi

The long-awaited advent of Wi-Fi and mobile phone usage on planes may be scuttled before it begins after last week's bomb scares...

Wall that protected Sphinx discovered

A team of Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered the remains of a 3400-year-old wall on the Giza plateau that once protected the Sphinx from desert winds, the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities said...

03, 2010 November:

Forget London, Paris and Sydney...

Newcastle in Australia has been named one of the top 10 must-see destinations in the world in 2011...

Airlines ditch first class seats

A small but growing list of airlines are eliminating or reducing rows in the most expensive part of their aircraft as customers increasingly look for cheaper seats...

Virgin slams UK's new departure tax

Virgin Atlantic has blasted the rise in Britain's airport departure tax being introduced on Monday, warning that many families would be priced out of a holiday...

02, 2010 November:

Call to reinvigorate indigenous tourism

With many international visitors going home disappointed at not having an authentic experience with Aboriginal culture, it is time for Australia to reinvigorate indigenous tourism, an international conference in Queensland has been told...

'Mr Tourism' out of ideas for Qld

Jim Kennedy, who has been called Mr Tourism, has admitted that he is now out of ideas for Queensland's struggling tourism industry...

Edinburgh tourism to soar following film release

Tourism experts are predicting a flood of visitors to Edinburgh later this month when the long-awaited Burke and Hare film is set to be released...

29, 2010 October:

Isle of Skye voted one of Europe's top island destinations

Forget a holiday in swanky, sun-drenched climes, what we really want is to be living it up on the Misty Isle - the stunning Scottish Isle of Skye has just been named as one of the top island destinations in Europe in the Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards...

27, 2010 October:

Bedbug plague scaring off NY tourists

New York City's bedbugs have climbed out of bed and marched into landmarks like the Empire State Building, Bloomingdale's and Lincoln Center, causing fresh anxiety among tourists who are cancelling holidays planned for the height of the holiday season...

Tourist bods desperate to feature on Oprah

Australian tourism operators are jumping at the chance to be featured in the Oprah Winfrey Show when it makes its debut down under next month...

26, 2010 October:

Expats concerned re Geneva crime

Praised as one of the best places in the world to live, it would seem that expats living in Geneva, Switzerland, are not quite so enamoured with their lot...

Baby on board

A former travel agent and the mother of one well-travelled toddler, Amy Finnegan, came up with the bright idea of combining her two passions in Travel with Tots...

25, 2010 October:

Berlin offers nights on magic mushroom

Visitors to Berlin's Museum for Contemporary Art can book themselves a night in an installation created by artist Carsten Hoeller at a cost of 1000 euros as of November 5...

Novel survey for Britain's hotels

Britain's Travelodge chain has crunched the numbers on 20,000 books guests left behind during a year...

'Positive buzz' as tourists re-discover Qld

Australia's tourism sector is turning a corner after a woeful two years, an industry conference has heard...

24, 2010 October:

Hobbiton puts NZ town on the map

On the main street, a sign welcomes visitors to Hobbiton in Matamata, NZ. The town's i-Site information centre's entrance resembles that of a hobbit house...

22, 2010 October:

Tourism operators train for cyclone barrage

Tourism operators in the sunshine state are being trained to prepare for what is predicted to be Queensland's worst cyclone season in 40 years...

Major Berlin tourist attraction opens

Hitler and the Germans, an exhibition in Berlin's German Historical Museum which investigates the society that created Hitler, has already seen more than 10,000 visitors walk through its doors since opening last week...

Tourist attraction zips into action

Daredevil Tourism Minister Tim Holding has resisted the temptation to hurtle through the treetops in the Otway Ranges as he opened Victoria's latest tourist attraction...

Underwater art museum unveiled in Mexico

A new art project is stirring off the Cancun coast in Mexico...

Venice plans to charge tourist tax

First it was controversial advertising billboards on the Bridge of Sighs and now Venice is drawing up plans to tax visitors in an attempt to raise revenue for the city...

21, 2010 October:

Japan still top in foodie stakes

Michelin unveiled yesterday its new guide to Japan's western cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, with a novelty: a selection of 106 top restaurants that offer courses under 5000 yen...

Paramount Pictures brings magic to Spanish market

Paramount Pictures has opted to construct its first Europe-based theme park at Alhama de Murcia in Mazarron...

20, 2010 October:

Please help us, Japan begs foreigners

In a bid to boost the number of tourists, Japan is planning to recruit handfuls of foreigners to visit the country and give honest advice on how to make it more travel-friendly for non-Japanese visitors...

Nuremberg courthouse becomes tourist attraction

The courthouse in Nuremberg where senior Nazis faced trial for war crimes will open as a museum and visitor attraction next month, officials have said...

New Qld walking track to rival Kokoda

Work on a giant network of walking tracks just north of Cairns to the tip of Cape York Peninsula is expected to start soon...

World's worst cruise liner named

Royal Caribbean International (RCI) is the worst of the world's major cruise lines for cuisine and service, according to a new guide...

Colosseum opens its grisly gates

The dark tunnels in which gladiators prepared to do battle in the Colosseum are being opened to the public for the first time...

World's longest cable car line opens

Armenia has launched the world's longest cable car line, a 5.7-kilometre engineering feat that spans a spectacular gorge to the country's ancient Tatev monastery...

18, 2010 October:

House of horrors

The National Trust cares for over 300 house and gardens, all of which have a story to tell, many of the spine-tingling variety, so check out the ghostly histories of these homes - and visit if you dare...

Controversial Hitler exhibition opens in Berlin

The exhibits speak for themselves: truncheons, knuckle-dusters and jackboots are among the brutal items on display at a new exhibition called 'Hitler and the Germans' in Berlin...

15, 2010 October:

OZ viewed as world's 'dumb blonde'

Australia is viewed as the ''dumb blonde'' of the world, attractive but shallow and unintelligent, according to a visiting British branding expert...

Big Pineapple tourist icon to become car museum

One of Queensland's tourist icons is set to be reconditioned as a motor racing museum...

13, 2010 October:

Titanic cruise almost sold out

Only a handful of cabins have yet to be sold on a cruise that is to follow the route of the Titanic to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship...

Queen names new cruise ship

The Queen has named the latest cruise ship to carry her name at a glittering ceremony in Southampton...

12, 2010 October:

Terror alert 'new blow to tourism'

Warnings of an increased threat from terrorism in Europe could add to the difficulties facing the travel industry after a year of disruption, according to tour operators...

Thomas Cook, Co-op Travel merge

Two stalwarts of the travel world have decided to join forces in a bid to dominate the high street and battle a predicted slump in holiday bookings this winter...

11, 2010 October:

Passengers demand self-service check-ins

International airline passengers want self-service extended from online booking and kiosk check-in to security and passport control and boarding their flights, according to an industry report...

Uluru marks a milestone

October 26 marks the 25th anniversary of the handing back of Uluru and Kata Tjuta to the Anangu traditional owners and that event, a symbolic high point for indigenous land rights in Australia, will be celebrated with a day-long festival in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park...

Fingers do the walking in Tasmania

Would-be walkers should take note of the new Great Walks of Tasmania website...

07, 2010 October:

Russian and Cypriot presidents discuss investment and tourism

A surge of Russian investment and tourism in Cyprus led to a visit from President Dmitry Medvedev for the signing of agreements between the two governments...

05, 2010 October:

Protests hit Chile’s Easter Island tourism

The vice president of the island's chamber of tourism, Edgar Hereveri, has said that the land disputes by indigenous Rapa Nui groups has caused a decrease in tourism activity on Chile's Easter Island...

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