http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog The World and UK Perspective - Travel and News Sat, 24 May 2008 10:29:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the speculators are really hitting tourists as they strive to make a quick buck betting on the oil price rising still higher. BA have already announced increases in fuel tax surcharges for long haul flights, it's only a matter of time before short flights are hit too. Is this a return ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/oil-price-hits-tourism You may live in the sahara desert for all I know, lucky you. But the Travel News wants to report that it is b****y cold here in Blighty, UK. How long will this continue. April already, Christmas will be coming soon. Try out some travel gifts here. If summer is cancelled ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/april-cold-weather-continues Boy has it been a cold easter, north winds howling across deserted town centres, at least down my way, as brave tourists try to keep out of snow one minute, then rain, and the wind the next. But is it unusual, cold snaps at easter? Certainly not, we've just come out ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/easter-freeze-grounds-travellers Well, happy easter to everybody, and once again, even though it is still technically winter, it's a dollar to a penny that the motorways will be bumper to bumper on Good Friday and Easter Monday. So escape to the warmer climates of the Caribbean and dissolve away the stress of modern ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/easter-travel-chaos-beckons Airport authority BAA, which controls all the major London airports, Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick, is struggling to prove it should keep the franchise for running the hub airports operations. Air travellers for years have dubbed Heathrow airport, particularly Terminal 1, as the airport from hell. Dirty and worn interiors, terrible customer ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/baa-responsible-for-heathrow-travel-pain Under the guise of green policies, the UK conservative party, egged on by the climate change lobby are outlining plans to increase taxes on UK domestic air travel. These plans, fiercely criticised by UK airlines such as British Airways, will involve UK travellers in paying increased air fares. Taxes on air ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/major-uk-political-parties-to-increase-air-travel-taxes According to many observers, The Maldives still possess some of the most popular and dazzling beaches for tourists to enjoy. The Maldives consist of more than a thousand islands, many with luxurious powdery sand, ideal for relaxation. http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/maldives-still-have-best-beaches The quality of snow is one of the reasons Colorado is so popular with skiers. The state's Rocky Mountains - home to mining towns that once played host to outlaws such as Butch Cassidy - are so far from the sea that there is hardly any moisture in the snow, ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/colorado-snow-popular-with-tourists-and-skiers UK and European holiday travellers returning from outside the EU will be allowed double the duty free gifts and souvenirs as well as standard alcohol and cigarette allowances from later this year. This will increase the limit on duty and tax-free items from £145 to £290, and the changes are planned ... http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/tax-free-allowance-set-to-double When is a runway grooved or not grooved? Apparently pilots have been complaining that their planes are skidding when landing at Bristol Airport. Have any passengers felt this? The runway is being closed to allow extra grooving so aircraft tyres have extra grip in the wet. http://www.1stchoice-travel.co.uk/blog/airlines-boycott-bristol-airport