Entrepreneur Steven Northam has converted an abandoned 1968 Boeing 737-200 jet into an Airbnb holiday rental named ‘Marwell High Club’ after the nearby Marwell Zoo. The 29ft-long, five-ton front fuselage of the plane was purchased for $6,165 on eBay and then transported from Chichester College, West Sussex, where it had been used to train airline [...]
British low-cost carrier easyJet has announced a 35% increase in passengers in Q2 FY23 and 80% more revenue throughout the group in H1 FY23 compared to the same period a year prior. Despite this, surging costs have offset the increased revenues. Fuel costs alone have more than doubled from £362m to £770m, while total [...]
The beating heart of the Netherlands, Amsterdam holds some of the very best and most impactful attractions in the area. In no other place is there such a fine balance between culture and history. On every canal and down every street there is something new and exciting to discover and enough options to entice every [...]
More wineries in France are opening to visitors, said a French wine tourism expert. Of France’s 87,000 wineries, only 13% were open to the public five years ago, said Martin Lhuillier, head of wine tourism at Atout France, the country’s tourism development agency. Now, many more have opened their cellar doors for tours and tastings, [...]
Nicknamed the ‘Venice of the North’, Amsterdam has been recognized as one of the most romantic and scenic cities in Europe. The floating city not only offers idyllic canal rides, Michelin-starred restaurants, and picturesque parks but also a rich cultural history. From the 1600s, Dutch artists from Van Gogh to Mondrian have produced some of [...]
The first human settlements in Barcelona are believed to date back to the Neolithic period, with ruins of early settlers excavated in the El Raval neighborhood dating more than 5000 years ago. As a city, Barcelona was founded by the Romans around the end of the 1st century BC, with the original name of Barcino. Due to its [...]
Italian prosecutors on Saturday ordered the seizure of components intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircrafts that they said failed to meet the technical specifications sought by the customer, Reuters.com reported. The titanium and aluminum parts were seized by finance police at a plant of Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo in Grottaglie, in [...]
When thoughts turn to a holiday in Ibiza, you may picture its edgy nightclub scene. However, it’s easy to get away from 24-hour partying and escape to the more tranquil side of this famous island. Ibiza is one of the four Spanish Balearic Islands comprising Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. Located in the Mediterranean Sea, [...]
Belcanto and Cantinho do Avillez from Lisbon where on the annual list of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” is back, and for the first time, the city had two in the list. "I saw the future of Portuguese cooking in a martini glass, you might conclude that I was having drunken visions", said NY Times' [...]
In this post-Covid era most people are ready for a change of scenery after having spent so much time at home working, video conferencing, home-schooling the children, cooking, online networking and streaming. Travelling abroad or even within one’s own country has become something special. Being served again in a restaurant, beer garden, café or bar [...]
CUMBRIA, ENGLAND Stargazer lodges at Blaithwaite Country House Estate Blaithwaite Country House Estate has added two stargazer lodges to its accommodation offering. Located between the Solway Coast and the Lake District, each British-built lodge has a mezzanine level with a panorama stargazing roof window, giving guests an uninterrupted view of the starscape above. Located in [...]
Many UK families are ditching a drizzly British October for warmer climes this week. School half-term starts on Friday 22nd October and runs until 1st November, so there’s plenty of time for an autumn break. And since Britain's red travel list shrunk to just seven countries and territories earlier this month, holiday options [...]
