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Culture, posted on 17/06/2013 by Peyton Squires

CULTURE: From the 21 to 23 June, London's South Bank will be welcoming The Vietnam Open Festival to its banks, marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations and friendship between the UK and Vietnam.

Open to all, The Vietnam Open Festival (VOF), will bring a host of Vietnamese culture, art, music and ...More

Economy, posted on 11/06/2013 by Peyton Squires

TOURISM: Bangkok is set to become the world's most visited tourist destination after results of the third annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index have been released.

Bangkok has pipped London to the post this year as the world's most visited city, the first time since ...More

Political , posted on 14/06/2013 by The editorial team

As anti-government protests in Turkey reach their second week, they are now starting to impact tourist hotspots in the coastal areas of Dalaman, Fethiye and Bodrum. It has also been announced that protests will be taking place in Ankara and Istanbul on 15 and 16 June.

Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism as well as tour operators claim that the protests are peaceful ...More

Society, posted on 18/06/2013 by The editorial team

CAFES: Smoking in France is a hard habit to die out and even with the smoking ban in place, people still find ways to get their fix come rain or shine on restaurant and café terraces - but not for long.

Since the smoking ban came into effect in 2008, the French have found their smoking options severely ...More

Nature, posted on 24/05/2013 by Peyton Squires

NATURE: Using their famous Street View technology, Google are currently mapping the Galapagos Islands, enabling people around the world to view them from their computer.

Soon people will be able to explore the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos in just a few clicks ...More

Transport, posted on 14/06/2013 by Peyton Squires

TRANSPORT - Jetstar has made it possible for passengers to travel more readily between two of Australia's greatest landmarks affter the introduction of its new flight between Sydney and Uluru.

Uluru, otherwise known as Ayres Rock is one of Australia's most iconic sights and has now been made even ...More

Security, posted on 18/01/2013 by RH

The luxury cruise line, Crystal Cruises, has confirmed that passengers under the age of 17 will be able to travel for free on selected summer intineraries. ...More

New, posted on 17/06/2013 by The editorial team

HOTEL: The luxury hotel group Oberoi opened its first hotel in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai last Thursday.

The first luxury hotel for the Oberoi group in Dubai offers 252 rooms and suites, furnished in a contemporary ...More

Tip, posted on 26/04/2013 by Rooksana Hossenally  

MUSIC: With summer on the way, most of us will be preparing for the holidays - but a small detail that escapes many of us is the extent to which a playlist can enhance the whole holiday experience, so we have come up with three places to get some fresher summer sounds.

Fed-up of listening to the same old sounds? So are we. Hence why we've looked into weird and wonderful ...More