A hotel that bills itself as the world’s most luxurious is giving guests the ultimate in over-the-top amenities: A 24-carat gold iPad at check in. Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel claims to be the first in the world to offer the iPads to guests. No, the iPad… ABC News: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post [...]
A Christchurch hostel manager has accused the city’s airport of banishing travellers overnight to further its own accommodation ambitions. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
We have just reached our destination when the first drops fall. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their “Top 10 Places off the beaten path”. Reuters has not endorsed this list. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Kids exposed to a suicide by one of their school peers are far more likely to consider or attempt suicide themselves, a new study shows. The study, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, concluded 12- and 13-year-olds are at least five times more likely to “seriously consider attempting suicide” after learning one of [...]
Mayor Rob Ford continued to hold his tongue Tuesday regarding allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. But he didn’t keep quiet when it came to a controversial proposal to build a casino in the city. When the mayor stood to speak during a special council meeting on the matter [...]
Children today are half as likely to walk to school as their parent’s generation and this is one of the key reasons only 5 per cent of them get the recommended amount of physical activity, according to a report from a national charity trying to improve the fitness level of youngsters. Active Healthy Kids Canada [...]
York Region’s former medical officer of health dropped his head and gasped as he was found guilty this morning of assaults on young boys dating back to the 1950s. The allegations against Owen Slingerland, 90, were made by four men who said they were assaulted the family doctor – who was also a United Church [...]
The cruise operator has followed its recent disasters at sea with one made in the boardroom in the form of a profit warning amid falling revenue yields Travel & Leisure Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Gill Charlton secures a refund for a reader whose requested hire car was not supplied. Travel advice: consumer advice and expert columnists Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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