Travel firms accused of fixing prices
August 1st, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A price-fixing hotel scandal has been reported which used to cause overcharging in the hotel charges. This has led to a lot of complains from the hotels. ... Read more...
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Why holidaying Brits declare themselves ‘pregnant’ to French waiters
October 27th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): Declaring yourself 'pregnant' to French waiters or asking for a 'condom' at an eatery are evidently the most common gaffes Britons make while abroad, a survey has revealed.It ... Read more...
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New airport scanner can detect liquid explosives
October 25th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) The ban on carrying liquids on planes could be lifted soon in Europe as British scientists have developed a scanner that can detect dangerous chemicals.Manufacturers have been ... Read more...
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Now, airport scanner can reveal what’s in your bottles
October 25th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Carrying your own drinks on board planes would be possible once again-thanks to a new airport scanner developed by British scientists that can differentiate between water and liquid ... Read more...
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British media cautions travellers to South Africa
June 11th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 11 (IANS) The World Cup football euphoria might be pitch high but the visitors to South Africa have been asked to be cautious because of high level of crime in ... Read more...
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Bagging poolside sun loungers annoys Brit holidaymakers most
May 24th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): British holidaymakers get most annoyed with the reservation of the best poolside spots by other tourists, according to a new poll.Every two in three people, quizzed in ... Read more...
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Black waiter accuses UK family of racial slur
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.23 (ANI): A black waiter at a hotel in Florida has filed a case against a family of British holidaymakers for telling the management it did not want to be waited ... Read more...
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Hot weather, strong alcohol, melting ice creams top bizarre holiday complaints list!
September 17th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): Hot weather, strong alcohol and melting ice creams have topped a list of bizarre holiday complaints received from British holidaymakers in the last year by an online travel ... Read more...
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Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka
July 3rd, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 3 (DPA) The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year ... Read more...
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Nine out of ten Brit trippers will shun shore sex after Dubai beach case
September 11th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 11 (ANI): A new survey has found that the sex on the beach case in Dubai makes nine out of ten British holidaymakers think twice about romping by the ... Read more...
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Greece becoming rape capital for British women
August 15th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): The number of women from the UK raped on holiday in Greece has hit a disturbing all time high. Forty-one rapes have been reported so far this ... Read more...
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Brits are the world’s worst tourists
June 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 5 (ANI): Theres nothing that has tour operators and hotels the world over shuddering than British holidaymakers, recently topping the list of The World's Worst Tourists.They are notorious for ... Read more...
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Josef Fritzl enjoyed romps with teenage rent-boys, transsexual hookers
May 15th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
London, May 15 (ANI): Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl enjoyed romps with teenage rent-boys and transsexual hookers in a Thai sex paradise, it has emerged.According to sources, the 73-year-old monster ... Read more...
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