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The world’s first chocolate-powered vehicle is to travel from Britain to Timbuktu later this month. Two inventors, Andy Pag and John Grimshaw, will drive the route of over 4,500 miles using biodiesel fuel made with the waste from chocolate production. It will, with a bit of luck and a following wind, create the lowest possible [...]

What do you do with your pets when you go on holiday? Apparently, there are 49 million pets in the UK and owners are no longer prepared to put their four-legged friends in the nearest kennel or cattery when they go away. Pet travel is estimated to grow by six per cent, year-on-year for the [...]

How much are you prepared to pay for a hotel room? On average, we’ll fork out £93 a night, according to new research, which seems a bit steep to me. In London, of course, we’ll pay more, with the average coming in at £125 and New York is even more expensive. In the big Apple, [...]

The incredible, fully-restored St Pancras International station has opened and (at the time of writing), we have a Eurostar service to be proud of. I’ve always loved Eurostar and have used it numerous times (and paid for the tickets). Why fly to Paris, when you can sit on the train, relax and arrive in the [...]

Debauchery, hedonism and 24-hour partying. It says something about our society that these are expected to be long-term holiday trends in the future. Euromonitor international, the research company, says these types of holidays are becoming increasingly popular in the US, where cities such as Las Vegas are seen as the party capital of the world. [...]

In a recent article, I posed the question about whether passengers travelling in the double bed in the new Airbus A380 aircraft would have to wear seat belts. To my knowledge that still hasn’t been answered. However, a spokesman for Singapore Airlines has said that it will not allow couples to do what comes naturally [...]

It’s only a few short weeks away and how much you enjoy, or endure, it could depend upon where you live. I am, of course, talking about the dreaded ‘c’ word, Christmas. According to new research, people in the North-west enjoy it the most because they are more likely than other holidaymakers to book a [...]

Restrictions on hand luggage on aircraft could be lifted within weeks. Airlines have been complaining bitterly about the limitations, claiming that they have been a great inconvenience to passengers. They are also unconvinced that carrying more than one bag poses any great security threat. It seems the lobbying has worked because sources at British Airways [...]

Regular readers will remember me questioning the sanity of people who spend a long time in the so-called Second Life. For the uninitiated, this is a virtual life, where you can create your own persona and interact with people in another world. Essentially, that means spending hours on the computer living a fantasy world. Surely [...]

Holidaymakers who purchase faulty goods or services on holiday can now claim a refund from their credit card company, following a landmark ruling. Under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act, consumers have long been able to claim a refund from their card company if goods and services bought in the UK prove to be [...]