Holidays & Travel

How to Stay Connected in Canada's Wilderness with eSIM Unlimited Data Plans

Picture this: you're hiking through the breathtaking landscapes of Banff National Park, camera in hand, capturing the perfect shot of Lake Louise's turquoise waters. Suddenly, you realize you're lost, your phone has no signal, and that offline map you meant to download is nowhere to be found....

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Daily Flybe flights from Exeter to London

Direct flights between London and Exeter are set to begin this October as part of a major expansion deal by locally-based airline Flybe.

Three city-to-city flights will run from Exeter to London City Airport as part of a five year agreement with the capital airport.

The expansion to the airlines’ Exeter flights will also see daily flights service Edinburgh and Dublin, two...

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Food and Farming Minister celebrates English Tourism Week with Farm Stay UK

Food and Farming Minister George Eustice, representatives from DEFRA and the NFU were among the guests invited to celebrate English Tourism Week on April 4 with a farmhouse breakfast hosted by Farm Stay UK member Hannah Elford and supported by local businesses.

The breakfast, which took place at Degembris Farm near Newquay in Cornwall, was held in response to the news that the...

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Lymington's Stanwell House Hotel, on the Solent

Travel editor David Powell visits Lymington. He stayed at a Boutique hotel, Stanwell House, right in the High Street. You can read about his visit here ... ...

Passing through Lymington last year on our way to Southampton after a lovely visit to the New Forest, I said to my wife that we must return and spend more time here ... ... and return and stay in style we did ... with a short...

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Alison Seabeck MP delighted as additional seat capacity is promised for SW rail services

After continued campaigning to increase capacity on rail services from London to Plymouth, Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, was delighted to hear that First Great Western and the Department for Transport have confirmed that work will soon begin on increasing standard class capacity through converting some of their first class carriages.

The work, which will deliver almost 3,...

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Leading hotel App adds Bristol to its destinations

HotelTonight, an app which allows users to book quality hotel rooms at the last minute, had added Bristol to their destination list.

This means that users of the app will now be able to book up a stay in a Bristol Hotel at the swipe of a button on the very day they wish to visit the city.

Users of the mobile app can get a room at a selection of stylish hotels including the...

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National Express steps up services to the South West

National Express is stepping up its services to the South West in a bid to help stranded rail passengers.

In light of the damage to rail lines in the South West caused by the recent storms, the UK’s largest coach operator has added five new express services to cope with extra demand already seen from the region,

Starting from Monday (10 February), the new express services...

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Advice on driving in extreme weather conditions

"Driving in bad conditions is fine so long as you are prepared and know how to handle them," says Ian McIntosh, CEO of RED Driving School.

Ian has produced some advice on driving in various weather conditions so you can handle all situations you may face on the road.

Heavy rain As most people are probably aware, heavy rain can come out of nowhere, with little warning, and...

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Storms fail to dampen record start to self-catering season

Despite the doom and gloom of the storms, Plymouth and the South Hams are set for a bumper self-catering season in 2014.

New figures from Blue Chip Holidays, which has over 300 high-end self catering holiday homes in South Devon, show that properties in Plymouth and the South Hams took record bookings for the coming year in January. Demand for the area rose over 30% on 2013 and tracked...

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South West to be a region of explorers in 2014

Exploration is the key holiday trend for 2014 as research published today reveals that two thirds (67 per cent) of those living in the South West of England are keen to experience something new on holiday this year.

In addition South West of England residents are proving their holiday ambition grit with nearly a third (31 per cent) believing they will be able to tick off their bucket...

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New holiday ideas from Exeter Airport

With the bad weather hitting the headlines at the start of the New Year, early holidays or short breaks are in the minds of many who are looking at options from Exeter Airport. Thirty holiday destinations are on offer in 2014 from Exeter but this year the airport has a new destination, a new short break and an extended season for an established route.

The Greek island of Crete is new...

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