Worldwide Travel News
You can find the latest worldwide travel news from this section which may have an impact or be of interest to you, on your journey.
The weird and wonderful world of insurance claims
Working in the claims division of an insurance company can sometimes be a somewhat dull occupation. However the world being the strange place that it is, occasionally strange and entertaining claims surface.
"Plain English" helps insurance customers understand
In the post 9-11 world, more and more Americans are taking out insurance policies. The rise in popularity of insurance has put millions of dollars in the pockets of big companies but for uneducated policy holders, it may be difficult to get those companies to pay out.
Life insurance discount offered by sainsbury's
Sainsbury's is offering new customers a discount of five per cent when they take out life insurance coverage. The offer lasts until March 24th, 2008.
Insurance industry mourns pioneering great
The insurance industry is still mourning and adjusting to the loss of one of its pioneering members, Dr. RDC Brackenridge.
Growing popularity of group insurance
As more and more people are choosing to go on vacation in groups, one of the UK's largest online provider of travel insurance has noticed a growing demand among travelling consumers for group insurance.
Six more months of smoking at airport
US airport is allowing passengers smoking in its terminal to ease them in to the ban.
Passport cards for U.S. citizens travelling by land or sea
U.S. citizens to be allowed to travel to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean passport-less.
Jamaica to promote music for tourism
Edmund Bartlett, the Jamaican minister set up a new plan to increase local events in order to increase tourism in the island.
Thanksgiving travel overall good, in New York bad
Many flying out of New York feared of being stranded on Thanksgiving day due to rain and limited vision.
St Vincent and the Grenadines getting ready to fly
The unfamiliar tourist destination of St Vincent builds a new airport to boost tourism numbers.
Israel institutes tighter visa regulations for travelling clergy
Tighter visa regulations are going to be applied for those travelling to Israel's West Bank due to security concerns. Religious leaders will lose some of their travel privileges.
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Chinas tickets go paper-free
China's travelling habits are ever changing, electronic tickets are now becoming the norm as 5 domestic airlines in China are now issuing e-tickets.
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Singapore Airlines offers suite-service on superjumbo
Singapore airline is the first airline to buy an A380 superjumbo jet. This enormous double decker aircraft has a capacity of 471 seats, 3 classes and 12 onboard suites which set the plane a large step ahead of anything else on the market.
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Credit card fraud abroad on the increase
Credit card fraud overseas increased drastically since January 2005, countries outside the UK have not yet adopted the chip and pin system leaving Brits vulnerable to fraud.
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Jammu plans conversion to international facility
Jammu Airport in India is to be made international, plans for this development have been announced by the commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey.
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Beijing unveils impressive new airport
Beijing has unveiled a new airport terminal; this multi-billion dollar investment has been constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Licensing sought for South Africa-UK route
Comair has applied for licence to operate flights between South Africa and the United Kingdom. If Conair's permission is granted by the International Air Services Licensing Council, the company will start the flights within one year.
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Bmi announces Israeli intentions
Bmi and Thomsonflly have announced the launch of a new route from London's Heathrow and Luton airports to Israel's Tel Aviv.
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Jet Airways expands with flights from India to North America
A new service by Jet Airways will link Mumbai to Newark, New York on a daily basis acting as the airline's gatweay to India and North America.
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Hong Kong voted world's best airport
Hong Kong has come first in the 2007 World Airport Survey, which considered ease of using the airport and passenger's average waiting time as some of the most important factors.
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American Airlines to fly to Stansted
American Airlines have announced their plans for a new route between New York City and London's Stansted airport and between Dallas/Fort Worth airport and Heathrow.
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New flights scheduled between Canada and the UK
The launch of new flights between Canada's Frederiction Airport in the province of New Brunswick and London's Gatwick will take place in the hope of attracting more UK tourists.
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Heathrow cleared for further expansion
Heathrow airport has received planning approval to replace terminals 1 and 2 with a new East terminal in time for the London 2012 Olympic tourist rush.
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Bmi introduces new flights across the Pond
Britain's second largest airline, bmi, has announced its intention to launch transatlantic flights given the 'Open Skies' agreement has now been sig
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