Travel
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Luminous Lake Garda
Where else, apart from Italy, can you find a blend of great art, delicious food and wine and human warmth and welcome? The Mediterranean country has made a profound contribution to Western civilisation, producing some of the world’s greatest...
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Santorini holiday winner
The winner of The Sunday Times of Malta Santorini competition in conjunction with ROCS Travel is Victor Gauci of Naxxar. Mr Gauci has won two return Air Malta flights to Athens, five nights’ accommodation in a four-star Aqua Vista hotel, daily...
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Westjet says holidays, cancellations to hurt profit
Westjet Airlines Ltd, Canada’s second-largest airline, said it expects revenue per available seat mile (RASM) to decline in the second quarter, hurt by the timing of the Easter and Passover holidays and cancellation of some business by travel agency...
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Singer explores London in new city tour guide series
As Eurovision returns for another year, the UK’s last act to win is ready to launch her latest masterpiece – and this time it’s not a hit song. Katrina and the Waves lead singer Katrina Leskanich has spent the last six years compiling a quirky new...
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Fans snub costly UK music festivals
The soaring cost of tickets for music festivals is leading to fans travelling overseas to cheaper events, according to research by a money-saving website. A poll found that nearly a third (32 per cent) of music fans now attend fewer festivals than...
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Tuscany holiday competition
The winner of the Tuscany competition published in the Travel section of The Sunday Times of Malta on April 21 will be announced next Sunday.
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Booze and bikinis are ‘welcome in Egypt’
Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the Tourism Minister said recently. Tourism is a pillar of the Egyptian economy but has suffered since a...
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Slinging it in Singapore
Clinging to the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula, the island nation of Singapore is probably most famous for its signature cocktail – the Singapore Sling. It is also where passengers stop over to stretch their legs on the ‘Kangaroo Route’...
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Say hello to a new way of extra comfort travel on Emirates Business Class
Most companies strive for exceptional customer service. Emirates goes beyond customer service and aims to exceed expectations. With one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world, Emirates provides exceptional onboard services, top-notch and...
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Township tourism in Soweto
I’m heading towards Soweto and I’m nervous. Not frightened, but racked with this residual fear I have associated with my destination. Soweto is one of the world’s most notorious townships and I’m scared. It’s a place that has seen violence and...
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Wonders... big and small
If you’re planning a Niagara getaway, prepare to be wonderstruck. From the crash of the mighty Falls to the solitude of the Escarpment, Niagara offers a range of natural wonders that showcase its beauty and the splendour of our planet. Whatever...
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Be treated like a VIP with ROCS Travel
ROCS Travel is once again offering an 11-day escorted private plane trip, leaving New York and heading for Niagara, led by Maurice Gruppetta. The trip will leave Malta on August 10 and visit some of the most popular sights that North America and...
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Smarter airport capacity use urged
Airport capacity at some southeast England airports is underused, according to a London Assembly report on Wednesday. Even at Heathrow airport, where 99 per cent of capacity is being used, 20 million extra passengers a year could fly if larger...
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Lufthansa A380 on new Frankfurt-Shanghai route
Lufthansa will be offering passengers five new flights weekly from September 26 with the Airbus A380 from Frankfurt to Shanghai, which can be booked now. Shanghai is the second Lufthansa A380 destination in China after Beijing. Flight LH 728 leaves...
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Russian tourists help Hungary spa town flourish
A former Soviet military airport in western Hungary where MiG fighter jets landed for decades when Hungary was under Soviet rule is now receiving a different type of Russian visitor – tourists arriving in charter flights. Locals have welcomed the...
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Impossible... yet so beautiful
Definitions of paradise are subjective. It can be found in a variety of forms, dictated by personal preference and circumstance; a quaint Parisian cafe, a jungle island without roads, or simply a clean hotel room after a gruelling journey. Often,...
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Resort airports in stormy SE Asia leave safety to chance
It’s the invisible enemy: something all pilots dread as they land at Asia’s tropical island resorts. Wind shear – or the sudden change in wind speed and direction – is particularly hazardous at landing, but some of the region’s best known holiday...
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IATA: air travel demand accelerated in March
Global air travel grew by six per cent in March from a year earlier, led by emerging markets, the International Air Transport Association said last Wednesday. During the same month, capacity grew by just 3.5 per cent, meaning that there were...
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Backpack South America
South America has many faces; it can be a well-turned-out city boy, a peasant in a multi-hued skirt herding alpaca, a rainforest tribesman with painted cheeks, a blank-faced businessman or a tanned, bikinied party girl. Experience the continent’s...
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Spanish eatery hopes world best restaurant award boosts tourism
An avante-garde restaurant run by three brothers in northeast Spain hopes that being crowned the world’s best restaurant will boost food tourism in recession-bound Spain. El Celler de Can Roca in Girona scooped the prestigious prize from Britain’s...
