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Consumer Spending Drop Predicted for Holiday Season
Consumer Opinion Council announced Thursday the results of its annual pre- holiday study conducted in October. According to the report, the percantage of people who will be buying jewelry as holiday gifts this year went from 14 to just 11 after growing

Kangaroo Island: Land of hops and glories
Shore thing: The island's striking coastline I've been pondering the koala in front of me, and my quandary is this: is it cute, or is it sinister? How does the consensus on a species develop? I grew up with those Qantas advertisements from the 1970s in

Something To Declare: Le
Destination of the week : León, Spain Is this northern Spain's loveliest city? Decide for yourself by watching 48 Hours In ... on Travel Channel at 9pm on Tuesday. León is teamed with another 'Lion City', Singapore. Travel Channel is available on Sky

Tropical budget bliss
Zanzibar's budget bliss Think a paradise break in the Indian Ocean will cost a small fortune? Not on Zanzibar where a clutch of new boutique hotels offers cool style and seriously good value Catch some Zs ... the Z Hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean

Sweden's highest ski lodge
Staying overnight in a ski lodge inside the Arctic Circle allows access to an empty, off-piste paradise most skiers can only dream of White magic ... view of Lake Tornetrask and the Lapporten Gap from the resort of Bjorkliden, Sweden It's difficult to

Yorkshire's wild coast
Who better to show you round a harbour town than a fisherman? Kevin Rushby enjoys a winter weekend of beachcombing, storytelling and campfires In a rock pool at the base of the looming cliff, Sean has discovered something: an innocuous yellow brick,

High notes in America's Deep South
Bluegrass, fado, opera and jazz fuse together at Georgia's glorious medley of a festival. Kate Connolly falls in love with the music, history and mint juleps Sound and vision ... one of Savannah's many beautiful squares The man who drives me from the

Walking Spain's Olive Oil Route
A disused Spanish railway line that once transported Andalucía's mountains of olives to the coast is now a walking trail through the endless groves Go green ... a viaduct on the Vía Verde It's eight in the morning at the bus station bar in the small

The Salty Dog, East Sussex
s spacious seaside house is ideal for a family get-together, says Sally Shalam All mod cons ... The Salty Dog dining and kitchen area Gaining entry to holiday cottages is something I usually do with the speed of breaking into a pack of Hobnobs. But 10

My Hampshire: an insider's guide
Mushroom expert and supplier Brigitte Tee lists some of the highlights of her adopted county The Mill at Gordleton This little gem, near my hometown of Lymington, has been my local for years. It's in a gorgeous position overlooking a river, which is

Premium Air Traffic Takes an Unexpected Turn for the Worse
The September IATA Premium Traffic Monitor is out, and the news is not what I expected. Premium traffic air travel comparisons...

Branson: Green tax on airline tickets would be OK
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Dune roaming: Real Arab culture in Abu Dhabi
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24-Hour Room Service: Grand H
Any coastal town or city worth its salt has a Grand Hotel; those that host political shindigs Eastbourne, Scarborough and Brighton, for example seem to be particularly partial to them. All too often they are grand in size, rather than quantifiably

A welcome in the distance
Home stretch ... the Lorelei Bed and Breakfast is set in a lovely English garden. Natalie Craig races for the finish line to earn the luxuries of a hot spa and good food during a break on the coast. The reason for our trip to Portland is neither business

Travel challenge A new year get-together in England
Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a self-catering break over the new year. Prices are for seven nights' rental (commencing 28 December) for properties that sleep at least 10 guests. Coast

Feeling gladiator all over on a city break to Rome
It felt strange donning a tatty tunic and wielding a heavy sword in a city of romance and culture. But to go back to the historical roots of Rome, and to attempt something a little different, I thought Id try a truly gladiatorial experience. Getting my

Chicago: The Windy City gives a thrilling insight into life of a notorious US gangster
With its soaring glass skyscrapers, spectacular views across Lake Michigan and its cultural scene, Chicago symbolises all thats great about the USA. Its a city that melds the cosmopolitan chic of New York with the Mid-Wests legendary friendliness. While

November 18th – New opening: Viceroy Anguilla
You haven't bought the tree or wrapped the gifts yet; which means there's still time to get away from it all this Christmas. Need we suggest a dream escape to somewhere hot, remote and luxurious? The Viceroy Anguilla in the British West Indies opens its

Small wonder of simplicity
Carved by legend, shaped by culture and nurtured by nature, Ethiopia is a stunner As I write this, I stare out at lush mountains, where quaint villages nestle in the shade of trees and wisps of smoke curl towards the setting Sun. This is Ethiopia.

Visit the Geordie green giant
It might sound unlikely but Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has taken top spot as Britain's greenest city. A city once wreathed in smoke and deafened by shipyard hammers has transformed itself into the greenest in Britain, according to the country's most

Win Tickets to "Up in the Air" and Get Your Frequent-Flyer Problems Solved in our FlyerTalk Challenge
I've got an early holiday gift for ten lucky readers: Free tickets to a December 1 New York City sneak preview of Paramount's "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney. Any self-respecting mileage junkie will relate to this movie, which...

Samsung Announces Special Holiday Values for Consumers
Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that it is bringing special values to consumers this holiday season. From November 22nd until November 30th, five Samsung premium HDTV

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Small world for air mile millionaires
Gary Leff and his wife, Shanna Follansbee, spent 670,000 airline and hotel points when they got married. STORY HIGHLIGHTS 300,000 people have earned at least 1 million miles in single frequent-flier program For mileage millionaires, it's world of

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