British Airways – Travel Industry News

Taking a cruise throughout the Mediterranean Sea was reportedly a first for the Mirror travel writer Nigel Thompson, but the scribe was reportedly surprised by the experience, as well as bowled over by the Eastern European appeal of Croatia’s coastal resort town of Dubrovnik.

Thompson described Dubrovnik as a “charming old city,” and even though he and his family visited during the peak tourist season of August, they were able to find comfort and solace – as well as something to eat – at some of the off-the-beaten-path restaurants of the city.

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London City Airport, the most centralised airport in the capital city region located near the Docklands has been named as having one of the best approaches in the world for flights landing over the city, with officials noting arriving visitors will be able to catch a glimpse of several world-famous London landmarks when coming to the airport.

Out of the top ten listing, which was compiled by private hire jet booking company Privatefly.com, the only other entry representing the United Kingdom was the Barra Airport in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, where planes land directly on the beach.

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Spain has been earmarked as the most popular destination for Britons taking a fly-drive holiday, with Palma de Mallorca snatching the prize as the top city for people exploring the surrounding areas on four wheels.

Located just off the coast of mainland Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, the island of Mallorca has been a popular spot for beach holidays with Britons for many years and the city of Palma offers many interesting cultural experiences ripe for exploration while on holiday.

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While much of the nation has been engrossed in the news of the betrothal of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the bank holiday planned to coincide with the Royal Wedding could prove a big boost for holidays in 2011, according to travel authorities.

Holidays in England may prove popular for those coming to London to catch royal fever, but an extra bank holiday for Britons during an already holiday-friendly Easter season may boost long-haul travel abroad for many in the United Kingdom.

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The Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands, where many travellers touch down for flights to Amsterdam, will receive a seasonal boost as a new art exhibit opens in the transit hub, featuring winter landscape paintings of the European nation.

Authorities at the airport have worked steadily in recent years to set the facility apart in offering conveniences and attractions otherwise unseen in similar airports around the world, such as a library for departing Netherlanders to borrow books from for holidays abroad.

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Families taking a winter sun holiday in Florida can get wild on safari at Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa by experiencing the thrilling velocity of the Cheetah Run – a new exhibit at the world-famous wild park in the United States.

Holidays in Tampa are a favourite for British holidaymakers looking to escape the wind, rain and dark of the British winter, and the Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt exhibits at the Florida attraction offer the unique recreation of a safari experience – allowing visitors to savour a feeling of the wild while still being able to enjoy the beaches and cultural attractions of Tampa.

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Bronzino was heralded as a superb artist by the Medici family – the most influential family in Florence, and perhaps Italy, for several hundred years – and they commissioned the painter – real name Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano – to produce many pieces of fine art over the course of his life.

Now, the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence – always a go-to for culture on holidays in Florence – has collected some 70 works by the Medicis’ preferred artist, on loan from museums from across the globe, from Los Angeles to Budapest, as well as some shipped down the road from the Uffizi Gallery.

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Marking one of France‘s most anticipated events of the year, last week, the first bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau were uncorked in a traditional celebration that happens on the third Thursday of each November.

The comparatively small batch of wine has been described as more fun than refined, but those on holiday in Paris wouldn’t refuse a glass of the vino, as the batch for this year has been described as sweet, fruity and authentic by many tasters of the beverage.

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