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Kiss Flights/Flight Options Ceases Trading

Posted on August 17th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Sports, Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

Kiss Flights, owned by London-based Flight Options Limited has ceased trading this evening, affecting tens of thousands of holidaymakers.
Kiss Flights/Flight Options operated holidays and flights mainly to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Canary Islands.
This makes it the third travel company to go bust in the past few weeks, following Goldtrail Travel and Sun4U.
At the time of writing it has [...]

Tour de France Cycle Race

Posted on June 30th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Europe, Sports, Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

The Tour de France is the largest bicycle race in the world. Rotterdam is set to host the Grand Start for the 2010 race on 1 July, and the Dutch people have planned a terrific sendoff. The Tour runs from 3-25 July.
Excitement about the upcoming race is tinged with sadness at the news that this will be Lance Armstrong’s [...]

U.S. Open and British Open Golf Tournaments 2009

Posted on June 9th, 2009, Jean. Filed under Holiday Destinations, Seniors Travel, Sports, Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

Football, rugby and Formula 1 seem to have been dominating the UK sports scene on TV for a while. However, it will soon be the turn of golf fans to get a dose of their addiction.
The British Open at Turnberry, Scotland is scheduled for July 16-19 2009 so don’t delay securing your tickets if you plan to [...]

Did You Know? New Entry Rules/Visa for USA - January 2009

Posted on November 24th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Ski Holidays, Sports Holidays, Student Travel, Travel Insurance News, Travel News, 1 Comment

We have not seen much publicity about this yet - so if you know someone planning to visit America please pass the word on. There are fears within the industry that chaos will strike airports once America’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implements its new entry rules for the New Year. From 12 January 2009 [...]

Suffolk’s SnOasis Sports Complex Gets Go-ahead

Posted on November 7th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Ski Holidays, Sports Holidays, Sustainable Tourism, 1 Comment

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Planning permission has been approved and Suffolk is set to be the home of the largest indoor ski slope in Europe - at 70m wide by 415m long (230’ x 1,365’), with a 100m (328’) vertical drop. The 300 acre SnOasis complex will also have a 100m beginners slope, snow-tubing, [...]

Tiger Woods Dubai Golf Resort Opens Late 2009

Posted on August 27th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Holiday Destinations, Sports Holidays, Travel Insurance News, Travel News, 1 Comment

It’s smart to pay a little extra for golf cover when booking your travel insurance. Those with a passion for golf – and lucky enough to be able to afford golfing holidays – can look forward to teeing off at The Tiger Woods Dubai. The resort will cover a huge area of desert and feature the [...]

British Airways Bans Surfboards and Other Sports Equipment on its Flights

Posted on April 13th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

BA has been a favourite of sports enthusiasts for years because of its policy to carry items of sporting equipment free of charge. However, if you are planning to take your hang-glider or surfboard with you on holiday this year, be aware of some changes in BA’s policy.
As of November 6, 2007, BA no longer [...]

Do You Have Questions about Travel Insurance?

Posted on April 2nd, 2008, Jean. Filed under Backpack Travel, Destinations, Ski Holidays, Sports Holidays, 2 Comments

Insurance (no matter what type) tends to be a subject which bores us all to death. Who wants to spend their valuable spare time reading through an insurance policy booklet! We tend to just go online, choose the cheapest policy, and hope for the best. Here at TIA we consider ourselves lucky - in that [...]

Born to Be Wild and Need Motorcycle Travel Insurance?

Posted on December 18th, 2007, Jean. Filed under Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

Those under the spell of motorcycles and the raw feelings of freedom, excitement and wildness they represent, are often doomed (or blessed) to stay that way for life. If the mere mention of words like Harleys, Hogs, Choppers, and Route 66 get your pulse racing you’re probably hopelessly hooked. Films like the late 60’s Easy Rider [...]