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 If you are planning an overseas holiday or buying goods online from non-EU websites, you need to know how much you can buy without paying import duty or VAT.
The last thing you want to be faced with are unexpected extra charges when you thought you had found a bargain. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Head of Customs Policy, Mike Coussins, said: “We are keen to remind
[...click on headline to read full story]  Traditional Mediterranean resorts will no longer be the number one destination for UK holidaymakers by the end of the year. Popular destinations in the Western Mediterranean such as the Costa del Sol and Algarve have seen a steady decline in numbers over recent years, losing ground to up-and-coming resorts that Co-operative Travel terms the ‘METT’ – named
[...click on headline to read full story]  Specialist tour operator Arena Travel has launched its new Fine Arts and Antiques Tours brochure for 2010-11.
All tours are led by ceramics and decorative arts specialist Eric Knowles, a regular on BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow, and cater for a wide range of interest areas at both home and abroad. Wedgwood, Moorcroft, Dudson and
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Euvue North East News A collection of iconic castles, country houses and outstanding landscapes from the UK have thrown open their doors online. Lindisfarne Castle (right) is one of 20 National Trust properties and landscapes added to Google Street View, available through Google Maps, and can be explored online. The virtual tours give people around the
[...click on headline to read full story] Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, today warned that the UK Government’s plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control.
He predicted they would hurt passengers, the aviation industry and seriously damage developing regions such as the Caribbean and Africa. [...click on headline to read full story] Britons on holiday come top of a poll for boozing and sunbathing when compared to their European counterparts.
The same poll show Brits came last for showing any interest in checking out the cultural side of life abroad. The survey of 2,852 travellers, carried out by TripAdvisor, was a snapshot of 24 hours from the average summer holiday taken by British, French, German, Italian and Spanish travellers. It reveals the length of time that each nationality spends on an array of popular
[...click on headline to read full story]  WITH NORTH EASTENERS looking for value-for-money holidays this summer, it looks as if Turkey is all set to be a top destination, with a big boost in flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Turkish holiday specialists Holidays 4U will launch their programme in May with a Wednesday flight to Dalaman which will operate weekly through to the end of October—and, because of the high
[...click on headline to read full story] Durham Tees Valley Airport’ summer flights programme has been given a major boost with leading low cost airline Ryanair announcing it will be operating ten flights a week—six of them to the Spanish hotspots of Alicante and Barcelona Girona.
The Ryanair summer schedule which will operate from the end of March includes flights to Alicante and Girona on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with the
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TURKEY, Egypt and Mexico will see a significant increase in British visitors in 2009 as holidaymakers favour destinations that do not use the Euro. The 2009 travel trends report issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) & ABTA shows the number of Brits going to Egypt has risen by 38% in the last year and visitors to
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