Chamonix Ski The Chamonix Ski resort is situated in a valley that cuts through the Alps and lies in the shadow of the enormous Mont Blanc. Book a ski holiday to Chamonix online today.
The British Guild of Travel Writers have a competition for new travel writers - and there are several Travelmag contributors who stand a good chance of winning. Read on and enter: closing date December 31st.
His first book, 'The Meaning of Tingo', searched out interesting words from all the world's languages. Now Adam Jacot de Boinot has turned his attention to the English language in 'The Wonder of Whiffling'.
Seasoned media watchers sigh as newspapers and governments hype the threat of Swine Flu, as if only they can save the world. The Association of European Tour Operators can only watch as an industry in crisis weathers one more blow.
The cost of repatriating travellers taken ill abroad has reached an all-time high - and if you're not properly covered it could cost mortgage money to fly home. Holidaymakers face being stranded overseas for not reading the small print according to specialist travel insurers AllClear.
John M. Edwards says the only good trips are bad trips, especially when even our guidebooks are “survival kits.” Welcome to the world of disaster and distress!
For a four-week holiday or longer travel opportunity, house-sitting can be a real option. Marcus Wilder reports on a freeganomic website linking home-owners and wannabe home-sitters.
It's not easy to learn how to surf - not least in the modest waves that lap the UK coast. Professional surfer Chris Thomson says it's well worth the effort and offers ten top tips to riding the waves.
With this Mongolian Proverb, Adam Jacot de Boinot introduces his latest collection of words from around the world, special terms that distill different cultures and encapsulate regional differences. 'Toujours Tingo', an ideal travel stocking filler.
Leading Majorcan hotelier George Scott is raffling the ten apartments and villas that make up one of this two luxury hotels, with tickets that can be redeemed – at full face value – by guests at his two properties. The odds aren’t at all bad either: read on.
