VisitEngland Announces Latest Domestic Tourism Figures

VisitEngland,
the national tourist board, has announced domestic tourism figures for January to
August this year. The number of overnight holiday trips in England
increased year on year by 4 per cent, with holiday spend growing by 12 per
cent.

Over the three months from June to August, which includes the key school
holiday period, a total of 17.8 million holiday trips were taken in England -

Australia Wins Commonwealth Games Bid

The announcement was made yesterday that Australia had
won the bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018. The Games will be held on
the Gold Coast, in Queensland, which is just over the NSW border, from April 4 to April 15, 2018.



The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport
event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
The event was first held in 1930 and takes

Is This The Worlds Most Expensive Dessert?

If you are like me and have a sweet tooth, the most eagerly
awaited part of a meal is the dessert. Many are quite economical, but some of
the nicer ones are expensive.



The cheapest is perhaps a 70 cent packet of flavoured and
coloured jelly added to water and set in the fridge. The most expensive? How
about a price tag of $34,684

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The extravagant chocolate pudding is believed

Westfield Stratford City Opens as Largest Mall In Europe

Westfield has opened what some say is the largest shopping mall in Europe at Stratford City. It was officially opened its doors to the public in east London on Tuesday 13th September 2011. It is 9 million square feet in size. On its three floors it houses more than 300 shops, 70 dining places, a 17 screen cinema, UK�s largest casino, three hotels, a bowling alley, a permanent art gallery,

Newspaper Closes Down in UK

�The News of the World�, a Sunday newspaper in the UK is being closed down by its publishers News Corp. This follows the revelation that reporters have listened into phone conversations of people without their consent to gain information for their scoop stories.
The phone-hacking scandal dates back to 2005, when Prince William's staff first alerted authorities to the possibility that the News of

Top 10 Cities in World for 2011

The City of Cape Town has been voted the No 1 Best City in the WORLD! The City of Cape Town has been ranked the top destination in the world in the 2011 TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Destination Awards. The top ten destinations in 2011 are:-
1. Cape Town, South AfricaWith a choice of world class hotels and an International Convention Centre, Cape Town takes visitors by surprise offering great

Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange

Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (EMITE) is an exclusive appointment-based MICE event to be held 17-19 October in London. It will bring together hosted European buyers with travel suppliers from around the world to meet over 2 days in individual appointment suites. It is different from other Travel Shows in that their will be no trade show floors and no booths.
The venue will be The