Word: holidaying
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...read that the aviation manager of Denver International is driving to his holiday destination in the Tetons made me uneasy and told me more about airport security than anything else. MAUREEN CHRISTIANSON San Antonio, Texas...
...only if they were prepared to pay a hefty price and change planes in Vienna. Now, with one-way fares starting as low as 315.66, British holidaymakers are discovering the beauties of the Renaissance-style Carinthian capital. Traditionally the nearby lakeside towns of P?rtschach and Velden have been prime holiday destinations for wealthy Austrians and Germans, but few other tourists made it to the region's beautiful lakes, mountains and alpine valleys. In the first three weeks of July the Carinthia tourist office's English-language website had nearly as much traffic as it did in the whole of last...
With rock-bottom fares, the low-cost carriers are prompting people to rethink their holiday plans. When a vacation abroad can cost less than a similar break at home, the attraction is irresistible. So more and more Europeans are taking a couple of short breaks a year in addition to their annual vacation. And they are venturing into unknown territories. Eileen and Geoff Morgan of Hastings, England went to Graz this year. "We'd never been to Austria before," says Eileen. "It was lovely, just like the postcards." They now plan to visit St. Etienne in France, "and lots...
Seeking a different kind of holiday has meant that British visitors to Denmark's second city, Aarhus, have multiplied six-fold since Ryanair started its regular service and have become the second-largest group of foreign tourists, after Swedes. Local businesses are delighted to see the newcomers, since they occupy about 25,000 bed-nights a year, spending an average of 3177 a day. "They come because they want to experience Denmark," says Steen Berg, head of the Aarhus tourist board. "They enjoy walking around the old streets, watching the cyclists, visiting the cathedral and museums. It is pure pleasure...
...million in La Rochelle's hotels, restaurants, car-rental agencies and other businesses. One reason that Buzz launched the route was the popularity of the sailing and fishing center for Britons buying or renting property. "We started flying to places where we know that there is a lot of holiday ownership," says Adam Harris, Buzz's director of sales and marketing. The local effect has been "radical" according to Juin. "A few weeks ago an English colleague and I were in a restaurant on the Ile de Ré that was full of English speakers," he recalls. "I joked with...