Showing posts with label Travel Guides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel Guides. Show all posts

World Travel Guide

The World Travel Guide (WTG) provides a number
of comprehensive guides to travel destinations designed to inspire global travellers. It covers all aspects, from cities to airports, ports to resorts, attractions to events, and it also includes up-to-date travel news, features, mini guides and a popular ‘Holiday Ideas’ section. Updated every day by a dedicated global editorial team, the portal logs 2 million+ unique users monthly.

Rough Guide to Britain...

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Off to Florida this summer? If so, you may be wondering how the oil spill has affected tourism out there; Lonely Planet reports on this in the video below. The rest of us still have the World Cup to occupy us for the next couple of weeks...or you might want to browse the Lonely Planet website, it's packed with inspiring travel ideas.

It doesn't matter where you've been around the world to enter a competition on their site; tell your travel story for the chance to win, or just read other people's stories on this amazing interactive globe.

How well do you know your cities? Test your geography knowledge by playing this game and pick up some interesting facts along the way.


Great British Walks

If you missed any of the issues in the Great British Walks series in the Guardian/Observer last week, you'll be happy to know we still have copies for you to have a browse through. Topics covered in the supplements are Film & Music, Art & Literature, War & Politics, Engineering and Architecture, Lost Worlds & Legends and Castles & Churches.

Metrotwin

If anyone out there's planning a trip to London or New York this summer, you'll be interested to know that both cities have been recently twinned, the result of which is a website that provides some of the best places to visit. An extension of this site is Not For Tourists which is specifically written by locals, for locals. It reveals hidden gems that you may not find in some guidebooks and the recommendations come from experts, both bloggers and online communities. Just remember to keep it yourself...

Lonely Planet praises Birmingham...

..."Huge regeneration projects have revitalised the industrial landscapes and canals that criss-cross the city; now there are more glamorous shops, swanky bars and hectic nightclubs than you can shake a bargepole at...Established cultural and architectural gems dot the city centre and planners keep coming up with ever-more-innovative makeovers, such as the striking post-industrial Bullring shopping centre...Cities like Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham have become vibrant and cosmopolitan places with lots to offer."
David Else (2009) 'Great Britain'.

4-Hour Guides

Here's a great idea - Business Traveler (US version) have put together a number of online travel guides for a range of popular business destinations worldwide. These provide an overview of the area, with specific places to visit and directions to get there. Especially geared toward the business traveller or anyone with a little time to spare and a new place to explore outside their hotel door...

Or if you prefer the UK edition, Business Traveller also have a section offering slightly more detailed city guides with helpful maps included.