International travellers should get used to having their fingerprints taken or their irises scanned because traditional airport security tests are outdated and open to abuse, a top US official said yesterday. "As a general principle, certainly in the area of international travel, biometrics is the way ...

Eurostar today unveiled plans to overhaul its cross-Channel services to attract more business travellers. From September, the group will divide its first-class compartments into business and leisure sections. There are also plans to include new features for business passengers, such as an optional chauffeur ...

THE travel giant Thomson will tomorrow move into the estate agency market, making foreign properties available for people walking into high street shops for the first time. Properties in Cyprus, Portugal and Spain will go on sale, with customers able to take a virtual tour ...

Research revealed that vacationers ’Get Away’ but stay well-connected to home and work. Laptop computers have become the new "must have" on-the-road travel accessory according to a recent study conducted by KRC Research and commissioned by Toshiba’s Digital Products Division. In fact, laptops now rival cell ...

Seven in 10 holidaymakers take “travel toys” such as digital cameras and iPODs away with them, a survey has shown. Camcorders and MP3 players are also popular, with 6% even admitting taking their laptop while away on breaks, the survey from Post Office travel ...

Canadians are suffering from an epic outbreak of wanderlust. They spent more than ever before on trips overseas and to the United States during the first quarter of this year, Statistics Canada said yesterday. This drove Canada's international travel deficit to an estimated $1.2-billion, ...

The average British holidaymaker will travel 248,000 miles during their lifetime - enough to go around the world ten times. People are also becoming increasingly adventurous about the destinations they visit on holiday, with 89 per cent of travellers going to a new country every time ...

Not that I have a crystal ball but I can see the future for DIY holidays to be rosy, why you may ask. Simply because international airlines from around the World are stopping paying commission to travel agents, which means a reduction in profit ...