Owners, watch out for suspicious emails as there are many scams out there trying to get money out of owners. For your protection, ignore any emails that look suspicious and where you suspect pishing or identity theft scams.

For travellers looking to become a little more carbon neutral - check out the Guardian’s Eco-Travel special (published last week) which provides a comprehensive introduction to eco-tourism.

Hotelchatter.com, never one to miss the opportunity to trump up the lifestyle of the rich and famous has gone one step further with their new Google Semi-Stalking mashup which tracks celeb sighting at hotels throughout Hollywood.
George Clooney beware.

Rallying from our rebuke from this year’s Webby Awards, we are pleased to announce that Travel-Library.com has been listed within Harper-Collins’: The Good Website Guide 2006 which brings together the best and most-trusted websites for parents and children.
Travel-Library.com was described by editor Graham Edmonds as a good travel website that‘combines recommendations with hard […]

For those who missed the announcement last week, the Webby’s (the net’s version of the Oscars - minus the dresses and good looking celebrities) have now posted their websites of the year, honouring excellence in Web design, functionality and creativity.
Sadly, Travel-Library.com narrowly missed out (we weren’t nominated) within the Best Travel Website […]

Could this be the end of Greyhound? Probably not, but long distance public transport in the US has just got a lot cheaper. For those unaware, Megabus is the UK bus company which revolutionised bus travel and a propensity for cramped legs, by creating the ‘Easyjet’ of the motorways by offering long […]

Fancy a drink in style? Esquire has just posted their list of best bars in America. Cheers!

For all you lovers out there, Forbes Travel published an interesting article last week listing the top ten luxury honeymoon destinations. As the price of weddings continue to grow, it is unsurprising that honeymoons are becoming an evermore lavish affair.
Americans spend a total of $8.6 billion annually on their honeymoons, and that […]

The Observer covered an interesting story yesterday which seemed to suggest that cinema-style ‘flip seats’ may be introduced on aircrafts in the future to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis.
Providing more room when embarking and disembarking, the new seats should effectively enable travellers to stand up within the space of their seat […]

China, the world’s biggest and fastest growing country, continues its ambitous programme of rapid development by announcing plans to build 48 new airports over the next five years. According to domestic media, China plan to spend 140 bn yuan (£9.4bn) on airport development until 2010.
Environmentalists, unsurprisingly, are more than a little concerned about the […]

Trouble sleeping on the road? Look no further than Megallan’s Light Out Sleep Mask which promises to be the answer for heavy travellers who sleep light.
Designed to allow Rapid Eye Movement (REM), the ultra-soft Lights Out Sleep Mask promotes deep, rejuvenating slumber by completely blacking out all light using a specially moulded cushion that […]

The intense publicity for The Da Vinci Code film is helping Paris regain its position as number one European city break choice for UK travellers.

I doubt there are few people out there who can claim to know the travel industry better, so when Branson shares his top travel tips, they are definitely worth heeding. Read more on CNN Travel..

Following my recent post which featured the world’s most expensive hotel room for a single night- after reserving a luxurious bungalow at the Chateau Marmont for the majority of last year, Teen star Lindsay Lohan is alleged to have racked up an impressive £500,000 hotel bill while staying at Hollywood’s most expensive hotel […]

Hyatt Resorts have announced the launch of “HyaTTeen Suite 16”, a new program offering teens the ultimate Sweet 16 sleepover party at participating Hyatt Resorts in continental U.S.A., Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Hotels have never really been able to take advantage of the huge teen market, quite simply because most younger teenagers tend not […]

Lonesome longhaul travellers, AirTroductions.com may be just the service you are looking for.
Whether you’re looking for a date in Los Angeles, a business networking partner in Tokyo, or just someone to share a cab from Kennedy to Midtown, AirTroductions.com is a simple but ingenious idea enabling travellers (via personals style column adverts) to find […]