The city of Pompeii dates back to 79A.D. when it was a bustling market town with around twenty thousand people living by the sea at the base of Mt. Vesuvius.

If you’re like me and interested in ghosts and all things supernatural, spending a night in the haunted Comlongon Castle in Clarencefield Scotland is an adventure not to be missed. The ghost of Marian Carruthers, who died trying to get out of an arranged marriage in 1564, continues to haunt Comlongon Castle located in southern Scotland.

If you’re looking for accommodation for a holiday you’ll never forget, Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast is the perfect choice.

If you live in the southern hemisphere, a white Christmas is always special and what better place to experience one than in Kitzbuhl in the Austrian Alps.

The Lake District of Cumbria in the North West of England is one of the most beautiful regions in the world with such a wide diversity of natural beauty on offer, from the famous lakes and waters, to the lush woodland forests and steep mountain peaks. One of the best ways to experience the natural beauty of the Lake District, while having some fun and adventure at the same time, is to pack up your tent and backpack, get on your mountain bike and ride.

You don’t have to be in Alaska to go brave the ice and snow, armed with a flask of coffee and your weatherproof jacket, and journey out into the everlasting night to witness the awe inspiring beauty of the Northern Lights. You don’t even have to know when to venture out, in fact, even if you don’t have the slightest clue there is now a guiding light.

Tomorrow morning the first hotel by Sinclair Beecham, the founder of Pret-a-Manger, will open in Hoxton London.
Described as where Urban living meets country lodge lounging, while the new hotel boasts roaring fires and cool cocktails, what makes Hoxton Hotel stand out is its refreshing approach to hotel pricing.
Everywhere you look in Beecham’s hotel there are […]

I’m not sure whether to believe this report or not, but apparently Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are planning to launch a hotel chain in America.
A source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “The plan is to open as many hotels as possible by the end of 2007 and name each venue Supernova Heights, after […]

A friend recently recommended this site to me and I couldn’t resist posting it.
Unusual Hotels of the World is an online guide for travellers interested in staying somewhere truly different. From underground hotels, undersea lodges and treehouses to cave hotels if you’re for somewhere slightly different to stay this the website […]

Just when you thought hoteliers had exhausted every accommodation possibility, Travelodge have announced plans for a mobile room concept.
Described by Travelodge as “palatial”, the Travelpod comes in a sealed 6 metre (19.6ft) wide by 2.6 metre (8.5ft) high, clear polycarbonate glass box, which can be delivered to music festival sites off the back of a […]

As travel goers look for ever more luxurious retreats, Forbes has compiled its list of 2006 Most Luxurious Spas. Check out the full list here.

New York’s Skyscraper Museum have recently funded a very interesting digital project by architect Brian McGrath with designer Mark Watkins which maps Manhattan’s skyscraper districts through time.
By applying a range of modelling technology, users can view the vertical growth of Manhattan digitally mapped out from 1893 onwards. Some of the views are a […]

I couldn’t resist the sheer of this story. When I have excess baggage, it pains me to pay the £30 excess, but for P. Diddy (Sean Combs) such concerns are merely pedestrian.
Indeed, earlier this week,when his private jet was unable to carry all his additional luggage during a flight from France […]

Marriott Hotels announced this week that they are trialing a new check-in service which will enable travellers to check-in via mobile telephone.
In a collaborative effort with Intel Soloution Services and Microsoft Marriot, in effect travellers who download the right software onto wireless enabled mobile phones will be able to check themselves in automatically and collect […]

After 34 years as a hotel inspector for the AA, Fred Chrystal is about to notch up his 5,000th night in a different hotel room.
Travelling from hotel to hotel, Mr Chrysal inspects hotels, guesthouses, B & B’s and pubs to see if their services meet AA’s hotel rating standards. Read the full story at […]

A hotel shaped like a Crocodile View photo from Google Earth
This is theGagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn is a located in the centre of the world heritage listed KAKADU National Park in Australia.
This should be the start of trend - Bulldog shaped hotel for London anyone?

Scuba experts are warning enthusiasts to be cautious of their perceived scuba diving abilities following a recent spate of scuba diving related deaths, which has seen enthusiasts over-reaching their diving ability.
Dr Bryson, head of the Diving Diseases Research Centre in Plymouth, said: “People want to be advanced divers. They want that certificate and they are […]

Ian Schrager is to blame - turning hotel bars into hip and trendy and night spots, now we have hotels launching MySpace Pages. W Hotel, has launched what I think must be the first MySpace Page for a hotel, extending their carefully calibrated brand of high-end hotels close to its logical conclusion. […]

Reports are starting to leak that Boeing are working on a new ‘concept’ aeroplane designed to combat the effects of jetlag.
The Boeing 787 dreamliner aims to radically reduce the possibility of jetlag by keeping cabin pressure higher than usual using special filters to maintain higher air quality and lighting effects start to adjust the body […]

I’ve posted several times before about the rise and rise of China as both a tourist destination. As the world’s most populous nation gets ready for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, its sister city Shanghai demonstrates the sheer scale of expectation upon a boom in international travel. Check out this stunning photo […]

The markets on Bell and Church Streets were my locals for all the years I lived in Little Venice, which numbered about 12. And oh- what fun I used to have there. And all for free, which was fine, as I had no money. This sleepy panoply of stalls and shops held such magic, such power that, once touched, your life was forever transformed.

Taking pictures is one of the mainstays of any good holiday. Everyone loves taking them, and everyone loves boring their friends to tears with. Digital cameras allows the amateur travel photographer to take more photos than ever before, but it doesn’t necessarily make them better.
Never fear, Dan Chung, the Guardain newspaper’s award winning […]

According to figures published by the Air Transport Users’ Council (AUC) today, British travellers are complaining more than ever before. The number of people making official written complaints trebled to 6,000 this year.
Unsurprisingly the biggest gripe was to do with delays and cancellations, but air travellers were also likely to pen a firey letter […]

Low budgets airlines have revolutionised the world of travel; travellers can now jump onto a flight and find themselves paying little more than the tax. As a result young poeple are travelling more, people are travelling more frequently and we think nothing of jumping on a planeon Friday to return Sunday ready for work. […]

If you are looking to really indulge over the summer break, why not choose your hotel from Forbes’ list of the Most Expensive Hotels in the World 2006.
The list has been compiled by taking two hotels from 6 regions: the USA; the Middle East; Asia; Europe; the Carribean; and Africa. The prices are based […]