Of course, for the ultimate indulgence, take in a few treatments at the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Peninsula Spa by ESPA New York.

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The Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) scheme licenses tour operators and travel organisers, and requires them to take part in a financial guarantee scheme.

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First, the problems: a midweek 4th makes it harder for working folks to travel to take part in family gatherings.

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For those determined to take hygiene to a ridiculous level, Travel Feet are plastic feet covers that you can wear in airports when you have to take your shoes off for security.

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Experts warned that the increase in air travel from East to West meant that a new virus would take only a matter of days to circle the globe.

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The Welsh region travel to Saracens on Sunday for a Heineken Cup quarter-final and six days later take on Leicester in the EDF Cup final at Twickenham.

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But the overall direction of the research does offer a few clues to help travellers take advantage of the periodic rises and falls in airfares, both for travel in the US and beyond.

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