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The World Travel Awards (WTA) have revealed the 2007 World winners at the finale of the 2007 Grand Tour.

2007 World Winners include:

* World's Leading Hotel : Burj Al Arab
* World's Leading Airline : British Airways
* World's Leading Resort : Forte Village Resort
* World's Leading Hotel Brand : Marriott Hotels & Resorts
* World's Leading Travel Agency : Regency Travel & Tours
* World's Leading Destination : London
* World's Leading Airport : Singapore Changi Airport
* World's Leading New Airline : Oasis Hong Kong Airlines

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Labels: travel awards

Thomas Cook began a campaign on Boxing Day to get an extra bank holiday in the UK, and so far over 100,000 people have signed the petition.

It might look like a cheeky publicity stunt but their argument is reasonable. There are only 8 public holidays per year in the UK, compared to 12 in some European countries. Spain tops the list with 16 Bank Holidays a year, with only Romania stopping the UK being at the bottom of the list.

There are 121 days between the last Bank Holiday in August and the next public holiday at Christmas, nearly a third of the year.


UK residents can sign the Bank Holiday petition at any Thomas Cook branch or online at www.thomascook.com

Labels: holiday, Thomas Cook

Smoking has been banned in bars in the capitals of France and Germany but the laws will not be enforced immediately.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: berlin, paris, smoking

Two Mediterranean island states, Cyprus and Malta, begin using the single European currency on 1 January.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: cyprus, euro, malta