18/10 Eco travel: Less if More For hotels the grass has never been greener as costly luxury perks are brazenly excised to 'save the planet' and to ease traveller guilt. But do eco-travellers exist? 18/09 Best of the rest Which airports offer the most comfortable sleeping zones and where...
Prague charges CZK50 (£1.71) per person per night. France Thetaxe de séjouris charged per person per night and ranges from €0.20 to €4.20 depending on accommodation. Under-18s are exempt. A stay in Paris incurs an additional tax of 25 per cent. Germany Thekulturforderabgabe(culture...
Visa owns the Plus network, and MasterCard owns the Cirrus network. While these two types of cards will cover you in most countries, do your research ahead of time. In Japan you’ll be hard-pressed to find ATMs that accept international cards (tip: most 7Elevens or post offices have ATMs...
Yet staying here these days is not out of the question for even the budget-conscious business traveller. According to one Hongkong-based frequent visitor, rooms at the Grand can be bagged for considerable discounts through HK travel agents – well below rack-rate. These include complimentary break...
It is built in modern Chinese style involving lots of windows with net curtains. The 40 rooms are decently comfortable and, via a connecting door, some of them can be turned into a suite with a very large desk in the sitting room, which could be a great aid to the working traveller. ...
traveller Mark Smith (www.seat61.com), also known as “the man in seat 61”. Travel agents will be helpful in arranging certain bits like arranging a Russian visa (by no means a straightforward process and one that you will want to begin at least a month before you begin your travels)...