20
Apr
The launch of Virgin Atlantic%26rsquo;s inflight beauty service for Upper Class
passengers marked a radical departure from the stuffy business and first
class offerings of its rivals.
Even the name, Upper Class, instead of the usual %26ldquo;First%26rdquo;, %26ldquo;Business%26rdquo; or other
stiff monikers, was a cheeky poke at the establishment. But rather than
being just another Virgin gimmick aimed at maximum [...]
20
Apr
Shoppers ambled around the aisles in Tesco across the road. A tramp was
slumped, looking hopeless, next to a cash machine.
Youngsters wearing skinny jeans and lime-green trainers walked towards the
pier. An eccentric with a long ginger beard and an orange waistcoat shuffled
by. And a group of raffish kids stared upwards, giggling.
What were they staring at? What [...]
20
Apr
We have been to Canyon Ranch in the USA and Chiva-Som in Thailand and would
like to go to another holistic spa resort. Are there more of that type and,
especially, are there any in Europe? Carol Mathias, by email
Sunday Times travel expert Richard Green responds: Canyon Ranch and
Chiva-Som are holistic spas and pretty luxurious properties too, [...]
20
Apr
The Sunday Times Style invites you to Birmingham to see the latest in fashion
at Style in the City. This four-day extravaganza will feature an
international catwalk, hosted by Kelly Osbourne, showcasing Spring/Summer
collections from leading names, and will launch Trinny and Susannah%26rsquo;s Style
Academy, presented by Littlewoods Direct. The style queens will give tips on
body shapes, colours and [...]
18
Apr
A rocky cliff overlooking the Maasai Mara Game Reserve marks a new front line in a conflict between people and wildlife that threatens the revival of Kenya;s $1 billion tourism industry.
Riots and ethnic violence that exploded after a disputed December 27 vote scared away almost all the foreign holidaymakers who had made the sector the [...]
18
Apr
Tokyo;s rock scene may leave you questioning your sexuality, Craig Platt discovers.
%26bull; Multimedia slide show: Tokyo frocky horror
Normally, wearing a grey shirt and jeans wouldn;t make me feel conspicuous in a crowd - but right now I feel distinctly out of place.
I;m standing in a crowd of about 200 Japanese youths who are dressed in [...]
18
Apr
Hotels led the increase in guests in short-term commercial accommodation in February.
Statistics New Zealand;s accommodation survey showed total guest nights were up 3 per cent in the leap month.
The number of hotel guests was up 8 per cent, compared with the same month last year, to the highest monthly total since [...]
18
Apr
Saharan sand dunes stretch to the horizon at this oasis town of red clay where visitors can ride camels with Tuareg nomads and sleep on dunes under the stars.
Timimoun should be easy to get to, but it isn;t. It offers few comforts after a long, arduous journey. But those few tourists who make it here [...]
17
Apr
When the United States said after the attacks of September 11, 2001, that no plane could enter its airspace without certain protections against hijack, cash registers rang in this Dutch industrial town.
Scrambling to ensure their cockpit doors were bullet proof, airlines turned to Dyneema, a thermoplastic that is 15 times stronger than steel but light [...]
17
Apr
Boeing Co delayed its 787 Dreamliner for the third time on Wednesday, pushing the programme about 15 months behind schedule, as it makes slow progress on assembling the revolutionary carbon-composite plane and continues to grapple with underperforming suppliers.
The delay was at the low end of Wall Street;s expectations, as the US plane maker had already [...]
