Midland Metro to be Rebranded

The tram service is to be re-branded by the region’s combined authority when it takes over the running of the service next month. From June 24 the Midland Metro will be known as the West Midlands Metro. The change will see...

New Direct Flights To Amritsar

Air India has unveiled its second direct route between Birmingham and Amritsar, India. The flights are to start from February 20 and will be the UK’s only direct service to the heart of the Punjab and home of the Golden...

Direct flights from Birmingham to India launched

Air india plans to operate two direct flights to Amritsar per week from Birmingham Airport. Air India, already currently operates the popular daily flight service to Delhi. The new route to the home of the Golden Temple will be offered...

Campaigner To Take Ministers To Court Over Gender-Neutral Passports

Christie Elan-Cane has won permission to challenge the Home Office’s refusal to issue gender-neutral, or X passports. The campaigner welcomed the decision by Mr Justice Gilbart in the high court in London that there would be a full judicial review of...

Brits In Thailand Could Face 10 Years In Prison For Vaping

A little-known ban on e-cigarettes in Thailand could see those who breach the law face 10 years behind bars. Thailand is visited by more than a million British tourists every year, according to the Foreign Office, and the ban, which...

Government Plans to Keep Visa-Free Travel For EU Nationals

European Union nationals will remain able to pass freely into the UK without passports, under new Government plans. Those who wish to stay for work, study or to settle will still have to apply for permission. It comes after the...

Travelling to the US without a visa

Submitted by Josh Hobson Travelling to the US isn't as difficult as one might think. Citizens from 38 countries are able to effortlessly enter the US without a visa, but instead, travel with an ESTA. ESTA or Electronic System for Travel...

HS2 To Cost Double Official Figure

According to the Department for Transport (DfT), the HS2 will be the most expensive railway in the world, costing a staggering £403m per mile. The analysis came from Michael Byng, who created the method for pricing projects for Network Rail....

Udaipur voted among Top 15 Cities for Tourists

T he Indian city of Udaipur has beaten scores of other international tourist hotspots to be named in the world's top 15 cities in a new poll of tourists, the only South Asian city to be so. The heritage-city built by...

Bali Tourists Unwittingly Eating Dog Meat

WARNING- Some of the images below may be distressing According to the animal protection organisation Animals Australia, Bali tourists are unwittingly eating dog meat and thinking it is chicken. Bali, as one of the most developed Indonesian islands, is one of the...