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Air travel ‘no risk to pregnant women’

Healthy mothers-to-be having pregnancies without complications should be able to fly until the 37th week, the latest advice reveals.

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Destinations to dream about

Choosing where to spend a holiday is a matter of personal preference or past experience, Sylvaine Strike shows.

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How to get your adrenalin pumping

Global picks from China to Utah for the traveller who prefers extreme sports and danger to quietude.

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Passengers on flights from London to New York currently experience ten minutes of turbulence on average, according to the research team.

The plane truth about flying
February 19 2013 at 08:01

Advanced navigation, improved safety standards, and more reliable planes are key factors in making flying one of the safest ways to travel.

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The industry believes automated planes will be safer - and will do away with pilot error, a major cause of accidents.

Flatulence on a plane: let it rip
February 18 2013 at 08:01

Airline passengers should ignore the social embarrassment of breaking wind and “just let it go”, according to a new study.

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He later e-mailed the hotel, asking for a refund of at least R800, to account for the double-charge and the R200 taxi fare, but hes had no response.

Take the safe route when travelling
February 15 2013 at 08:02

Get what you paid for, or get your money back, writes Wendy Knowler.

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Dinner for two: What is more romantic than cuddling up in a hideaway with room just for two?

One-room wonders for romance
February 14 2013 at 13:09

If a dose of stylish seclusion is on your agenda, there is an increasing array of diminutive boltholes with singular appeal to choose from.

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Children's writer Cressida Cowell is author of the How to Train Your Dragon series. Her latest book, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel, is out now.

‘Dragon’ dreamt up on isle
February 13 2013 at 13:00

Author Cressida Cowell shares some of her favourite travel destinations that inspired her writing.

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An undated handout of a computer generated 3D image by Polish Deep Ocean Technology designers shows what the Dubai Water Discus hotel will look like.

Strange stays indeed
February 12 2013 at 08:54

As plans are revealed for the first underwater hotel, here’s a look at the current top 10 most unusual hotels on the globe.

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File photo: Hank Harper, right, of Los Angeles watches the solar eclipse from a hot air balloon near Cairns, Australia.

Chasing the sun
February 8 2013 at 14:48

People will go to incredible lengths to be able to witness the extraordinary phenomenon that is a total eclipse of the sun.

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Romancing your heart’s desire
February 8 2013 at 08:46

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Myrtle Ryan suggests some romantic destinations.

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Three airports in Gauteng and a planned airport in Mpumalanga have all applied for international status. Their applications are with the Department of Transport.

Rubber chickens, nappies for holiday travel
February 7 2013 at 15:01

Chinese microblogs have been abuzz with gadgets and inventions that could help make gruelling journeys a little easier.

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Most people are trustworthy - travel writer
February 5 2013 at 13:08

Veteran travel writer Dervla Murphy has written a new book about Gaza.

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