“Thomas Cook is offering family tours of Amsterdam’s red-light district. The package, from the UK’s longest-running holiday operator, costs ???€š?‚?£12, but a half-price rate is offered for children.”Link: thisistravel.co.uk

“Ryanair Holdings PLC will triple the number of planes it uses to fly in and out of Hahn Airport, the company’s chief executive said Friday.”Link: news.moneycentral.msn.com

“A London-based organisation which accuses the Botswana government of ethnic cleansing against the Kalahari Bushmen has come under fierce criticism for allegedly distorting the true picture.”Link: bbc.co.uk

“Web-based airline Flyglobespan will fly from Glasgow to Sanford airport in Orlando seven days a week from next summer as part of a major expansion programme.”Link: thisistravel.co.uk

Ryanair now have air sickness bags and you don’t need to ask for them! The catch, they look like a film mailer, which is exactly what they are, as they are “dual purpose” So don’t get them confused if you stick some film in one.

I’m not sure about this report as they have reportedly dropped the entertainment system “Ryanair is set to launch an online casino that will operate in tandem with a new in-flight entertainment service, reports Online-Casinos.com.”Link: m-travel.com

“THE company behind Ryanair’s decision to offer the outside of its planes as an advertising medium believes it could add ???¯?‚???‚?½10 million to the airline’s top line in the first year of the scheme.”Link: sundayherald.com

“The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has denied claims that it agreed with airline Ryanair to limit the number of disabled passengers to four per flight. Air travel is presently exempt from the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act and the DRC said there should the same legal protection for disabled people whatever mode of transport…

“A famous signpost at the Scottish village of John O’Groats marks it as the farthest tip of mainland Britain — 874 miles from Lands End in Cornwall, the country’s most southerly settlement.” Link: cnn.com

“Archaeologists studying the tomb of China’s first emperor say he may have been buried with his state treasure.” Link: bbc.co.uk

“Jeanie Reavis has come for Mardi Gras and Jazzfest and Creole Christmas, dozens of trips to the city she loves. She will head to New Orleans again Monday, undeterred by the destruction she witnessed on her TV screen from 700 miles away.” Link: cnn.com

“A husband-and-wife team reached the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after a 4,900-mile cross-country hike, becoming the first to backpack the transcontinental American Discovery Trail in one continuous trek.” Link: cnn.com