???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Low cost airline Ryanair is to launch a new route from the UK to Denmark this autumn, along with ten other new routes from European airports. The cheap flights will depart from London Stansted airport to Billund in Denmark, best known for its association with Lego, which has its company headquarters there. Other new routes…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?An heir of Romania’s former royal family put ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Dracula’s Castle???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? in Transylvania up for sale Monday, hoping to secure a buyer who will respect ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?the property and its history,???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? a U.S.-based investment company said. The Bran Castle, perched on a cliff near Brasov in mountainous central Romania, is a top tourist attraction because of its…

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???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A Gordon Brown government looks likely to take early revenge on Ryanair by legislating to force the budget airline to launch an online complaints service.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://politics.guardian.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Venice will deploy stewards in Saint Mark’s square to prevent tourists from stripping off their T-shirts, taking a nap or dropping fast-food wrappers in the piazza that Napoleon dubbed ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?the drawing room of Europe.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? ???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://today.reuters.com

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?I’m sure most of you have heard of Southwest Airlines’s cheap airfare notification system called DING! It’s a little program you download that sits in your taskbar and alerts you with Southwest’s famous in-flight *DING!* when a low fare pops up.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.gadling.com

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Japan has said it aims to launch its first magnetic levitation ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ or maglev ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ rail service by 2025. With a top speed of more than 500km/h (310mph), the trains will run between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A boy of 14 in a plaster cast from his ankle to his thigh was forced to stand for nearly two hours on a Ryanair jet.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?On Monday night I was booked on an Easyjet flight from Belfast to London, and then another from London to Tallinn on Tuesday morning. In between times I had arranged to stay with MWK. As my new life has encouraged me to massively trim back on the amount of stuff I own, I decided to…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The project has caused divisions within the Hualapai tribe Visitors to the Grand Canyon are to get stunning views from a raised glass platform being inaugurated on Tuesday.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair will seek to block some Web sites from selling its flights at what the airline called inflated prices. Some travel sites are routinely doubling the price of the carrier’s flights, Ryanair said Wednesday in a statement. Operators have also misled passengers about baggage allowances and other terms and conditions, the airline said.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.redorbit.com…

Some EasyJet horror stories for a change. http://www.travelersdigest.com/easy_jet_warning.htm

There goes my April fool joke, damn ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Budget airline RyanAir today unveiled their new ‘pay as you weigh’ pricing policy that will mean extra charges for customers exceeding the airline’s recommended flying weight. Under their revised terms and conditions those passengers deemed to be ‘fatties’ will be charged an increasing scale of penalty charges for…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?In the late afternoon breeze, turquoise waves are crashing against the tiny gray rocky point, palms fronds are swaying over it and a pelican keeps swooping over the crescent of snow-white beach like a diner who can’t decide what to pick from tonight’s menu. I lazily sway in the breeze too, deep in my hammock…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The expanded airline will fly nearly 10 million people British Airways has sold the regional operations of its subsidiary airline BA Connect to Flybe, a move that will lead to about 900 flight cancellations. The airline said it would offer passengers alternative flights with either BA or Flybe, or a full refund.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk