PropertyO News
Travel & tourism, Jun 2009
Sri lanka: a new chapter
A new resort planned for Sri Lanka has particular importance - as it's the first of its kind since the end of the civil war and is to be constructed in the previously off-limits north of the country - in a bid to revitalise tourism...
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Holiday like a star
Michael Vaughan, Wayne Rooney and Joe Calzaghe, who own villas at Royal Westmoreland in Barbados...
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Paradise lost...and found
From the air, the Islands of the Maldives are iridescent pearls studded in an aquamarine canvas. Meandering across sugar white sand past palm fronted villas, it is hard to believe that a few years ago this paradise was submerged under water...
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Green with island envy
Owning your own island has got to be high on the list of most people's ultimate property fantasies - and here's your chance - a beautiful seven acre island off the swanky Emerald Coast in north-east Sardinia has come onto the market...
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
End of the road in mexico
The small colonial town of Alamos is quietly making a name for itself among travelers seeking solace from the chaos of other, well-known, Mexican destinations. Visitors can spend their time hiking, bird watching, horseback riding, and acquainting themselves with the numerous indigenous villages in the surrounding area. Those who have discovered its charm rave about it...
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
Fuerteventura: the marmite of locations
Fuerteventura is one of those destinations you either love or hate...
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
The £10 pom - great adventures of great aunt
Patricia Fowles has a life story that begs to fill the pages of a book. After a very English childhood in the years either side of World War II, she sailed solo to Australia, to work on a stark sheep station miles from civilization...
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
Jetstar under siege
New domestic New Zealand airline Jetstar launched a daily service between Wellington and Christchurch today, following a horror start to operations two weeks ago...
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
Air nz cash in on jetstar
Air New Zealand is offering cut-price flights to "distressed" Jetstar passengers seeking new flights after missing the budget airline's strict check-in deadline...
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
Doggy bag
If you can't bear to leave your beloved pet at home when you travel, you may be in luck - well, in Canada anyway - from July 1st, Air Canada and its regional airline, Jazz, will allow customers to book a space under their own seats for their pet to travel with them - but the furry friends are not yet allowed on flights to or from Britain...
Tue, Jun 23, 2009