Explore Ancient Phuoc Tich Village

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 21 September 2011, Vietnam Jeep Tours has launched new biking tour to Explore Ancient Phuoc Tich Village for biking lovers.

This short biking trip will bring you around Phuoc Tich Village with average bike about 40 km per day. The ancient village is well – known for its traditional pottery crafts and ancient houses and temples that have been preserved for 500 years in the traditional style.

In this trip we will bike along the Tam Giang lagoon to reach Phuoc Tich village, then have some stops of visit and photo-hunt at few ancient houses, family chapel, and communal house and find Cham culture vestiges still existing only in this village. Continue to handicraft village Thuy Lap where famous at the bamboo and rattan weaving for learning how the locals make their traditional production. The first day’s final biking stop is at local market to behold the beautiful moment of local daily. Overnight at a local old-style traditional house “Nha Ruong” is also a highlight of this trip.

Next day before return Hue city, we cannot miss a nice cruise on the O Lau River to behold the charming & peaceful scenery of the village, and pause at a hand-made pottery shop to learn how local artisans produce pottery item which is not so popular in common market. All about this trip is to make you break away from daily busy urban life.

This trip is available in the dry season (from January to September) and suitable for individual or small group of travelers to travel to Phuoc Tich Village. For more information about this tour, click here or contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

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Crowne Plaza Opens In Danang

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced opening of its second Crowne Plaza in Vietnam - Crowne Plaza Danang. The 535-room beachfront hotel is the largest hotel in Central Vietnam by room count and offers a 2,500m² of meeting and event space catering for up to 640 people.

Previously known as Silver Shores International Resort, the seafront hotel is 15 minutes’ drive from the Danang International Airport.

The opening of Crowne Plaza Danang brings tourists more options of accommodation and shopping when they visit Danang or Hoi An.

For more information about Crowne Plaza Danang visit www.crowneplaza.com/danang or more details about Danang accommodation, click here.

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8 Day Vietnam Abseiling Package
11 Days Motorcycling the Ho Chi Minh Trail - Half Challenge
19 Days on Bike from Saigon to Hanoi

Second Nikko Hotel To Open In Ho Chi Minh City

Hotel Nikko Saigon, a new five-star addition to the Nikko Hotels International group, will open 18 December and is now accepting reservations.

The hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, has 334 spacious guest rooms occupying 25 floors of the new commercial complex, Royal Centre Project. Restaurants will include La Brasserie, offering all-day dining with Western-style and Japanese cuisine, Chinese restaurant Ming Court and a Japanese restaurant. Banquet and meeting facilities include a grand ballroom that holds 600 guests, a smaller meeting room and six function rooms. In conjunction with its business centre, the hotel offers 14 temporary offices to cater for people preparing to open businesses in Vietnam.

More details about accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City, click here.

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Full Day Discover the rural of Mekong Delta by Jeep
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2 Days 1 Night Explore Rural Mekong Delta on Motorcycles

Cham Kate Festival To Be Celebrated

The Brahman Cham community in Ninh Thuan Province will celebrate its annual Kate festival on September 27 (the first day of the seventh month in the Cham calendar).

Kate, one of the most significant Cham festivals, is held annually to commemorate their gods, heroes and ancestors.

The three-day festival will feature ritual offerings, a palanquin procession, folk songs and dances, as well as performances on Paranung drums and Saranai panpipes, two traditional Cham musical instruments.

A Trade, Tourism and Craft Villages Fair opened today as part of the festival. Nearly 300 booths at the fair display products from local enterprises and traditional craft villages as well as other specialties of the province. The week-long event will also include seminars on business and trade promotion with the aim of attracting more enterprises, investors and visitors to the locality.

Ninh Thuan Province is home to nearly 68,000 Cham people, who earn their living mainly by farming, brocade weaving and running small businesses. They make up 11.3% of the province's population, and 41,000 are followers of the Brahman religion.

Source: tuoitrenews.vn

For more information about tours to Ninh Thuan Province, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Travel Attraction: The Red River Delta

The Red River (Song Hong) is located in Northern Vietnam was listed as one of the eighteen most beautiful sites on Earth by Russian magazine Ria Novosti last week, together with American Grand Crayon, Indonesian Komodo national park, and Russian Baikal Lake.

The entire delta region is no more than three metres above sea level, and much of it is one metre or less. The area is subject to frequent flooding: at some places the high-water mark is fourteen metres above the surrounding countryside. Dikes and canals protect the delta from the floodwaters.

A major highway crosses the delta and the coastal strip beyond, an important transportation route linking China and Vietnam.

Historically, the delta has produced a large number of skilled craftspeople. The annual rice-growing cycle featured a period where farmers left the land fallow, thus freeing them to pursue other money-making ventures.

Villages specialized in a wide variety of crafts that ranged from the making of conical “non la” hats to the production of lacquer-ware. The tradition continues to the present day in the form of Vietnam’s famous “craft villages”, mostly clustered in the rural areas surrounding Hanoi and now major tourist attraction.

Today, Red River is not only an important hub of transportation but also a touristic site in Vietnam.

Vietnam Jeep Tours has offered tour 19 Days on Bike from Saigon to Hanoi related to Red River Delta. For more information about tours to Red River Delta, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 To Open In December

The Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 will open in the capital city of Hanoi from December 30, 2011 to January 2, 2012.

According to Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Khac Loi, the festival aims to honour the Cultural Heritage Sites and values that were recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), especially those of Hanoi through the means of flower.

It is part of activities to promote cultural tourism in the capital city and respond to the National Tourism Year 2012, which takes the theme of “Heritage Tourism”

This year’s festival will be held in streets of Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To, Le Lai, Le Thach, the downtown, on the surface of Hoan Kiem lake and in popular sites of Ngoc Son temple, Tran Ba temple, The Huc bridge and Hoa Phong towers.

In the framework of the event, a wide range of activities such as flower arranging competitions, traditional games, exhibitions of ornamental plants, handicraft and tourism products will be also organised.

Source: en.baomoi.com

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Epic Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang

Ma Pi Leng Pass is located between Meo Vac Commune and Dong Van Plateau, and 15 – kilometre canyon road above the Nho Que River, which weaves its way like a silver ribbon through limestone ravines.

The pass' peak is aptly named Cong Troi (Heaven's Gate), and is the best place for tourists in Vietnam to enjoy a panoramic view of the valley below, particularly on a late afternoon when you can see a beautiful sunset overlooking the river.

Ma Pi Leng is at the height of nearly 2,000m above sea level. The construction of Ma Pi Leng (which takes the form of a crouching horse) began in the 1960’s, and was said to be done almost entirely by the H’mong people.

In the beginning, to accomplish their tasks, construction workers had to carry explosives and move along the sides of the mountain by securing themselves to ropes.

The earliest passes were wide enough only for horses pulling carriages and people to walk through. It wasn’t until much later that the authorities allowed the widening of these passes.

Just a few years ago, the paths at Ma Pi Leng were extremely bumpy and riddled with stones. They were also not wide enough for two cars travelling in opposite directions. Nowhere else in Vietnam is there a place as mighty and wild as Ma Pi Leng.

Looking toward the North and Northeast, thousands of gray, Rocky Mountains form layers along the horizon. Right beside the road are deep valleys, at the bottom of which lies the Nho Que River, where cool water flows peacefully.

On the mountain pass in Meo Vac, trees are scattered; along with stones, which have been lonely through years and centuries.

Mong aborigines are in favour of living in mountain tops, or at least along the sides of the mountains. They absolutely refuse to move to the plain. Neighbours take a half of day to walk from this mountain to other to visit each other.

Ma Pi Leng is not only a beautifully nature landscape but also a historical evidence for memorizing the volunteer youth, if you are excited to travel to Ma Pi Leng Pass please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Related program to Ha Giang:
9 Days Bike North Vietnam

Travel Attraction Xuan Dai Bay in Phu Yen

Xuan Dai Bay is located in Phu Yen Province and over 45 km from the North of Tuy Hoa City. The National Highway 1A runs along the western bank of Xuan Dai Bay, to the North and to the South, on arriving at the top of Doc Gang slope, visitors can easily enjoy a partial view of Xuan Dai bay. Boats and ships can enter from the estuary of the Bay or exit from the ports of Dan Phuoc, Tien Chau, and Nhat Tu Son Island to make a sightseeing tour around the entire Bay.

Xuan Dai Bay is over 130.45 square kilometres of water surface and surrounded by green coconut forests. Xuan Dai Bay has many seductive beaches such as Vung La, Vung Su, and Vung Chao with islands and peninsulas such as Ong Xa, Nhat Tu Son, Da Mai, and Tai Ma. It is also famous for precious and rare sea products, such as Song Cau crabs, lobsters, and groupers.

The Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee has submitted the dossier of Xuan Dai Bay to UNESCO and the Bay is waiting for being recognized as a Human Heritage.

For more details about Phu Yen accommodation, click here.

If you are excited to travel to beach vacation, please come to Xuan Dai Bay to explore and experience that Charmful Xuan Dai Bay is really a nature gift to Phu Yen Province. For more information about Xuan Dai Bay, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Hue To Host National Tourism Year 2012

The central province of Hue will host the National Tourism Year 2012 and Hue Festival 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provincial People’s Committee announced at a press briefing held in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.

With a series of activities year – round, the events aim to attract domestic and foreign visitors through popularizing the country’s cultural, natural heritages and special festivals, especially in the northern central region, thus promoting position and images of the Vietnamese country and its people to the world.

Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said that the National Tourism Year offers a chance for localities nationwide to promote linkages to build tourism products of national and international trademarks and draw investment in tourism.

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Hanoi and Hoi An Among Asian Top Ten Best Destinations in Asia

Hanoi and Hoi An Ancient Town are rated among the top ten best destinations in Asia for 2011, according to an online poll conducted by Smart Travel Asia magazine. The destination shortlist was compiled by travel journalists.

Hanoi is ranked sixth of top ten best destination, Hanoi is located in the North of Vietnam and is a Capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is the starting point to some beautiful mountainous area of the Northern of Vietnam. The biking trip in the early morning to visit the romantic flower market and join Tai Chi with locals is mostly – advised to be done when visiting Hanoi. This trip is currently operated by Vietnam Jeep Tours.

Different from modern beauty of Hanoi, Hoi An has its own ancient charm and is ranked seventh of top ten best destination list. Visitors can do walking around Hoi An to explore ancient houses in tiny streets or relax under colourful lanterns to enjoy the fresh air in the evening here. A cycling tour around the quiet rural roads to Tra Que Vegetable Village is also recommended when visiting Hoi An. For those couples and beach lovers, Cua Dai Beach is a romantic place for relax trip and honeymoon vacation…

For more information about Hanoi and Hoi An, please visit Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

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11 Days Motorcycling the Ho Chi Minh Trail - Half Challenge
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Travel Destination: Tra Co Beach

Located at Northeastern most point of Vietnam nearly 300 km from Hanoi, Tra Co in Quang Ninh Province is one of the country’s most charming beaches.

Tra Co Beach can be reached by boat from Haiphong or Hong Gai, by minibus from Hong Gai, and by motorcycle from Mong Cai. It is easy to reach Tra Co Beach from Mong Cai because of the road linking the land to the island.

The name “Tra Co” is the combination of two villages – Tra Phuong and Co Trai in Do Son (Hai Phong), where migrants came to settle nearly 600 years ago. Tra Co Island was once 100 metres from the mainland. In 1952 the French built a small rock path connecting the two sides and in 1954 the local authorities upgraded it into a road, which has remained the main link between the island and the mainland ever since.

Tra Co Beach is widely known as the first beach on the country’s map, the longest beach (17km) in the country, and Vietnam's most pristine and romantic beach with its wide stretches of smooth white sand and deep blue sea all the year round.

Tra Co’s beauty is due to many natural features such as Con Mang (Mang Islet), as well as historical and cultural monuments such as the Tra Co Communal House, Linh Khanh and Xuan Lan Pagodas, and Tra Co Catholic Church.

Next to Tra Co Beach is the beautiful Con Mang sand – band, about 5 km from Mong Cai. The sand here is smooth and firm and you can easily ride a motorbike on it without being afraid of sinking or slipping. You can also enjoy the beautiful view at sunrise or sunset.

For more information about Quang Ninh accommodation, click here.

If you are excited to travel to Tra Co Beach, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com for more information or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Dalat To Host Flower Festival

Dalat, a Vietnam’s well – known tourist attraction will hold its fourth annual flower festival at the end of this year. It will take place from December 12, 2011 to January 3, 2012 in Dalat.

“Dalat – The Flower Festival City” will have activities like flower exhibitions, photo displays and flower – decorated floats marching around the Central Highland city and its neighbouring areas.

The festival’s main venue whose total area covers 12,000 meter square will be located near its Ho Xuan Huong lake and decorated with four large flower beds, Dalat’s seasonal flower displays and installations and miniatures made of flowers of Europe origin.

Locals citizen are also encouraged to grow and decorate their houses with flowers, as authority said they had prepared at least 30,000 flower seedlings to give out.

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Ho Chi Minh City To Host Indochina Expo

Tourism industry representatives from 31 countries and territories will fly to HCM City next week for an annual travel expo on Viet Nam and three other Indochina countries.

Travel Expo 2011, titled Four Countries, One Destination, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7 from September 14 to 17.

According to the city Tourism Promotion Division, the four – day event will see a sharp increase in the number of local and foreign exhibitors, including some for the first time from Australia, China, South Korea, Russia, and the US.

The event will feature a conference on tourism in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

To attract locals, organisers have arranged a dozen free buses from the city centre to the exhibition site.

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Discover Rung Sac Guerilla Base
Biking to explore My Tho (Mekong Delta)
2 Days 1 Night Explore Rural Mekong Delta on Motorcycles

The Forgotten “A Xoo Tunnel” In Quang Nam Province

Deep down towards the east of the Truong Son Mountain Range in the central province of Quang Nam lies a forgotten historical tunnel named by the local ethnic people as the A Xoo Tunnel.

Located in A Nong Commune of Tay Giang District this tunnel was built in 1968 – 1970 by soldiers and the K’tu ethnic people as a hiding spot, a place to store food and weapon caches and serve as a temporary hospital during the American war.

This 100 metre long tunnel runs through the mountain and has seven off shoot tunnels. Some sections of the tunnel were damaged during the “carpet bombing” by American troops.

A Lang Dan, chairman of the Tay Giang War Veteran Association, was one of the people who took part in building the tunnel. The Tay Giang authorities rediscovered the historical tunnel and have restored it in many damaged places.

Now, the tunnel has become a historical site for schools in the district who take students there on field trips, in the hope of imparting knowledge of past revolutionary heroes to the younger generation.

Efforts are also being made to advertise the site so that more national and international visitors can view this culturally historical site in future.

Source: saigon-gpdaily.com.vn

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Travel Attraction: Lo O Stream In Ninh Thuan Province

Lo O Stream in Ninh Thuan Province was formed from high waterfalls, with giant rocks offering shelter from the immeasurably high forest canopy.

Lo O Stream is a key part of the Nui Chua National Park’s ecosystem where are famous for Vinh Hy Bay, one of the most beautiful bays in Vietnam, where tourists can experience snorkeling, fishing and visiting the coral reef.

To access the stream, tourists have to navigate a pass whose many sections offer beautiful landscapes, with the blue ocean and white sand sloping gently to the sea. Passing a typical suspension bridge built by ethnic minorities in the central region, climbing bumpy rock steps and tourists will arrive in Cau Gay Hamlet, where some 200 Raglai people live in simple houses nestled under the shade of cashew trees and other fruit trees.

Ninh Thuan Province has been dubbed the desert of Vietnam, as it is hidden from the wind that causes precipitation, the land therefore lacks rainfall and is filled with hot sand. However, the province has the driest primeval forest in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia. Once in there, tourists in Ninh Thuan may think they are in Africa, especially when they see the local low thorny plants and trees.

When passing by the forest with bushes, sometimes travellers can see small streams flowing along the sides of the roads. These currents of water pour into small green paddy fields of the Raglay people.

Going deeper into forest, tourists will hear the murmurs of the water. After a while, they will see many tall trees and their ears will be filled with the sounds of water echoing back once they overcome some slippery rocks. Lo O Stream then appears in all its glory.

Lo O Stream was formed from high waterfalls, with giant rocks offering shelter from the immeasurably high forest canopy. This is a place where tourists love to lie down and relax on the granite stone beds. Dipping their legs or body into the stream, the cool water provides its own form of massage therapy.

Joining tours in Vietnam to Lo O Stream, travellers will feel as though they were in a heavenly place when they gather around stone tables to have barbecue seafood that they brought along. If they sleep here for one night on the swinging hammocks by the fire, and listen to the birds singing, they will surely forget their busy life.

If you are excited to travel to Lo O Stream in Ninh Thuan Province, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours for more information, click here or contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Street Festival 2011 To Be Held In Ha Giang

On the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), together with the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Ha Giang Province, the Street Festival 2011 will be held in Ha Giang from September 10 – 12 in the Centre of Ha Giang City.

The event will include various cultural activities designed by people from different quarters, precincts and communes. Each place will make a model car and the youth parade will go down the main streets in the Ha Giang area.

The highlight of the festival will be the parade night, which will feature a festival procession of sacred objects, on the evening of September 12 (coinciding with the Mid – Autumn Festival Night).

The Street Festival aims to make a special cultural space and create a fun and exciting atmosphere for the ethnic groups of Ha Giang City. The event will also provide an opportunity to promote and introduce the potential of an eco – tourism resort, as well as the products and services and the sincere hospitality of Ha Giang people to numerous domestic and international tourists.

Source: oratip.com

Ha Giang Province is located in the Northern mountain of Vietnam and over 320 km from Hanoi. It is almost on the top of the S – Shape Country. For more information about Ha Giang Province, please contact Vietnam Jeep Tours via www.vietnamjeeptours.com or adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Related programs to Ha Giang:
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Travel Attraction: Pu Sam Cap Grottoes In Lai Chau

The Pu Sam Cap Grottoes in Lai Chau Province, named after the nearby village or the homonymous mountain, are noted for fine speleothems. This very young show cave, which is attracted many domestic tourists as well as foreign tourists to come here and visit.

The cave is located high up on the 1,700m also high Pu Sam Cap Mountain. It is reached from the parking lot on a short but strenuous walk uphill, which is rewarded by the extraordinary views of the valley and Nam Ron River, and the beautiful cave.

The road that winds alongside the valley and up the mountain offers terrific views. Though the chill grows stronger as one nears the destination, the climb up the mountain to the grottoes entrance leaves one considerably warmer.

Upon arrival, visitors can cast their eyes back over the valley. The whole village is often obscured by clouds, though shafts of sunlight pierce through, leaving bright spots on the overcast landscape. Below, the waters of Nam Ron River are barely visible as they snake their way through the mountains.

While Pu Sam Cap is not very different from other grottoes in terms of position, beauty or size, what sets it apart is its simplicity and isolation.

It allows so much privacy that in addition to guiding visitors through Pu Sam Cap. In the middle of the cave there is a large, flat area where they play football.

Small steps have been added to each cave to prevent tourists from getting lost and lights have been suitably arranged throughout.

With much effort, Pu Sam Cap Grottoes will be more and more attractive for tourists to come to Lai Chau.

For more information about travelling to Lai Chau or visiting Pu Sam Cap Grottoes please contact Vietnam Jeep tours via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370, or visit www.vietnamjeeptours.com.

Travel Attraction: So Ray In Con Dao Island

So Ray is located in Con Dao Island, just 15 – minute drive from the heart of Con Dao. So Ray is not only a kingdom of monkeys but also a historical site where the French forced independence fighters and supporters to perform hard labour in the farms, including growing crops to produce food for their French rulers before 1945.

In 2002, the management of Con Dao National Park developed 20 hectares of endemic and rare trees to create a habitat and a source of natural food for wild animals such as black squirrels, long – tailed monkeys, lizards and other distinctive creatures of the island off Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.

A watch tower at So Ray is a supreme position for visitors to have an astonishing panoramic view of Con Dao Municipality and its turquoise sea and nearby beautiful islands. The sea breeze helps eradicate the tiredness away from trekkers after over an hour walking up to So Ray.

It usually takes half a day to visit So Ray for those who do not have much time. However, it is also worth giving this green area a little more time as besides feeding monkeys and the spectacular views, travellers can chat with forest rangers of Con Dao National Park and listen to their stories about So Ray and Con Dao of old.

Vietnam Jeep Tours (VJT) is organizing tour packaged for individual, family or small group of travellers to So Ray in Con Dao Island. Besides, VJT has related program to Con Dao Island Con Dao Island Snorkeling and Trekking Package (3 Days 2 Nights), for more information about Vietnam Jeep Tours, click here or contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370.

Cast Away In Nha Trang Bay

About a 45 minute boat ride out into Nha Trang Bay sit the islands of Mun, Tam and Mot. In recent years, the area has become popular among fishing enthusiasts looking for a quiet, tranquil place to pursue their hobby.

Pristine beaches and fresh seafood have lured tourists to the central coastal city of Nha Trang for years, but fishing tours, which only emerged six years ago, have become an option for tourists who have a little more time to enjoy Viet Nam's coastal areas.

Nha Trang alone has 19 islands and two bays that are suitable for daytime leisure activities including diving, kayaking, swimming and fishing.

More related programs to Nha Trang:
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Nha Trang Full Day City Tour
Hot deluxe package - Nha Trang Islands discovery & beach relax (3days - 2nights)

Five Really Simple Travel Time Savers

What with organising flights, hotels, cars, airport parking, baggage, child – minders, pet – minders (the list goes on…) it’s no wonder so many travellers are frazzled! Slow down for a moment, chill out and follow these tips to save time and hassle on your travels.

Pack Smart – This goes for your main luggage and carry-on baggage. Bear in mind the security restrictions, i.e. no nail scissors or tweezers in your hand luggage and the restrictions on liquids. If you can travel without checking in a suitcase then do so as this speed thing up no end. And if you do need that suitcase make sure it’s under the weight required for all of your flights.

Frequent Travellers – If you travel frequently store all your travel essentials in a box, i.e. passport, driving licence, documents etc so everything is in one place for a quick getaway! Put together a capsule wardrobe as well so you have several guaranteed outfits.

Dress Smart – Not literally, but make sure you have slip-on shoes, no metal on your belt or others accessories and remove any piercings etc that you know set off the detectors. Do all you can to pass through the security checks as speedily as possible?

Be Prepared For Delays – Fact of life; delays happen! Equip yourself with a book, magazine, mp3 player, mobile phone and notepad or laptop. That way you can fill your time with some useful activities, and make sure you have all your travel related phone numbers programmed into your phone so you can call ahead and make sure your plans still run smoothly.

Use Your Local Tour Operator – If you’ve booked a tour package with a local tour operator then ask them to book you local restaurants and scout out any local services you might need, i.e. pharmacy, clothing, gifts etc. They are best placed to know all the local haunts and you’ll benefit from their local knowledge!