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SimonCalder

  1. Auckland airport volunteers are Bluecoats. Calgary has White Hats. @Heathrow they'll wear pink polo shirts. Heathroses?independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 10:14 PM May 23rd via web
  2. At #Stansted - baggage handlers' dispute not affecting operations. #Ryanair had last-minute change of heart and IS accepting checked-in bags 2:06 AM May 23rd via web
  3. With international finance getting friskier by the hour, it's time to sort out your holiday cash. This guide may help: independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 10:10 AM May 17th via web
  4. X or Y on a euro note could be crucial, says top travel firm. Serial number begins with a Y? It's Greek. X: it's German independent.co.uk/travel/simon-c… 10:45 PM May 14th via web
  5. Heathrow: no 3rd runway, no “mixed-mode” (planes land/take off both runways). Transport Secretary definitively rules out any expansion #abta 2:19 AM May 10th via web
  6. Hamburg: Germany's window on the world. Traces of The Beatles, faces of the spires poetically punctuating the skyline : independent.co.uk/travel/48-hour… 6:12 AM May 4th via web
  7. Booked on Bmibaby this summer? Your flight may have been grounded by new owner IAG. Full details here: independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 10:49 AM May 3rd via web
  8. Two of your favourite things: 20 Marlboro Lights + a tube of insect repellent? Holiday essentials, says the Post Office independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 6:28 AM Apr 27th via web
  9. Arctic storm over Foreign Office alarm on far-north cruises: independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 2:01 AM Apr 26th via web
  10. Highs and lows in Israel's Negev Desert independent.co.uk/travel/middle-… 4:40 AM Apr 20th via web
  11. Stress-free foreign travel: take the bus and the boat to Boulogne or beyond independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 4:33 AM Apr 20th via web
  12. Thought you'd paid in full for your summer flight to Spain and back? Think again: independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 4:19 AM Apr 20th via web
  13. It's official: Thomson reckons Port Said is the Mediterranean destination with no redeeming features. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 1:06 AM Apr 16th via web
  14. A holiday to Canada? Only if the US Department of Homeland Security agrees: independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 8:28 PM Mar 25th via web
  15. "We're all going on a summer holiday" - well, the LBC Travel Show is. Final two programmes: 25 March and 1 April. lbc.co.uk/james-reas-lbc… 8:25 AM Mar 23rd via web
  16. The ideal expendable gene pool for testing a new theme-park ride: journalists. independent.co.uk/travel/uk/neme… 4:52 PM Mar 20th via web
  17. You in Alps, bags in Gatwick - has this happened to you today? Let me know where you are, and I'll try to let you know your rights. 4:54 AM Mar 10th via web
  18. Bermuda dancing class, lesson one: check out the picture independent.co.uk/travel/america… 2:42 PM Mar 9th via web
  19. Bermuda: wish you were there? independent.co.uk/travel/48-hour… 7:01 AM Mar 9th via web
  20. @heavytrunks Only issue I can see is middle name. Everything else on APIS is also reqd for online check in. See if you can print brdg pass, 1:53 PM Mar 5th via web