Matador’s expert on New Zealand lays out the avoidable attractions in the country’s largest city…and what you should do instead. Photo: kennymatic 1. Don’t… skydive In Auckland, you can jump face-first off the Sky Tower, try a bungy jump (both … Read More
Designation brought in millions of extra visitors and pounds in 2008, says research It may not have been an unalloyed critical triumph, but Liverpool’s year as European capital of culture earned the city bumper visitor numbers and a multimillion-pound boost … Read More
With this year’s St. Patrick’s Day less than a week away, it’s not too late to plan a road trip to one of the country’s best St. Patric’s Day parades. Find out which parades will make every hour of the … Read More
• Airline representative Iata revises loss forecasts for 2010 from $5.6bn to $2.8bn • Growth in passenger demands and air freight expected to continue Airlines are bouncing back more strongly and swiftly than expected from the global downturn, prompting the … Read More
Charleston Fountain on St. Patrick’s Day Seeing billboards and ads this week promoting St. Patrick’s Day festivals has reminded me that yet another holiday is upon us. Although St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday, what makes it such a … Read More
Travelers who booked rooms at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts late last year may have had their credit card information stolen by thieves. Wyndham has acknowledged that it was hit by a hacker attack between October and January—the second such hacker … Read More
Despite its wobbly beginnings, the capital’s giant ferris wheel has become a much-loved symbol of London. And even urban sprawl seems beautiful from the top Tony Blair officially opened the London Eye on 31 December 1999. But it was only … Read More
South By Southwest’s organizers describe the conference and festival as “an event that acts as a tool for creative people.” You know what else acts as a tool for creative people? Drinking. So after SXSW’s activities wind down in the … Read More
The Academy Awards are this Sunday, so perhaps you’d like to test your cinematic IQ with a quiz that combines two of our favorite things: national parks and movies. Here’s one of the questions: The opening shots Indiana Jones and … Read More
Crabbing off the pier March marks the beginning of California’s crabbing season, and you can get in on the action with a free pier-crabbing demo offered by the National Park Service every Saturday. After class, borrow the free equipment and … Read More