Articles of category "Ticket agencies"

Ottoman edifices, ancient mosques and all the delights of modern café society - no wonder they call this Turkish city the jewel of the Bosphorous. In the city where Europe and Asia collide, the weather is cooling off: no longer is Istanbul steamier than the average hammam, and the tourist crowds are beginning to diminish.

Nearly 15 years after the Wall came down, flights to eastern Europe are at last becoming cheaper - largely thanks to a slew of new and relaunched airlines hoping to capitalise on the expansion of the European Union. But if you're tempted to venture on to one of their websites, beware. Not all have weathered translation well, and many have a long way to go before they can match the sophisticated operations run by European low-cost airlines and Travel agencies.