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Editorial: Not such a tourist idyll after all
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Quite apart from the principle of capital punishment, which we utterly reject, the death sentence passed by an Indonesian court on a British cocaine-smuggler in Bali looks excessive on at least two counts. First, it seems out of all proportion to the 20-year prison term received by the bomb-maker for the 2002 Bali nightclub atrocity in which more than 200 people died, and second, it is of quite a different order from the 15-year term requested by the prosecution. An appeal is to be launched, but we hope there is some way that the Indonesian judiciary can commute the sentence sooner.
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: What does BA owe me for my snow-bound hell at T5?
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Will a short-life passport affect my Maldives trip?
Monday 21 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: How do we get our 14-year-old daughter, to fly unaccompanied, to see her pen-friend in northern Spain?
Monday 21 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Dhoni finishes off England in third ODI against India
Saturday 19 January 2013
India 157-3 (28.1 overs) beat England 155 (42.2 overs) by seven wickets
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Do we still have time to claim after suffering 24-hour flight delay two years ago?
Friday 18 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: We had to fly back with a different airline to the one we originally booked
Thursday 17 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: I want to postpone a trip to Australia because of the extreme weather. What are my options?
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: Can I claim compensation after five-hour delay at the airport?
Tuesday 15 January 2013
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Crew rescued from stricken tug boat
Monday 14 January 2013
Eight people have been rescued off the coast of Devon from a tug which is carrying 200 tonnes of diesel.
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: When will there be a high-speed rail service from London to Amsterdam?
Monday 14 January 2013
Every day our travel guru answers your travel questions
Winter update: World Cup at Schladming will prove a boon to tourists
Sunday 13 January 2013
One of the biggest events in world skiing will take place in Austria from 4-17 February, when the Alpine Ski World Championships roll in to the resort of Schladming (schladming2013.com). The event attracts around 650 athletes from 70 nations, with the main downhill ski events rated second only to the Winter Olympics.
A year on, wreck of the Costa Concordia still threatens Tuscan coast
Sunday 13 January 2013
More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure the toxic materials still trapped inside don't leak into the surrounding marine sanctuary when it is righted, officials said yesterday.
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