The rest of the latest travel news
Holiday show opens at RDS
The Holiday World Show starts next Friday at 1pm at the RDS Simmonscourt, in Dublin 4, with more than 800 exhibitors and 2,000 travel professionals from 70 countries. The show will continue through Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5.30pm. Admission is €8 for adults; €5 or €4 for concessions. Families €16. See www. holidayworldshow.com.
Crash the US party
Crashtheinauguration.com is a new website that connects you to Washington DC locals willing to put you up in their homes for prices starting at $100 a night (or $20 at the last minute, if you can get there by Tuesday). The site also has tips for crashing some of this week’s parties, including what to wear and where to eat.
Passports for Pimlico
You’ll need to bring your passport travelling to Britain by aircraft or ferry under UK immigration legislation published yesterday. Fifteen million people a year who travel by air or sea between Britain and the Republic will face formal passport checks for the first time in more than 80 years. An “electronic border” around the UK will allow immigration control to check passports against passenger lists.
1,000
The number of extra hotel rooms that D4 Hotels has made available for €20.09. Thousands of rooms have been sold so far.