Good news here at Holiday Hype, the overhaul of our blog site is complete and we are ready to launch a new more dynamic version to inspire you, our travel minded friends. We’ll continue to write innovative and interesting blogs and look forward to your comments. Moving with the times [...]

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When it was announced in early April that Samoa Air was going to start basing its airfares on the weight of the passenger and their luggage combined, many looked at the date and thought it was an April Fool. It soon transpired that it wasn’t. Their policy is clear: “if [...]

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Are you sick of the Harlem Shake yet? This silly dance that’s sweeping the world has landed plenty of people in trouble, from Australian miners fired for creating a safety hazard to Egyptian protestors who were arrested for doing the Harlem Shake in front of the president. The latest scandal, [...]

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Earlier this month, a drunk man allegedly slapped a crying child on an airplane in the US and used a racial slur. This behaviour is unexcusable, and the man now faces federal charges and has lost his job as a CEO. However, the incident raises age-old questions about children on [...]

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The end of the year can be a time for nostalgia. Whether you’re at home or ringing in the New Year from the beach or maybe even the ski slopes, it’s difficult not to look back at 2012 and at the times that are newly behind us. There have been [...]

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Okay, we’re not entirely oblivious of the things people say behind Benidorm’s back. Even Wikipedia points out that it used to be a place for summer binge drinking, and it’s been the source of many jokes about stag parties and bad cabaret. According to recent reports, however, all of that [...]

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