Sweet dreams
All British Airways Club World passengers on the Heathrow-New York route can go to sleep for the duration. The airline has fitted seats that turn into a completely flat 6ft bed. Club prices start at£3,068 for a return ticket. Details 0845 7733377 (www.britishairways.com).
Running repairs
Nmes airport is being closed from August 4 to August 24 because of repair work to the main runway. Ryanair has suspended its daily service from Stansted for the period.
Pot boiler
A nice cup of tea tops the list of things most missed by British holidaymakers abroad, according to Thomas Cook. The five other things most missed were their own bed, friends and relatives, British TV, British food and drink, and pets.
Track record
Eurostar's market share of passengers on the London/ Paris route has risen by 1%, to 62% this year.
Turkish delight
Two British divers on a scuba-diving trip to Turkey have found a previously-undiscovered 600-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Marmaris.
Short and sweet
Day trips from nine UK airports - Manchester, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Belfast, Newcastle, Stansted, Cardiff, Birmingham and Gatwick - to 17 European destinations are on offer from Airtours from December. Details 0800 0288001.
Back in the saddle
A new brochure promotes cycling in mid-Wales. To book accommodation, hire bikes or request the Bikes and Kites brochure, call 0800 273747.
Booking the trend
The price of a British hotel room has increased by only 0.61% in the past year, compared with 9.47% in New York, 10.61% in Rome, 6.94% in Madrid and 23.44% in Amsterdam, according to the latest Tariff Survey carried out by Expotel, the hotel reservations agency. The average room rate for all categories this year is £93.18.
Help yourself
Some 75% of people who take all-inclusive holidays admit to eating and drinking more than usual because they know at the end of the evening they will not be faced with a large bill, according to Valtur by Cadogan Holidays (0870 0363666). More than a third of the 500 people questioned were on honeymoon. The company run all inclusive holidays throughout the world.
