Green hotel
Bath's first eco-hotel Bloomfield House (01225 420105) has opened. Set in a Georgian grade II listed building, it has 12 rooms with features such as hand-woven silk curtains, four-poster beds and antiques. Food is organic and Fair Trade where possible, the hotel car runs on vegetable oil and use of solar power is planned. Guests get 10 per cent off if they use public transport or bicycle to reach the hotel.

Russia without love
Anyone planning a romantic trip to Moscow should be aware of an impending ban on kissing in public that would see repeat offenders receiving fines. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov wants to implement the rule by New Year in an effort to introduce a 'more moral climate'.

Erotic charge
Couples needing to recharge their relationship are being offered a package to the Cambridge Beaches resort in Bermuda (01244 355300). For £1,613 per person, trips between 1 December and 28 February include breakfast in bed, candlelit dinner and lessons on how to massage your partner.

Easy riders
Surfers in Australia are being asked to follow a code of ethics published by the Surfrider Foundation Australia because of an escalating problem of 'surf rage'. If the situation does not improve, an SFA spokesman predicted the authorities would create a legal system for the waves with police on jet skis supervising surfers.