New travel magazine for women
A new magazine for women is to be launched this week by Tourism Concern. Being There , which is for sale at Body Shop and shops belonging to the British Association of Fair Trade, is priced at £1.95 and is aimed at women travellers who want to put something back into the places they visit.

Unicef asks tourists for leftover currency
With the euro due to take over from European currencies early next year, Unicef has launched an appeal urging tourists to give leftover currency from their holidays to its Change for Good initiative. Collection envelopes are on BA flights and in Avis rental cars in the UK.

More bangers for your bucks
Sausage lovers can take a Banger & Bus tour of award-winning Black Country butchers every Wednesday throughout the summer. The half-day tour of five butchers costs £4 and lets you try all sorts of bangers. Telephone 0121 550 8016.

Don't cry for Argentina
Argentina will feature in Kuoni's 2002 World Class brochure (01306 747001) for the first time, with trips to Buenos Aires as well as the pampas, where tourists can stay on a cattle ranch. Other new destinations to the brochure are India, Cambodia, Oman and Morocco.