The potential benefit of carbon offsetting on holidays are a farce and are being undermined by wide and ofter wildly inaccurate disparities in the way the schemes are operated, according to a new study. The report points out that Carbon offsetting is a farce, and is used by some companies as a way to generate revenue that never get used for its intended purpose.

The research into Britain’s potential £50 million carbon offset industry reveals a huge number of inconsistencies in the way that carbon impact is measured and offset in the UK and abroad.

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India as a travel destination is finished, after Terrorist attacks on luxury hotels have left locals and tourists dead and injured in the Indian city of Mumbai.

Gunmen fired off rounds of ammunition and threw grenades at a number of locations around the city including the Taj Mahal hotel, the Oberoi hotel, a train station, a hospital and a restaurant. The Gunmen were looking for UK AND USA passport holders…

The UK it seems breeds the 4th most annoying holidaymakers a recent travel poll reveals.

It should come as no surprise to find that the Americans top the list with (18%), followed by those from France (12%) and Germany (10%) with the UK coming in 4th with 6% of the vote. Although why UK holidaymakers are the 4th most annoying is not explained…

UK and Chinese travellers (equally six per cent) complete the roll call of the five most annoying nationalities, according to the survey of 8,931 people – including almost 500 from the UK - by Trip-Advisor.

With all the doom and gloom in the travel press about prices increasing on late holiday offers Lateholidays can report the opposite effect with Late holidays dropping in price.

Special offers on all holiday destinations are coming down in price. Booking direct with Thomson and Thomas cook are showing extra savings to book online.

Plus why not try these deals below for last minute offers on accommodation only deals with flights..

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• Janelas Do Mar Hotel, Albufeira
  Stay at Janelas Do Mar Hotel 7 nights Self Catering from only £111.68pp. Departs from LGW 27th Nov 2008. 2 Adults

Savvy UK holiday makers are turning away from Teletext Holidays, and teletext has slashed pay-per-click advertising spend by 20% as the economic downturn hits online holiday searches.

The company insisted the decision was a deliberate ploy to focus on “quality traffic” to its site and said it was continuing to plough money into expansion in niche markets such as cruise and ski.

Teletext holidays has seen a dramatic decline in holidays booked through its site as holidaymakers have realised the best holiday deals are the ones booked direct..