Euro 2012 for all you football lovers is nearly upon us and if you haven’t already done so then you really do need to be buying your match tickets and booking your flights and accommodation.

The union for the Immigration service is currently at loggerheads with the government over the retirement age being increased for public sector workers and the strike which they have planned will coincide with other civil sector workers across a number of other departments including the ministry of defence.

Baku in Azerbaijan is set to host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and since last year it has seen the levels of tourism slowly rise by fourteen percent.

The south pacific in general is currently experiencing severe weather conditions resulting in higher than normal rainfall and storms. The tropical cyclone season starts in November and runs through to April.

Morocco’s neighbours Tunisia and Libya have seen their fair share of unrest over the last few months which could have had a detrimental effect on the North African country.

Orlando Florida has so much to offer every type of holiday maker and this spring sees an event that will put a smile on any green fingered enthusiasts face.

A case of East African trypanosomiasis or African Sleeping Sickness as it is sometimes known has recently been reported in two travellers who were visiting Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park.

SEPLA, the union for Spanish pilots has announced that it is planning a strike which includes a walkout which will be carried out over 24 days. STAVLA the union for cabin crew has also announced that on the same dates they will also strike.

The Madrid Marathon began back in 1978 and since then there have been more than 120 thousand runners complete the marathon. There are over a million spectators from all over the world come and line Madrid’s city streets to show their support making the atmosphere electric.

If you’re visiting Florence in March –or are a Jazz aficionado and interested in a short break then the wonderful Giotto Jazz Festival could be the thing to put on your must see list. The 15th edition of the festival takes place in venues around Florence including the Biblioteca Comunale, open air Jazz and wine at the Piazza Giotto and the main stage at the Teatro Giotto.