Airline passengers seeking sunshine this summer will pay higher fares than last year, unless there are more geopolitical shocks, the boss of Ryanair predicts. Michael O’Leary, the CEO of Europe’s […]
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Stay in a five-star hotel for just £22 a night: The world’s cheapest luxury getaways
When booking a hotel for your next trip away, sometimes quality and luxury have to be compromised for the sake of staying within your price range. Yet there are some […]
Is it safe to travel to Thailand? Advice for tourists after Myanmar earthquake
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday (28 March), with tremors reaching as far as Thailand’s capital Bangkok, causing high-rise buildings to collapse and filling streets with rubble, […]
Dad, 35, dies on holiday after dismissing stomach pain as food poisoning
A 35-year-old dad has died on holiday with a rare case of acute pancreatitis just 36 hours after his stomach pain was initially dismissed as food poisoning. Katerina Glazyrina, 41, […]
Hotel overbooking: dark art of predicting ‘no-shows’ and hoping not to ‘walk’ a guest
“Any rooms available?,” I asked the friendly staff of a big four-star hotel in central Brussels on Wednesday evening. “Minus two,” replied the receptionist with a frown. “We’re overbooked.” Overbooking […]
New £10 charge for UK visitors as ETA travel scheme finally rolls out
The vast majority of overseas visitors to the United Kingdom must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in advance for trips after 2 April 2025. The Home Office says it […]
Ryanair boss rails against EU law costing passengers £7 per flight
Twenty years after European air passengers’ rights legislation came into effect, airline bosses say the rules – known as EU261 – are costing €8bn per year. Meeting in Brussels, the […]
Passenger flight and Air Force jets in near-miss at DC airport
A Delta airlines plane carrying 136 passengers nearly collided with a military jet Friday afternoon outside the same D.C. airport where a mid-air collision killed 67 people in January. The […]
Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s where they are going instead
The United States is one of the top three most visited countries in the world. The big draw cards – cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago and […]
Travel anxiety is triggered by these five plane factors, study reveals
Flying on a plane can be stressful regardless of whether or not people are regular flyers. The luggage storage website Bounce.com recently conducted a survey asking over 2,000 travelers what […]