The Royals' 28 favourite holiday destinations
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The Telegraph£500 per day? Britain’s biggest car park rip-offs
The joy one feels on arriving in a newly discovered town, beauty spot or tourist attraction and finding that parking is free of charge is as deep as it is rare.
- The Telegraph
Middle income families ‘will be priced out of flying’ by 2050
Go on Skyscanner, search “Everywhere” for the month of September and you will find return flights for under £30. Croatia, Portugal, Italy, Spain, all at our fingertips for the cost of two limoncello spritzers and a packet of nuts.
- AFP
Greece's 'Instagram island' Santorini nears saturation point
One of the most enduring images of Greece's summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a volcanic caldera.In the south of the island, the volcanic sand beaches are less crowded, even though it is high season in July.
- The Independent
Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble
Exclusive: Good hotels are cutting their rates to off-peak levels following the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics
- AFP
Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city
Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city -- perhaps the country's largest -- which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ.But "pagans, Jews, Christians, Muslims, all these believers contributed to the underground city of Matiate," Yavuz said.
- The Telegraph
The best way to get to Heathrow Airport? Our guide reveals all
In many respects, Heathrow needs little introduction. It is Britain’s main international airport. And it is the second-busiest passenger airport on the planet, welcoming 80 million passengers a year, each of them passing through one of four significantly sized terminals.
- Manchester Evening News
"It's just not fair": Residents at trendy Salford development face HUGE backdated energy bills
'People are really upset, it's putting a lot of stress on our lives'
- The Independent
Warning as hotel booking sites offer different rates whether on laptops and mobiles
Travel expert warns people could miss out on ‘significant savings’
- Wales Online
Cardiff restaurant company goes bust owing hundreds of thousands
In less than two years the restaurant fell into debt of more than £600,000 despite opening to much fanfare
- The Independent
6 of the best walking holidays in Scotland for long-distance trails
Stomp the highlands and islands on a Scotland staycation, from the Cairngorms National Park to the Outer Hebrides
- The Telegraph
Greece’s last unspoilt islands
Scattered across the teal-blue sea as if the gods had dropped their marbles, the Greek islands are like nowhere else on earth. They are the stepping stones to thyme-scented breezes, drowsy olive groves and retsina-soaked nights under a brilliant frieze of stars.
- Bromley News Shopper
'Hundreds' of TUI passengers forced to sleep on a conference room floor for days
"We would like to apologise to our customers who were impacted by the global IT outage that resulted in some delays and cancellations," a spokesperson for TUI UK & Ireland said.
- BuzzFeed
"We Got It Better Than The Guys In Paris": Olympic Surfers Are Sharing That Their Olympic Village Is On A Cruise Ship In Tahiti
Not all Olympic events are taking place in Paris.
- The Independent
The most powerful passports in the world for 2024 as the UK rejoins top five
Singapore, France and Germany have some of the most privileged passports for seamless international travel
- INSIDER
I've been to 48 states, but there's one US city I want to visit every summer
I've been to 48 states, and there's one US city I spend time in every summer: Chicago. I love the activities, entertainment, and food scene.
- The Independent
7 of the best Interrail routes for an unforgettable European train holiday
Enchanting cities, captivating coastline and beautiful countryside – see it all on one trip with Europe’s most convenient travel ticket
- USA TODAY
Bougie bear cub takes a dip in $6.9M mansion pool in North Carolina: See video
This cub likes it lavish as it takes a dip in a pool to escape the Asheville heat. A realtor caught the cub on camera.
- CNN
Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
In Japan, overtourism and the weak yen have prompted restaurants to consider the merits of differential pricing for tourists.
- South Wales Argus
Documentary follows father-and-son recreating Marco Polo trek
The premiere of a documentary filmed by a Chepstow and Bristol-based media company will take place tonight.
- Reuters
Italy's vintage trains lure tourists off beaten track
As it rolls across Italy's central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses the forests of the Majella National park and the Abruzzo highlands, giving tourists on board a glimpse of hidden hamlets. Across its just over 100 kilometres (62 miles), the so-called Italian Transiberian rail line, also known as the Park Railway, slips into gorges, snakes into 58 tunnels and braves huge viaducts. It was the first of some 1,000 kilometres of line to have re-opened under a project by Fondazione FS, part of state-controlled national rail company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS).