A hot January holiday can be just what you need after the excitement of Christmas dies down. As a New Year looms and many head back to work amid frosty temperatures, one can see the appeal of escaping the UK’s average 1°C to 7°C in search of warmer climes. In many parts of the world,…
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‘Your finest cockle popcorn please’ (Picture: SWNS/Getty If you’ve ever felt awkward ordering something off-menu from room service, take comfort in the fact it’s probably not the strangest thing they’ve been asked for. Hotels.com has released its inaugural Room Service Report looking into requests from around the globe, and they range from quirky to downright absurd….
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All mapped out for you (Picture: Getty / Datawrapper / Metro) From a cheap and eco-friendlier way to travel, to the fact you cram in so many places in such a short time, there are so many reasons why people choose interrailing as a Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r holiday. In fact, more than 600,000…
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Rotterdam is considered one of the best party cities in the world, but it’s being criminally slept on by young partygoers (Picture: The Warehouse Project / sophiejcarey) It’s 4am and the dull thud of baseline can be heard punctuating the dark air. Inside a large warehouse stands two DJs at their decks, their fingers flickering…
Former The Bachelor Australia contestant Monique Morley has said she was drugged while on holiday (Picture: Network Ten) A former The Bachelor Australia star has urged travellers to stay alert after she was drugged in a bar in the Caribbean. Monique Morley, who appeared on the 2019 season of the Australian reality dating series, has…
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Have you tried this? (Picture: Getty) Looking to bag a cheaper fight? Of course you are. A long time hack is now doing the rounds, and it can save you money – much to the annoyance of airlines. Called ‘Ski Goggles (On Sale Here)plagging’, ‘hidden city’ or ‘throwaway ticketing’, it involves booking a cheaper flight…
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Travellers have been forced to wait at airports for hours due to errors with the e-gates (Picture: AP) Failures with the passport e-gate system at UK airports have caused long delays for those arriving in the country as the bank holiday getaway gets under way. Travellers have described on social media queues of several hours…
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These are the unspoken rules of air travel (Pictures: Getty) There are certain dos and don’ts in life, such as never microwave fish in the office and always offer your seat to elderly people on the bus. These social mores are especially important on planes, as the cramped environment puts the spotlight on each passenger’s…
Holidaymakers queue for check-in at Manchester Airport (Picture: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP) Travellers arriving in the UK for the bank holiday weekend and half term break faced ‘scenes of utter chaos’ after a huge glitch caused electronic passport gates to fail nationwide. The problems meant arrivals at airports including Heathrow and Gatwick had to spend hours waiting…
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If you’re heading on holiday remember the insurance (Picture: Getty Images) With Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r on the way, many of us are entertaining thoughts of holidays, with millions set to jet off for sun, sea, sand and relaxation – or even a hefty schedule of sightseeing – over the coming months. If you…
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