Family holidays: what's new in Britain
6th March 2010
Top 10 new family trips and activities, from sailing on the Solent to a wildlife weekend in North Yorkshire1 Eco-camping, GloucestershireDome Garden is a new camp made up of 10... Read more…
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Egypt holidays: The one minute guide to... Cairo, the metropolis of the ancients
11th March 2010
Continuing our occasional series on travel-worthy locations, Priscilla Pollara takes to the teeming streets of Cairo, Egypt to find a metropolis shaped not just by the old but the... Read more…
All white on the Med: rare blizzards hit parts of Spain, Italy, France and Greece
11th March 2010
Tourists in the Med hoped for clement weather but instead they've been largely confined to hotel rooms as snow has hit Majorca, much of Spain's east coast and even Greece. Read more…
Greece cancels all flights today as air traffic controllers join national strike
11th March 2010
Air traffic controllers have announced they will join the second strike in two weeks in Greece, forcing airlines to cancel flights to the mainland and the islands. Read more…
A line of sights: The Swiss rail pass gives skiers a whole new outlook on the country
6th March 2010
I've always dreaded the schlep of getting to ski resorts, particularly the transfer from the airport. All that lurching around hairpin bends with the heating on full blast as the... Read more…
Tirana: A city struggling to reach year zero
28th February 2010
The receptionist is flustered. I have embarrassed him by asking what the must-do sights are. He's not sure if I am being facetious. Read more…
WIN! A weekend for two in Copenhagen
28th February 2010
We've teamed up with Hotels.com – the world's leading hotel booking website – to offer a weekend break for two in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more…
Hotel Monasterio : Cusco, Peru
11th March 2010
"Now with oxygen enriched rooms" - Hotel Monasterio And at ten thousand feet above sea level, it certainly seems that piping oxygen into the guest rooms is an idea... Read more…
Portrait Suites : Rome, Italy
11th March 2010
The flagship Ferragamo store at the foot of the Spanish Steps would already be something of a holy place, if you’re into that sort of thing. Less well known, but possibly more... Read more…
Il Salviatino : Florence, Tuscany, Italy
10th March 2010
Our Tablet Spy program offers the chance to get early looks at the most promising new hotels. If you’re willing to take the risks associated with staying in a hotel that’s... Read more…
Mill Tower, North Yorkshire | Accommodation review
6th March 2010
This converted Yorkshire mill tower has toys for the boys and a conservatory in the skyGone are the days of ordering weighty brochures from cottage companies. Now I can sit at my... Read more…
Lake District mountain landscapes: heaven on the rocks
5th March 2010
Alastair Lee scales Lakeland's most spectacular peaks to capture the 'English Alps' in all seasons Read more…
Robinson Crusoe Island
4th March 2010
I was in Haiti in 2007, less than two years before the disastrous earthquake hit the Caribbean Island. Back in 1998 I was on another island that’s recently suffered earthquake... Read more…
Why we cut up our credit cards
3rd March 2010
I was in Bali from 15 to 20 February, Maureen was having an important birthday and we’d convened a family get together in Ubud to celebrate. We were paying for it so during our... Read more…
My Oyster Card, My Myki Card
1st March 2010
Public transport smartcard systems are all the go. All over the world cities are rolling out computerised transport tickets which allow commuters to use one card to access... Read more…
Letters: High-speed rail plans should benefit us all
11th January 2010
Simon Jenkins (High-speed rail will bleed us all for a few rich travellers, 6 January) argues that upgrading existing lines is sufficient to improve north-south rail connections... Read more…
Green private jets? Don't make me laugh | Fred Pearce
29th October 2009
Private jet companies are charging executives puny sums to supposedly make the flights carbon-neutral. What a greenwashAh, the joys of your own executive jet. No more standing in... Read more…
Checking in: Pentahotel, Reading
20th September 2009
First impressionsReading isn't what you might call a holiday destination, unless of course your prime form of relaxation is shopping. The town, however, is one of Britain's most... Read more…