Travel Tips tips

As more people reconsider how they travel on a warming planet, a small but growing contingent in Europe wants to switch from high-emission, short-haul planes to more climate-friendly sleeper trains.

As the days get ever longer and the mercury creeps up, many of us are thinking about summer travels.

Bali’s popularity with Europeans dates back to the 1970s when hippies chose the island for its spiritual culture and low cost of living.

In the EU, all employees are entitled to a minimum of four weeks’ paid holiday per year.

The pastel-painted villages and cliffs terraced with lemon groves of Italy’s Amalfi Coast attract some five million tourists a year.

Just 18 months after Thailand opened the floodgates by legalising cannabis, the country’s new conservative coalition government is seeking to slam them shut.

Pig cafes are the latest craze pulling in tourists in Japan.

Mini shampoo bottles have long been a staple of the European holiday. But that could change as airports begin to ease security measures later this year.

Full disclosure: after a decade of being a travel writer there are still some things I need to work on. Like putting a spare pair of pants, or even just a toothbrush, in my carry-on baggage.

Just 18 months after Thailand opened the floodgates by legalising cannabis, the country’s new conservative coalition government is seeking to slam them shut.

I was walking along the Guadalquivir River in Seville, where I had just begun my latest solo travel adventure.

It can be a daunting thought to go it alone and travel to a new place where you know no one. But what might first come across as a negative, is actually what makes solo travel so great.

From celebrity appearances to all-out flash mobs, airlines go to creative lengths to ensure passengers listen to pre-flight safety briefings.

The search for Christmas gifts is on. Whether you’re looking for stocking fillers or the main event, these gadgets are designed to make travel easier.

A US airline will start boarding passengers with window seats first from next week, in a bid to reduce the time planes spend sitting on the ground.

Friday the 13th could be the best time to travel if you are brave enough.

The US could soon fulfil its promise to drop the fee for expats who wish to renounce their citizenship from $2,350 (€2,242) to $450 (€429).

It’s the bane of frequent flyers’ lives and an unfortunate feature of long-distance trips for the rest of us, but what if there was something we could do about jet lag?

Looking for cheap flights for your next getaway? Error fares could be your best bet.

Thousands of people every year deal with the nightmare of having their valuables stolen while abroad. Tourists are often targeted as they are less aware of their surroundings.

Ever returned from a holiday to be slapped with an astronomical phone bill?