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Most trains in England are cancelled on Wednesday and Friday, but the East Coast main line and South Western Railway will see frequent services from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/0OF3uHL

Plane Talk: Flybe’s second demise will barely be noticed once the domestic flight tax cut happens from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/xkVRrjH

Traveller didn’t take his flight as Foreign Office advice was to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/X0JBlQ1

Woman arrested ‘on suspicion of performing an aviation function when over the prescribed limit for alcohol,’ says Sussex Police from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/9aVJkDA

Social media users from around the world have shared the most hilarious cake fails, from petrifying ducks to spelling errors, and Bored Panda has compiled them into one amusing collection. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/ZvwESON

TV consumer guru stresses importance of sorting easily-overlooked detail when booking holidays from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/w2lRhkB

Hospitals across the country have experienced severe drug shortages from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/pADzKqu

Passengers endured a six-hour flight back to where they started from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/gwh9cE8

Check into a hotel that not only tolerates children, but welcomes them from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Po0OH3L

Joao Paulo de Costa, a dog breeder from Criciuma, Brazil (pictured during meltdown), had travelled to the Philippines with five of his Papillon spaniels to participate in a canine beauty contest from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/j0Q7lJO

Europe’s biggest budget airline is inviting Flybe staff who have lost their jobs to apply for roles as pilots, cabin crew and engineers from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/1GAOvzy

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What happens when you combine a spectacular landscape, a sky full of stars and a talented photographer? Look at Marcin Zajac's work and you'll discover it's something special. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/hbJDx2q

The clip was filmed by Irish travel blogger Janet Newenham, who revealed that some of her friends 'refused to go up' and that 'some had their moments as we got higher and higher'. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/VZLGu3h

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair are already offering ‘rescue fares’ from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/4KvELVa

The Man Who Pays His Way: Inter-city rail journeys should not be inter-suburban from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/wOt0SGV

The most popular rental, a breathtaking bolthole in the Dominican Republic, earned more than 20,000 likes, with social media users charmed by the epic mountain views it offers. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/DXMEC9d

Regional airline Flybe has gone bust for the second time, with all flights cancelled and passengers left stranded. from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/xPEXAW3

Deirdre Fernand checked into the glamorous Ritz-Carlton, Abama, on Tenerife and found that all the natural wonders of the island lie within an hour's drive of the resort. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/lcvW95w

‘The Menu (deleted scene),’ joked one viewer from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/J6cerD4

Scenes from housing schemes reportedly feature in flag-carrier’s new pre-flight briefing from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/CbwALZV

‘Being granted an NZeTA visa waiver does not automatically guarantee entry to New Zealand,’ says Immigration department from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/LUD02Md

Mark Jones sets sail from Milwaukee aboard the Viking Octantis on a cruise that's all about 'soaking up a landscape that's newly carved (by those Ice Age glaciers) and dizzyingly old'. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/0Yzu4ai

According to a new study, 38 per cent of what's left of the Amazon has been degraded in some way by humans - more than previously realised. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/5BKfe3A

Will Hide checked into High Force Hotel, part of the 'imposing' Raby Castle and Estate, and located near the spectacular High Force waterfall. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/UNtloYW

Transforming from a military base to a luxe snowsports hotspot, Andermatt has had quite the glow-up; Helen Coffey checks out how this Swiss resort is balancing tourism growth with staying green from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/1AOwREF

Soaring inflation reportedly means the high speed rail project may run to west London’s suburbs instead. from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Tp6Q1wd

TV consumer guru stresses importance of sorting easily-overlooked detail when booking holidays from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/0ZlNuXK

Britain's mysterious 'Middle Earth' sunken lanes will be mapped in a world-first project revealing hundreds of years old pathways. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/zOSIagv

It's one of the most comforting winter warmer dishes - and top chef Steven Smith has revealed how to rustle up a gourmet, posh version of the Northern staple. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/eVUMdrs

These people from the US, Canada and Australia should have checked twice before copying and pasting old messages into new templates, as this gallery collated by Bored Panda shows. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/nJvpmU8

Hidden and remote holiday destinations are being uncovered in a new Channel 4 series from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/536uK4L

The tiny pad in York is only three feet wide at its narrowest point and its ground floor measures 180 square feet, which is roughly the same size as Ford's largest Transit van. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/wI8qYzu

During February the sunset’s light makes it look like the waterfall is on fire from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/BC9gkKE

Athens’ quirky little sibling is an underrated place in which to while away a long weekend, says Athina Kontos from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/kNdt69U

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Other amazing cruise holiday deals include a nine-day sailing around Australia's beaches and breweries from £899 to a £690 'grand capitals' river tour that sets sail from Budapest. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/o7BNMsC

Visit Serre Chevalier in south-east France, which aims to become the first totally self-sustainable ski resort, or hit the slopes in Ischgl, an Austrian resort lauded for its superb ski area. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/ViEDnAK

Miranda Taylor tries out the retreat, which is set in Palazzo Fiuggi in the Apennine mountains, east of Rome, and says: 'Goodness me, the rules are strict.' from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/ZOu9YBi

Family-friendly resorts that you should visit if you find yourself on the Spanish island  from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/4AVtd8f

Britain's biggest budget airline optimistic as holidaymakers make up for lost sunshine from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/UPacIxm

TV consumer guru stresses importance of sorting easily-overlooked detail when booking holidays from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/CHLVmSN

Delta Air Lines takes top spot with Alaska Airlines second, Southwest remains high despite holiday meltdown from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/HVRbQKp

London trains leave Amsterdam at least 78% empty because of constraints on UK border checks from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/7E3xlBQ

The award was handed to Parkers Arms by the prestigious Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards at a ceremony at Suffolk's The Unruly Pig - last year's number one and this year's number two. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/isn2QZY

‘It was so beautiful to see somebody just extend their heart like that to a stranger,’ says fellow passenger from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/t62Kv9d

The Inspector checks into The Georgian Coppa Club on Haslemere's High Street. He's taken by the decor in the public spaces and his steak dinner, but he finds that his bedroom is 'bland'... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/7GmJ2iZ

This week Olympic snowboarder, broadcaster and podcaster Aimee Fuller checks in to our travel Q&A. She also lists the items she can't travel without and reflects on her first trip abroad... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/9pDlCX4

‘Hard to imagine why they couldn’t have solved the administrative problem mid air?’ says man whose parents were on the flight from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/AgLHwP2

Neil Clark first visited Ilfracombe in 1982 and found it to be a 'handsome, thriving town'. He returns more than four decades later, and discovers that 'for all its changes, it remains the same'. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3abr5V7

TV consumer guru stresses importance of sorting easily-overlooked detail when booking holidays from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/XsvkIu1

Around 400 visitors left stranded as site closed by authorities from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/PRIjfHV

Planning a holiday requires plenty of cunning to keep a lid on spending. With that in mind, here is our guide to making sure you don't end up paying too much... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/jeMxFP5

A data analyst has put one of the most popular theories about the Loch Ness monster to bed, after discovering that if it does exist, it is likely not a 20-foot-long eel. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/mv9cJDr

More than 12,000 passengers face cancellations from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/yY5qDET

If you’re crunched for time, you can still see the highlights of this dramatic, rugged adventure island in a long weekend, says Alicia Miller . You just need to know where to go... from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/nw0mysk

There is a yellow weather warning for freezing fog across England from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/bMQmFs9

‘If you wanted to sit next to your friend, then you should have booked a seat next to her,’ seethes traveller from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/2SnhvZA

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany could allow Poland to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/VW5d9nc

Thousands of unique landmarks have been born in the USA. Here we've picked out 21 famous examples - can you name them and say where they're located? from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/0zrJt5Q

MailOnline Travel's Ted Thornhill checks into Consensio Chalets' five-bedroom Chalet Blackcomb in Val d'Isere, describing its comfort as being like a tractor beam... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/l9gi0bL

‘If you wanted to sit next to your friend, then you should have booked a seat next to her,’ seethes traveller from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ULn6oFT

The Man Who Pays His Way: Levelling up or just making good? What £50m buys these days from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/tsNRgoa

Conde Nast Traveller's Gold List 2023 puts a spotlight on 'sophisticated, innovative and extraordinary resorts' around the globe this year. Here's the list in full... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/41Xe6Bh

‘If you wanted to sit next to your friend, then you should have booked a seat next to her,’ seethes traveller from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Sh6zAFe

TV consumer guru stresses importance of sorting easily-overlooked detail when booking holidays from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/vfIEz0J

Haunting images reveal the wrecked party boat where guests of Al Capone enjoyed booze-fuelled celebrations during prohibition. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/JioU4VZ

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/cAPQjbE

Charlotte Metcalf tours around the stunning ecolodges and historic cities of Nicaragua, a place that few British tourists visit. She writes: 'Nicaragua is a revelation.' from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/pWD6gmi

A tired koala accepted help from an Adelaide family after seeing they had another 'koala' in their backyard in the form of a lookalike ornament. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/7GqnU23

Airlines must get passengers to their destinations as soon as possible and provide care during extended waits from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/NPvZf5u

Flight’s departure time was five hours earlier than planned from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/CHBuFEN

The face of World Cup hero, Lionel Messi, has grown in a field in Argentina. The image can be seen from space and was planted by a farmer who was proud of the football team. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/vJM9PK6

London-Paris services disrupted from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ouF1bcn

FEMAIL has rounded up the top ten most expensive properties from across the US, with multiple bedrooms, lavish amenities, plush interiors and Instagrammable views being the running themes. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/jIP2ANi

Three years ago Boris Johnson promised all major UK airports would have advanced CT scanners at security checkpoints by 1 December 2022 from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/H9JGovd

Newcomer inflates emergency slide before flight could take off from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/XVW7KLU

‘Getting closer to pre-pandemic traffic levels will not be easy,’ the airline says from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/wLYgrJ7

The role will be based in Northern California from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/4Ok3bFA

Travellers from around the world shared the most hilarious signs that have been translated completely wrong and Bored Panda collated them into a funny gallery. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/bPo1DaS

Just one in five trains running, while London hit by bus driver walkouts from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ys86L9v

The report, carried out by researchers at the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, found that 59 per cent of all coral reef sharks and rays are at risk of becoming extinct. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/XCig1Yb

A Section 60 Authority giving officers extra powers to stop and search is in place from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/nm4aIMy

Erchana Murray-Bartlett crossed the finish line on Monday to cover 6,300km from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/QiRoDF6

Dan Hipgrave checked into an overwater villa at the Anantara Veli Maldives Resort, a 'luxury hideaway' that entertains guests with fine dining, sunset views and water sports. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/um6NAJV

Plane Talk: Stansted is closest to pre-pandemic passenger numbers, while Heathrow is back at 2001 levels from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ua9IQrR

Hefty luggage fees are often an unexpected expense when it comes to flying to any corner of the world. Thankfully, there are a few budget tricks to getting extra items on board... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/DjA2f6C

Frankfurt, Istanbul and Paris CDG lead the pack, while London Heathrow limps in at number eight from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/YwXNTjM

A laser the size of a large car could protect against lightning in the future, by attracting bolts of lightning away from buildings, according to experts from the University of Geneva. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/dX56GRA

Named Orient Express Silenseas, the vessel is inspired by the golden age of the French Riviera and promises to be a 'sailing yacht of the future' with 'spectacular' interiors. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/OUidIFn

Stan Cullimore calls at The Bear Inn, a pub with a restaurant and 12 bedrooms in the village of Hodnet. He finds that it 'oozes gentility and style'. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/7zIuJrY

There’s plenty to feel gloomy about when it comes to the planet. But in her new column, Helen Coffey is determined to showcase the green good news stories across travel that can help inspire us from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Xx2TSC3

Our travel correspondent on passport validity for British travellers to Europe, the Cuba-US tangle and whether the Bahamas is a good choice for July from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/WAEsK7u

Simon Calder identifies the red flags to be aware of when booking a holiday – plus tricks used when scammers defraud the industry from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/r50f34S

The Independent’s travel correspondent and travel editor will be assessing what changes are likely to take place in the world of travel this year during an exclusive online event from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/qLCJhBb

Each filming location in this quiz is famously linked to one movie or TV series in particular, from decades-old classic films to contemporary dramas of the streaming age. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/CKYbfAO

South Western Railway is advising customers to check before they travel after the landslip in Hampshire from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/PoYZ9LF

Bored Panda has compiled weird sights from around the world that people have captured while walking in the woods, including a boulder that looks like a dinosaur in The Catskills. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/6q40dns

You might not think that flushing the toilet after 10pm in Switzerland, giving alcohol to a moose in Alaska or swearing in the United Arab Emirates have anything in common. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/8ITkVgW

The Home Office has announced the first price hike in five years from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ZIuNWiF

Japan has taken the top spot for the fifth year in a row from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Fkftwl2

New book Ernst Haas: The American West is an eye-opening compendium of a 'vision of America that feels both poignantly distant and reassuringly familiar'. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/OLhZfNA

With the latest accident, the Himalayan kingdom has now suffered 13 tragedies in as many years from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/0Ms6VoI

The Man Who Pays His Way: A strike makes you strike out in a new direction from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/UaAyBXh

Some - such as The Goring Hotel in London or The Lygon Arms Hotel in the Cotswolds - even have 'Royal Suites' that you can check into to get a taste of the royal treatment. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/1sBaJnU

Thoughts of an everlasting buffet and cheap plonk are banished at these all-inclusive hotels, says Jane Knight. Her round-up travels from the Maldives to Andalusia in Spain... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/jRpZOXz

A budget weekend in beautiful Brussels is just a Eurostar ride away. Here's what to do once you arrive, from dining on bargain three-course meals to sleeping in a former brewery... from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/AiQmZph

When The Ultimate (pictured) opened in 1991, the 107ft tall steel coaster at Lightwater Valley theme park near Ripon, North Yorkshire, was the longest in the world with a length of 7,442ft. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/78ApGyb

Could ‘working from sea’ be the new ‘working from home’? from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/g3RUYpE

The Home Office has announced the first price hike in five years from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/tovbe9O

This Southeast Asian nation is hoping to do for the region what Costa Rica did for Central America – become a shining beacon of sustainability. Regional expert Alex Robinson checks in on its efforts from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Dz9r28U

Video taken on Bangladesh flight goes viral from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/2dpl3oP

Jane Archer sails around Alaska aboard the expedition ship Ocean Victory, anchoring in pretty bays and close to glaciers to learn about local culture and ice. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/opL4kTI

The updated fees will come into effect on 2 February from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/0bjRV5r

Three years ago Boris Johnson promised all major UK airports would have advanced CT scanners at security checkpoints by 1 December 2022 from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/vuhEPBQ

Ask our expert for advice on rail disruption and air passenger rights, or inspiration on 2023 locations from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/Q3Oks6Y

Tamara Hinson checks into Minster Mill, a 38-bedroom hotel that's built on the foundations of a mill referenced in the Domesday Book in the village of Minster Lovell. from Travel News | Top Europe Destinations & Holiday Ideas | Mail Online https://ift.tt/Txn0ksc

Passengers were quoted 87% more for a single occupancy cabin on a Mediterranean cruise from The Independent Travel https://ift.tt/ZG0yP38