Two-minute guide to Cuba
Bev - Jul 21, 2026
For many travellers Cuba's biggest draws are its pristine beaches, lapped by a perfectly turquoise Caribbean sea and backed by…
Categories: Destination
French train crash follows damning report
Linsey McNeill - Jul 18, 2026
Dozens of people were injured, nine of them seriously, when two trains collided in France yesterday. A high-speed TGV train…
Tunisia’s tourism minister sends message to the UK travel trade
Bev - Jul 18, 2026
Tunisia's tourism minister has sent a message to the UK travel trade saying it is ready for the summer season.…
Convention boycott threat gains momentum
Lisa - Jul 17, 2026
Travel writers and bloggers are refusing to attend a North American trade convention because it is offering swimming with dolphins…
FCO updates terrorism threat for Tunisia
Bev - Jul 17, 2026
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a "high threat" terrorism warning for Tunisia. Updating its advice yesterday, it said:…
Brits behaving better abroad
Bev - Jul 17, 2026
Fewer Brits are getting into trouble abroad, according to the latest figures from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Its British…
Junta kicks out Patong’s illegal vendors
Ian Jarrett - Jul 17, 2026
Phuket's scruffy Patong beach has been given a clean-up initiated on the orders of Thailand's ruling military junta, the National…
More than 10 dead as Typhoon Glenda hits the Philippines
Diane - Jul 16, 2026
At least ten people have been killed and parts of the Philippines have been devastated after Typhoon Glenda hit the…
Foreign Office warning for Cambodia
Diane - Jul 16, 2026
Visitors to Cambodia have been warned to avoid public gatherings after political protestors clashed with security forces. The Foreign Office…
London Underground offers commuters holiday cash
Linsey McNeill - Jul 16, 2026
Cashpoints dispensing Euros as well as pounds have been installed at 70 London Underground stations. UK cardholders can withdraw sterling…
Interest in Magaluf rockets despite (or because of) sex scandal
Linsey McNeill - Jul 16, 2026
Online searches for holidays in Magaluf rocketed in the week that it was reported that a British holidaymaker had performed…
Disney visitors evacuated from monorail
Linsey McNeill - Jul 15, 2026
Visitors to Disney World had to be evacuated from a monorail after the power was knocked out, probably by a…
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