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Pizza lovers divided over ‘abominable’ new topping: ‘Straight to jail’

By MAX ALDRED FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:52 GMT, 10 March 2025 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 10 March 2025 A highly unusual pizza topping [...]

Being on time… is late! I’m a chauffeur – and these are the (very strict) rules I follow to keep VIPs happy

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 08:24 GMT, 9 March 2025 | Updated: 08:56 GMT, 9 March 2025 If tardiness is one of your [...]

KEBAB Pie takes home grand prize from Britain’s most prestigious pastry championship – as butchers from birthplace of Lewis Capaldi and David Tennant celebrate shock victory

By GETHIN HICKS and JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK Published: 15:40 GMT, 8 March 2025 | Updated: 15:58 GMT, 8 March 2025 They are the Oscars of the [...]

Revealed: The airlines that offer ‘child-free zones’ on their flights. Would YOU pay extra for a seat in one?

By HAYLEY MINN Published: 16:57 GMT, 7 March 2025 | Updated: 17:01 GMT, 7 March 2025 Some travellers can’t bear being in the vicinity of [...]

I always buy an aisle seat on planes because I’m claustrophobic – it’s disrespectful when other passengers ask me to move

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 08:58 GMT, 2 March 2025 | Updated: 08:58 GMT, 2 March 2025 A 'claustrophobic' flier has taken to social media to [...]

Family left £1,300 out of pocket after passports were incorrectly rejected at Gatwick

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 18:51 GMT, 28 February 2025 | Updated: 18:58 GMT, 28 February 2025 A family has been left distraught [...]

Virgin Australia sale to holiday hotspots from just $49

By MAX ALDRED FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:39 GMT, 25 February 2025 | Updated: 01:42 GMT, 25 February 2025 Virgin Australia has launched a [...]

Why weather apps are damaging the tourism industry

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 14:33 GMT, 24 February 2025 | Updated: 14:38 GMT, 24 February 2025 Weather apps are damaging the tourism industry. That's according to [...]

Qantas launches massive week-long sale for 60 destinations – with fares from Sydney to the Gold Coast going for just $119

By MAX ALDRED FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 03:36 GMT, 24 February 2025 | Updated: 04:32 GMT, 24 February 2025 The Flying Kangaroo has launched [...]

Is 11A on a Ryanair flight the worst airline seat in the world? Find out why flyers take to social media to warn others about booking the dreaded berth

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 07:22 GMT, 23 February 2025 | Updated: 07:22 GMT, 23 February 2025 'A dreadful seat that's a disgrace [...]

Revealed: The sneaky European airports that are miles away from the cities they’re named after

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 07:09 GMT, 22 February 2025 | Updated: 07:09 GMT, 22 February 2025 It’s the big travel mistake millions [...]

Tourist is driven 600 miles across Thailand in the wrong direction after making a silly mistake when ordering a cab to Koh Tao

By ED HOLT Published: 12:19 GMT, 13 February 2025 | Updated: 12:28 GMT, 13 February 2025 A tourist was driven 600 miles in the wrong [...]

Major update on Virgin Australia’s pets on planes policy

By CAMERON CARPENTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 22:13 GMT, 11 February 2025 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 11 February 2025 Virgin Australia has announced new details [...]

Need a workation? Fascinating interactive map created by AI reveals 50,000 digital-nomad-friendly hotels and apartments containing ergonomic chairs and desks

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 12:12 GMT, 10 February 2025 | Updated: 12:12 GMT, 10 February 2025 Dreaming of a vacation but too much work to [...]

I’m a flight attendant…here are my tips to get over your fear of flying

By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 13:19 GMT, 8 February 2025 | Updated: 13:19 GMT, 8 February 2025 A woman who became a flight attendant 'to beat [...]

Airline announces world-first ban of popular travel device

By SABRINA PENTY Published: 15:59 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 16:07 GMT, 6 February 2025 A South Korean airline has become the first in [...]

Pilot’s incredible video footage shows him landing on some of the most dangerous runways in the world – including one with a 30% gradient

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 13:37 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 13:41 GMT, 6 February 2025 Incredible footage has been unveiled that [...]

The UK’s top 20 attractions, restaurants and boozers in 2025 revealed by Google Maps (and it’s a clean sweep for Wetherspoons in the pub ranking)

14. Turtle Bay Manchester Northern Quarter, Manchester15. Duck & Waffle, London16. Vasantha Vilas - East Ham, London17. Royal Nawaab Ilford, London18. Jollibee Leicester Square, London19. [...]

Asian elephant gives birth to adorable baby calf after 20-month pregnancy

By MILO POPE and AP Published: 20:14 GMT, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 21:12 GMT, 4 February 2025 An Asian elephant has given birth to [...]

Pictured: The world’s shortest escalator, which has just five steps and a journey time of six seconds

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 09:03 GMT, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 09:03 GMT, 4 February 2025 First there was the chocolate teapot - then came [...]

Qantas announces a major change for the first time in more than 10 years

By ANTOINETTE MILIENOS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:53 GMT, 30 January 2025 | Updated: 05:53 GMT, 30 January 2025 Qantas has announced a major [...]

The top 10 trending destinations around the world for 2025 revealed by American Express Travel – from a U.S ski resort with fewer crowds to an Australian coastal city with ‘vibrant nightlife’

The top trending destinations for 2025 have been revealed by American Express Travel.The list is based on global American Express Card Member travel bookings, as [...]

Revealed: Budget airline introduces KEBABS on UK flights to Turkey and Greece

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 13:49 GMT, 28 January 2025 | Updated: 13:57 GMT, 28 January 2025 Grill, baby, grill.That's the message to [...]

How BBC’s The Traitors will cause Scotland to experience a tourism boom

By PAULA MURRAY FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 02:00 GMT, 28 January 2025 | Updated: 02:44 GMT, 28 January 2025 Filmed in the heart [...]

I said let’s SHUT the windows! Moment safari park visitors’ car is invaded by hungry zebras… before deer AND ostrich join in

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 22:04 GMT, 24 January 2025 | Updated: 02:45 GMT, 25 January 2025 Safari parks allow visitors to get up close to [...]

Man who’s lived on Royal Caribbean cruise ships for 25 years reveals how much it costs him annually

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 16:41 GMT, 24 January 2025 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 24 January 2025 He claims to have lost his [...]

The best 200 restaurants in the UK for 2025 ranked by SquareMeal – and the No.1 in London is ‘ultra-affordable’. Does YOUR favourite make the cut?

50. The Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria51. The Jackdaw Conwy, High Street, Conwy52. The Wilderness, Birmingham53. The Pony Chew Valley, Knowle Hill, Chew Magna, Somerset54. White [...]

A bargain holiday in Tuscany? Yes, really! How August week in Italy’s rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards and medieval hilltop towns can cost just £1,034

By ROSIE BEVERIDGE Published: 22:16 GMT, 17 January 2025 | Updated: 22:37 GMT, 17 January 2025 With its rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards and medieval hilltop [...]

I’m an ex-flight attendant – this is why I spied on passengers in first class and ‘assessed’ travellers as they boarded

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 08:48 GMT, 12 January 2025 | Updated: 08:57 GMT, 12 January 2025 It's not quite 007 levels of [...]

You’ve been walking along pavements all wrong! Etiquette guru William Hanson reveals how to use them correctly – including the big no-no when in a group. Are YOU guilty of it?

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 07:21 GMT, 11 January 2025 | Updated: 07:21 GMT, 11 January 2025 Before you head off along a [...]

Businesswoman books out entire Florida Keys hotel for $20,000 so she can ‘relax without any riff-raff or noisy kids around’

By HAYLEY MINN Published: 14:05 GMT, 7 January 2025 | Updated: 14:05 GMT, 7 January 2025 A businesswoman booked out an entire hotel for her [...]

Bet you wish you lived here! Countries that take the most holidays revealed

By RHODRI MORGAN, DATA JOURNALIST Published: 11:25 GMT, 5 January 2025 | Updated: 11:37 GMT, 5 January 2025 With the year almost over, many people [...]

Stunning photos of mammoth ice palaces and snow sculptures in -25C temperatures at Chinese festival

By MIRIAM KUEPPER Published: 16:59 GMT, 22 December 2024 | Updated: 19:48 GMT, 22 December 2024 Stunning photos taken in -25C temperatures show mammoth ice [...]

I’m an ex-Emirates flight attendant – and this is the psychological technique cabin crew are taught to calm passengers down

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 08:14 GMT, 21 December 2024 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 21 December 2024 Witnessing a bout of air rage [...]

From cauliflower cheese to salmon and caviar: Can YOU tell which of these 21 pictures shows a Michelin-star meal?

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 08:02 GMT, 21 December 2024 | Updated: 08:03 GMT, 21 December 2024 The more Michelin stars a restaurant [...]

Rail firm brings in airline-style baggage restrictions – urging passengers to limit themselves to just one ‘sensible-sixed’ suitcase as the make Christmas journeys

By LETTICE BROMOVSKY Published: 08:09 GMT, 18 December 2024 | Updated: 09:13 GMT, 18 December 2024 Rail passengers are being told to limit themselves to [...]