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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 [...]

Nearly 75% of Brits have been added to a ‘holiday WhatsApp group’ with 219 messages needed to organise the trip – but a quarter mute the chats to ‘get a break’. So do YOU find them annoying?

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 17:01 GMT, 17 December 2024 | Updated: 17:06 GMT, 17 December 2024 Seven in ten Brits have been added to a [...]

Aussie traveller points out yet another flaw with the new passport

By BRETT LACKEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 06:06 GMT, 17 December 2024 | Updated: 06:06 GMT, 17 December 2024 An Aussie traveller has discovered [...]

Revealed: The 10 countries Britons most want to relocate to (and Spain doesn’t make the list)

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 11:19 GMT, 16 December 2024 | Updated: 11:49 GMT, 16 December 2024 The 10 top destinations for British expats have been [...]

Iconic café that boasts some of the ‘best fry ups’ in London and featured in Layer Cake and Rocketman goes up for sale for £170,000

It has provided the backdrop to some of Britain's best known movies and been lauded for its fry ups by Michelin-starred chefs.And now the iconic [...]

Flight attendant claims a simple mistake on a plane could get you a LIFETIME BAN – and influencers love to do it

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ and TARYN PEDLER Published: 08:54 GMT, 7 December 2024 | Updated: 08:59 GMT, 7 December 2024 Many a mistake can be forgiven, [...]

How to Book Affordable Riyadh to Dubai Flights with flydubai

Dubai ranks among the top travel destinations worldwide for tourists from Saudi Arabia. Known for its futuristic skyscrapers, mega malls, desert safaris, and lively nightlife, [...]

World’s oldest bird ‘Wisdom’ lays egg at the grand age of 74 – and even outlives the biologist who first banded her in 1956

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 00:51 GMT, 5 December 2024 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 5 December 2024 The world's oldest bird has laid an egg [...]

The world’s top 20 cities for 2024 RANKED: Paris is No.1 yet again – with London dropping out of the top 10 and New York moving up the table

By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 11:36 GMT, 4 December 2024 | Updated: 11:36 GMT, 4 December 2024 Paris has been crowned the world’s [...]

Small South Carolina town branded ‘mini Hawaii’ is one of America’s most underrated tourist spots

A small southern town that has been branded as a 'mini Hawaii' has become one of America's most underrated tourist spots.Between its stunning coast, pristine [...]

Plane passenger horrifies fellow travelers with his choice of controversial mid-flight meal

By EMILY LEFROY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:16 GMT, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 16:21 GMT, 3 December 2024 Sometimes the only thing to look forward [...]

Is this Britain’s best bench view? Lapping up the sublime Lake District spot that inspired Turner and Constable

By SIMON HEPTINSTALL FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 13:53 GMT, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 13:55 GMT, 3 December 2024 It may just be [...]

Revealed: Nearly HALF of those from the North of England have never visited the USA

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 15:29 GMT, 2 December 2024 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 2 December 2024 Nearly half of England's Northerners have never visited the [...]

Revealed: Eight European routes where bus travel can be FASTER than flying (including London to Manchester)

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 14:15 GMT, 2 December 2024 | Updated: 14:16 GMT, 2 December 2024 We all know that bus travel is cheap – [...]

How to save a fortune by stocking up on booze in Calais: JEFF MILLS reveals the astonishing bargains, where to shop and stay and how you can claim back VAT

By JEFF MILLS Published: 11:50 GMT, 2 December 2024 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 2 December 2024 Let's be honest, Calais doesn't enjoy the best of [...]

I’m a finance expert… here’s the airline to avoid if you want money back after a flight is canceled

By EMILY LEFROY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 14:23 GMT, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 29 November 2024 A finance expert has shared how to [...]

Pack your bags! Jetstar drops Black Friday sale on discounted domestic and international flights – but you better be quick!

By STEVE WILLIAMS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 02:18 GMT, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 02:22 GMT, 29 November 2024 Jetstar has launched its biggest [...]

Brits rate Singapore Airlines the No.1 carrier – with THREE UK airlines making the top 10

By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 13:48 GMT, 27 November 2024 | Updated: 13:54 GMT, 27 November 2024 Singapore Airlines has been named by Britons as the [...]

United Airlines passenger is slammed for ‘shameless’ on-board act

The unnamed woman took to Reddit to put her fellow passenger on blast She shared a photo of his legs touching hers in a thread titled Am [...]

Two pandas shipped to DC zoo from China play in first snowfall

By KELLY GARINO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:32 GMT, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 16:34 GMT, 25 November 2024 Two pandas shipped from China to a [...]

Controversial statue of ‘haaf-netter’ fisherman in Scottish Border town to be scrapped and melted down – after years of ridicule and vandalism

By DAN BARKER FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 21:04 GMT, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 03:26 GMT, 25 November 2024 Since its unveiling 15 [...]

I’m a frequent flier who travels more than 200,000 miles a year – here’s my hack for getting through airport security faster (even if you haven’t got fast-track status)

By GILBERT OTT, FOUNDER OF GODSAVETHEPOINTS.COM, FOR MAILONLINE Published: 07:19 GMT, 23 November 2024 | Updated: 07:19 GMT, 23 November 2024 I'm Gilbert Ott, frequent [...]