All news by author: Milo Boyd

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Drayton Manor is opening a new Thomas the Tank Engine ride for families
Drayton Manor is gearing up to open at Thomas Land to delight Thomas & Friends super-fans this weekend, adding to the two newest areas, Adventure Cove and Vikings
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Frequent flyers say booking aisle and window seats can save you money on flights
TikTok stars Oskar and Dan (@oskaranddan) have shared a travel hack which means you can bag a whole extra seat of room on a flight without having to pay any extra
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'We're 81-year-old best friends and we've decided to travel the world together'
Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby, from Texas visited Peru, Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, England, Spain, Italy, Finland, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Japan and Australia
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'I refused to give up my plane seat for honeymoon couple - cabin crew hated me'
A man was asked to give up his seat next to the window so a freshly married couple could sit together for the duration of a flight, the weary traveller explained on Reddit
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TUI, Jet2, EasyJet and Ryanair's hand luggage rules from bag sizes to extra fees
TUI, Jet2, EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and Wizz Air all have different cabin bag and checked luggage rules and prices, which vary depending on whether you book online or at the airport
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Mums slam 'annoying' passengers for slowing everyone down at airport security
Mumsnet commenters have shared the habits which wind them up the most when at airports, including those who block access to the luggage belts and people impatient to reach the boarding gate
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Woman wears 2.5kg of clothes to avoid paying airline's extra luggage fees
Gel Rodriguez decided to put on lots of her own clothes to avoid forking out for extra baggage fees which vary between airlines including TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and British Airways
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Spanish locals use 'offensive' code words to talk about British tourists
Brits heading to Spanish hotspots such as Benidorm, Lanzarote and Malaga may hear the word 'guiri' following them around, but it doesn't just get aimed at visitors from the UK
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'I'm running the UK's first UFO tour - one night I saw 200 objects in the sky'
Gary Heseltine announced the UK's first UFO tour, through Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in August this year, 40 years after witnesses reported seeing unexplained lights in the sky there
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'I'm a flight attendant and we use code words to talk about nervous passengers'
Virgin Australia worker Sheridan Melrose has explained what her colleagues do when they notice a passenger who seems to be nervous as they are boarding a flight
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'Living on a canal boat can be tough - but I don't want to live in a house'
Robbie Cumming, host of BBC Four's Canal Boat Diaries, has spent the past eight years on the water, living on his boat the Naughty Lass and travelling hundreds of miles along the waterways
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Yorkshire tops list of places Brits are flocking to for summer staycations
Brits booking UK holidays in summer 2023 are flocking to the likes of Yorkshire, Cornwall, the Scottish Highlands and the Lake District - check out the full list
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Travel expert warns Brits to prepare for more airport chaos over summer holidays
Brits heading on summer holidays to the likes of Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus could face as much travel chaos as last year as UK airports continue to struggle post-pandemic
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Amsterdam airport wants to ban late night flights and private jets
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has announced plans to stop private jets and small business planes from using its runways, as well as stopping night flights and scrapping plans for a new runway
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Staff refused to let plane take off until passenger cleaned up their mess
Earlier this month the Southwest Airlines flight was delayed after someone onboard spilled rice on the floor, prompting a flight attendant to demand that the culprit clear it up
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'My wife left me after I won a couple's holiday and went without her'
A man has been left in the lurch by his partner after he won a free couple's break to Greece and then decided to go without her because he doesn't like the way she holidays
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Haven has last minute family holidays for £3 per person a night this spring
Haven currently has a host of deals on its UK holiday parks including family caravan stays from £3pp a night at the likes of Norfolk, Essex and Lincolnshire in April and May
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Interactive pollution map shows England's most dangerous beaches for swimming
The Mirror's new interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous
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Dad with cancer livid after TUI bumps holiday by £2.5k for delay due to chemo
Jamie Hastie, a mortgage broker from Nottingham who is currently undergoing 18 weeks of intense chemotherapy treatment to fight cancer, has been asked for £2,500 more from TUI to delay his trip to Blue Sensatori in Turkey
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Brits with same name as royal family members could bag free Butlin's holiday
The Butlin's holiday park giveaway launched on Tuesday 18 April and will run until the Coronation on Saturday 6 May, with the winners being contacted via email later that month
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Brits warned they could miss out on Mr Whippy as ice cream vans face ruin
Katy Alston, a 20 year ice cream van veteran and president of the Ice Cream Alliance, has said the industry is under huge pressure as the cost of living crisis bumps up ingredient prices
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor to host ultimate Eurovision viewing party in Liverpool
Murder on the Dancefloor hitmaker Sophie Ellis-Bextor is hosting a special Eurovision themed party in an apartment in Liverpool over the big weekend in May, courtesy of Booking.com
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Flight attendant always carries out full 'security search' in new hotel rooms
Allyah McIntyre is a US-based flight attendant who shares her tips for travelling in videos online, including an elaborate security process she follows whenever entering a hotel
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'I'm a private jet pilot - one passenger banned us from looking them in the eye'
A private jet pilot has recalled how the flight attendant she was working with came into the cockpit and ask if the pilot could leave the controls to dance with those aboard
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Travelodge has a new sale with stays in listed buildings from £9.50 per person
Travelodge is continuing its £38 room sale, which works out at less than a tenner each when split between four, and includes a number of listed buildings included one stayed in by Queen Victoria