All news by author: Milo Boyd

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Lesser-known ski resort loved by the Beatles nearly always guarantees good snow
Beatles members George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr visited the snow rich Austrian ski resort of Obertauern in the mountains close to Salzburg
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Brits urged to avoid 'natural wonder of the world' now full of litter and crowds
Ha Long Bay in Vietnam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been voted one of the seven natural wonders of the world due to its thousands of limestone karsts and islets
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London to Edinburgh train to launch that will be 'faster than flying'
LNER has announced that its long-awaited fast service between London and Edinburgh will launch in December 2024 if all goes to plan, linking the English and Scottish capitals in just over four hours
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Spain brings back face masks as Covid and flu cases spike across the country
Spain face mask rules are being brought back into force across the whole country due to a rise in Covid and flu cases, with hotspots such as Valencia and the Canary Islands already having imposed measures
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Gorgeous UK city compared to Prague for cobbled streets lined with quirky bars
Durham, which is home to the Romanesque Durham Cathedral, the Norman Durham Castle and plenty of lovely cobbled streets, has been likened to the capital of Czechia, Prague
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Surge in sun-starved Brits booking holidays without caring about destination
Skyscanner has revealed that sun-starved Brits have been booking holidays without necessarily caring about what destination they choose - as long as there are deals
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Day-tripper fuming after being hit with drinks bill that's 'absolute robbery'
Rebecca Hough and her pals was left aghast when they received their bill from the famous Temple Bar pub for a single round of drinks, which they felt was too expensive
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UK city 'where no two days are the same' is Europe’s best destination for 2024
Tripadvisor's Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best has seen cities including Rome, Paris, Crete, Istanbul, Barcelona, Madrid and Lisbon ranked among the best in Europe
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Couple charged extra £2,500 after husband uses wife’s nickname on plane tickets
Phil and Kate had booked flights from Brisbane to Melbourne and then on London with Virgin and Qatar Airways, only to discover there was something wrong with the seemingly bargain tickets
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Dubai and Cancun are among world's top 10 best holidays according to Tripadvisor
Tripadvisor has unveiled its top 10 best holiday destinations for 2024 as part of its Travellers' Choice Awards, including the likes of Dubai, Bali, Paris and Rome - and a UK city made the cut too
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Adorable pug who's been on 250 flights is becoming world's best travelled dog
Owner Sid Henderson travels frequently for his job in warehouse automation and brings Kuma along with him as much as possible, flying the pug on Delta Airlines from LaGuardia, Newark and JFK
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'I got dirty looks for entire flight after asking cabin crew to split up family'
A 22-year-old woman recalled her experience of having a family split up on a flight after she boarded a plane only to discover that a man was sitting in her allocated spot
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Sun soaked country with virtually no tourists among best places to visit in 2024
Angola, which sits west-central coast of Southern Africa, is one of the least visited countries in the world yet has plenty of fascinating sights to see and places to explore
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Ryanair is hiring cabin crew with strict requirements for anyone interested
Ryanair is looking to hire 150 cabin crew members at London Stansted airport, where the budget airline runs routes to Milan and Rome in Italy, Dublin in Ireland and Madrid, Barcelona and Tenerife in Spain
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Alton Towers gives first look at Nemesis revamp ahead of re-opening
The new Nemesis ride at Alton Towers is black, with a blood-red motif painted down the side, continuing the ride's theme of "an alien creature excavated from the ground"
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Wheelchair user delighted as she's finally able to go on bucket list tour
A newly accessible bus tour is allowing wheelchair users and those with limited mobility to explore the volcanic landscape of Timanfaya National Park on Lanzarote, the Canary Islands for the first time
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Woman livid as Airbnb has huge chore list for guests on top of big cleaning fee
An Airbnb customer spoke of her fury back in 2022 at being asked to complete a long list of chores including putting a wash on while also forking out for a hefty cleaning fee
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Remote UK island celebrates Christmas and NYE weeks later than rest of nation
Foula, which sits to the west of the Shetland islands and 100 miles north of mainland Scotland, is one of the only places on Earth which celebrates Christmas on January 6
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Failing Pontins once jetted Brits out to Spain for 'Pontinental' holiday camp
The Hotel Pontinental in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol was a popular destination for holidaymakers in the 1970s that was launched by the now trouble holiday company
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Brits urged to avoid booking holidays after seven key days in 2024
‌‌Analysis of past booking data on the holiday homes website Vrbo identified surges in demand for each of the busiest travel times of the year including the summer and Easter holidays
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Brits can bag £1 train tickets in huge sale including Whitby and Newcastle
Northern Rail is flogging thousands of tickets for £1 through its 'Low Fare Finder' to and from locations including Newcastle, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Sunderland
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Pontins' decline from angry guests 'taking it out on staff' to closing parks
Staff at Southport Pontins in Merseyside were reportedly let go via text on Wednesday, weeks after Prestatyn and Camber Sands Pontins were closed in the run up to Christmas
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Man on meat-only diet says he's mastered cooking steak in hotel rooms
Paul Saladino is committed to the meat-only diet - despite widespread pushback from much of the medical community - meaning he has to work out how to maintain it while travelling
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UK passport falls in global rankings and could be set to tumble even further
The UK passport has tumbled in the Passport Index by Arton Capital following Brexit, trailing behind European Union member countries such as Germany, France and Poland
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Hidden village so beautiful it inspired J.R.R Tolkien for Lord of the Rings
Lauterbrunnen, located in the Jungfrau region of Switzerland, inspired J.R.R Tolkien during a hiking trip when he was just 19-years-old to such an extent that he based the Elven land of Rivendell on it