All news on the topic: Holidays

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Passport officials handed £2.1million in bonuses as delays wreck holiday plans
Almost 10,000 bonuses were given to passport officials last year despite 360,000 people waiting longer than they should have done to get their documents, ruining travel plans
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Woman furiously defends right to recline seat as airplane bust-up sparks debate
An shouting match erupted on an aeroplane recently after a woman was incensed that the passenger behind her wouldn’t let her recline - and now the debate has spilled onto social media
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Hotel goers horrified after man shows how to open room safe without the code
A travel-savvy TikToker has gone viral for astounding his followers with a hack that proves hotel safes aren’t as safe for your valuables as you think - but not everybody agrees with what he has to say
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Mexico and Thailand amongst cheapest long-haul breaks for Brits
Mexico, the USA, Cuba, Thailand and the Dominican Republic are just some of the cheapest long-haul holiday destinations that need to be on your radar this winter
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'I lived the dream getting paid to travel the world but it made me so unhappy'
Lauren Juliff spent years travelling to more than 100 countries, earning money as a travel influencer and getting to visit many dream destinations across five continents
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'We're in our Dink era - we go on holiday every month and have weekend lie-ins'
Hillary Bowles and her husband, Logan, from Charlotte, North Carolina, are currently child-free and in their "DINK era" - which allows them to enjoy spontaneous date nights and lie-ins
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Brits set to give summer the cold shoulder and flock to 'out of season' resorts
Over the next 12 months UK travellers are increasingly planning to jet off for overseas beach and city breaks in May, June and October due to the cost of living squeeze and increasingly hot summers
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'Mini Venice' where tourists enjoy cafes and boating on canals without crowds
Brits looking for a destination with all the romance of Venice but not the crowds and high prices have the perfect option with a charming village that also has canals
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'I spent £9,000 on 12 holidays in a single year - everyone should travel more'
Consulting analyst Mel Anyamene has jetted away with friends and family - and spent £8,300 so far on the holidays to Malaga, Dubai, Lisbon, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, Miami, Nigeria, St. Lucia, Grenada and Cyprus
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Solo traveller warns others to 'tell three lies' when they meet strangers abroad
Monica, a travel influencer, has shared the porkies she tends to deploy when meeting men during her trips, and encouraged other solo female travellers to do the same
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Brits still raring to go on holiday despite cost of living and airport chaos
A new Travel Confidence Index out today reveals 61% of Britons are confident about going overseas, despite climate change, wildfires, cost of living crisis and airport chaos
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Couple sue posh hotel after 'wife drinks water with "deviant" employee’s semen'
In the holiday of nightmares, a woman says a bottle of water she was given by a hotel had been ejaculated in by one of its employees. Now her and her husband are suing the Ritz-Carlton hotel
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Picturesque seaside town that's popular with walkers - and attracts the stars
The tiny fishing village of St Abbs, located an hour's drive from Edinburgh, is famous for its sweeping views out to the North Sea - and features in movies as well as music videos
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British tourist moans 'too many Spanish people' ruined her Benidorm holiday
Freda Jackson said she 'cried' at the end of her two-week trip to the popular holiday destination, and said Spanish people should go somewhere else for their holidays
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Biggest airline complaints and what to look out for to avoid being ripped-off
Consumer champion Martyn James is looking into how airlines are treating passengers unfairly, with the biggest complaints suffered by passengers revealed
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Tourist plunges 30ft to death as glass-bottomed walkway shatters beneath them
A person died and three were injured when the popular Geong Bridge in the Limpakuwus Pine Forest in Indonesia broke earlier this week. A police investigation has been launched
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Terrifying video shows moment black bear attacks security guard in hotel
A security guard was attacked by a bear in a five-star hotel on Monday - and now the bear behind the attack has been euthanised. A frightening video shows the attack
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Fire drama as P&O cruise passengers evacuated after mobility scooter explodes
The P&O cruise ship Iona - which went on to join the Verity cargo search - was about to set sail when a passenger's mobility scooter battery caused a fire in the central hub area, leading to an evacuation
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US tourist charged with rape and murder of student thrown into ravine at castle
Troy Bohling is accused of raping a young woman and throwing her down a steep ravine - as well as throwing her friend who was trying to stop him. He is now set to stand trial in Germany
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Cooking and food shopping are Brits' least favourite chores - after a holiday
More than a quarter say that one of the things they miss most after getting home from a vacation is having someone else cook for them, a study has found
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British girl, 17, who sparked urgent search after vanishing in Turkey found
Skyler Watkins, 17, disappeared in the municipality of Fethiye, on Turkey's south-western coast. She has now been found and a family member said it was 'a misunderstanding'
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'I paid to be shipwrecked on a desert island - I felt truly desolate and scared'
Docastaway is a travel company which pays fisherman to take intrepid travellers far out to sea to desert islands, where they are left to fend for themselves for weeks
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World's 'best sustainable holiday' less than 3 hours from UK has amazing beaches
Lonely Planet's travel experts have ranked the most sustainable holiday destinations for 2024, with locations including Spain, Wales, Greenland, Palau and Hokkaido, Japan making the list
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Everything we know on Verity sinking as search stopped with crew still missing
The search for the missing crew of the Verity cargo ship, which sank after a collision in the North Sea on Tuesday, was called off today. A P&O cruise ship had been involved at the scene during the initial rescue
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World's 'emptiest country' is must-visit for 2024 according to Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet has released its list of the best places to visit in 2024, with countries including Morocco, Mongolia, India, Mexico and Chile coming out at the top of the pile