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Six in ten Brits have a special trip in mind that they hope to take - and spend an average of four years planning their 'dream holiday', research has found

Emily Allen said she made the 'painful decision' to turn back home from Heathrow Airport after a section of her passport ripped after she allegedly placed it in a self-check-in machine

Emily Allen was due to travel to Corfu in Greece with her husband and two kids, only to be blocked from boarding the British Airways flight at Heathrow Airport because of her passport

Ryanair, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, Royal Air Maroc and Qatar Airways have all featured in a list of the airlines with the highest numbers of lost bag cases over the past four years

Ross McDonald, from Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire is now recovering in hospital after falling from a balcony in Benidorm, Spain while celebrating his birthday with his dad and friends

Karain Eketone and his wife Susan were enjoying a 13-day cruise with P&O for their 25th anniversary when he was ran over with a boat during a snorkelling trip off the coast of Fiji

Absolutely nobody will be surprised this happened on a bank holiday Monday when 3,049 flights were due to depart UK airports, and a further 3,054 flights scheduled to arrive

An issue with NATS air traffic controlling system has led to mass delays across the UK on Bank Holiday Monday, with British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair flights among those impacted

According to both Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis and Admiral Travel Insurance, not mustering the energy to book travel insurance directly after you've secured a holiday can be costly

Carol Jepson fears her and her husband will be stranded in Zante after they dropped off a motorbike - Carol is warning others about 'hidden clauses in insurance policies'

Blake Gibb, from Adelaide, was travelling with two pals in Bali, Indonesia when he got in a horrible accident which left him needing to be put in a coma and then flown home to Australia for more treatment

Beloved mum Lauren Wood travelled to Turkey to undergo cosmetic surgery - but with devastating consequences. After suffering a large embolism, Lauren passed away in the intensive care unit.

Many holidaymakers maybe heading away on breaks without being fully covered by their insurance provider despite having policies which seem fairly comprehensive

Top consumer rights expert Martyn James explains what you need to know about how to get money back if your summer holiday goes wrong

Julie Kilburn has told how her 11-year-old son Vinnie was not allowed on an easyJet flight back home from Turkey after having broken his leg and being on a stretcher

A travel insurance firm has issued a warning about booking holidays to destinations including Corfu, Rhodes, Sicily and parts of Croatia after wildfires broke out there

The holidaymaker, who usually lives in Perth, Australia, was visiting Gili Air in Indonesia when he began to suffer traveller's sickness, most commonly known as "Bali Belly" - but a doctor's visit ended up costing AUD$700 (£367)

The Travel Association - best known as ABTA - has told British holidaymakers with trips to Corfu, Rhodes and other Greek destinations this week what action to take

UK holidaymakers are being told to flee to safe areas as the raging wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes continue to spread, but what rights do holidaymakers have?

Monaco tops the list of most expensive when it comes to hosptial costs - with an average of £2,400 per night, according to research

The summer holidays are here but Brits are being urged to check their travel documents following a study that found over 250,000 holidaymakers could be turned away at the airport

The organisation, formerly known as the Association of British Travel Agents or ABTA, has offered travel tips including making sure passports are valid for your travel dates

More than 12,600 flights to Europe could be at risk each day as air traffic controllers walk out over pay and rotas, with destinations including Spain and Italy likely to be hit

Gen Z have never packed a foreign phrase book or used a traveller's cheque - and many poke fun at older adults for doing so

Jack Heathcock, 21, a nursing student originally from Redcar, Teesside had been on a 'dream summer holiday' backpacking around Thailand with a couple of pals when the horrific accident happened