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2015 is set to see some of the hottest new hotels of the decade opening in world-class holiday destinations.
If you thought the openings of Shangri-La at The Shard and Andy Murray's Cromlix House were some of the best new hotels of 2014, wait until you see what will hit the hotel world next year. Visitors to Barcelona, Paris and Manchester can...
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How does the song go? "No one's slick as Gaston, no one's quick as Gaston, no one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's" - and, it seems, no one's as good at push-ups as Gaston, as this tourist found out to his embarrassment.
The Disney World tourist, called Blake Pratt, approaches Beauty and the Beast character Gaston and says:...
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Want to know when the next bank holiday is? Check out the handy list from gov.uk below and plan ahead to get the most out of your precious time off.
Friday 3 April: Good Friday
Monday 6 April: Easter Monday
Monday 4 May: May bank holiday
Monday 25 May: Spring bank holiday
Monday 31 August: Summer bank holiday
Friday 25 December: Christmas...
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A four-year-old boy is in a critical condition after nearly drowning in a cruise ship wave pool.
According to CBS News, the boy had wandered away from his mother on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas on Saturday.
He was reportedly swept away in a wave pool for around six minutes before a guest spotted him and removed him.
He was taken to the...
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Basildon in Essex has been named the most affordable town in the London commuter belt.
Reasonable house prices and cheaper train fares are the reasons for its title, according to research carried out by property advisers CBRE.
The town is just a 35-minute train ride into London's Fenchurch street, with a season ticket price that comes in at...
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Would you rather sit next to a screaming child or an overweight passenger on a flight? It seems that most Brits would prefer to be placed beside a noisy youngster for the duration of a plane journey, a new survey has revealed.
Flight comparison website Jetcost.co.uk found that 32 per cent of Britons would least like to be sat next to an obese...
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Qantas has been named the world's safest airline by AirlineRatings.com.
The world's only safety and product rating website awarded the Australian carrier the top spot for its fatality-free record in the jet era.
The remainder of the top ten airlines were revealed in alphabetical order as: Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific Airways, British...
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If your New Year's resolution is to get fit and relax with yoga in 2015, you can go beyond your local community centre by stretching and om-ing in some of the most beautiful corners of the world.
India, Andalusia and Bali are popular destinations for yogis spending a week at a retreat but if you're after something different yet still inspiring,...
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The new King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester has been chosen as one of the world's hottest new attractions for 2015 by travel guide company Lonely Planet.
The £4 million centre has opened following the unearthing of the remains of the king, who died in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
The centre features in a list of 26 of the...
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These incredible ice formations were created when freezing fog descended on a mountain range.
The images were captured by photographer Marko Korosec who travelled to the top of Mount Javornik in Eastern Slovenia and noticed that hard rime had been accumulating in the mountains.
Hard rime is a white ice that forms when the water droplets in...
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So, you're thinking of taking a long-haul trip and don't fancy spending 14 hours squeezed into an economy seat but can't justify forking out hundreds more for the pleasure of business class? Fly premium economy! The middle ground between business class and standard economy is the airlines' answer to affordable luxury in the skies and could be...
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Budget airline JetBlue is attempting to teach flight passengers to be less rude with a series of humorous videos.
The American airline's new #FlightEtiquette campaign hopes to inspire passengers to be more considerate to others by showing them how not to behave on a plane.
The videos show uncomfortable moments on flights, including how to...
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The Foreign Office has warned British tourists to be 'especially vigilant' when visiting Paris following this week's terror attacks.
On its website, the Foreign Office says: "Following the terrorist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and incidents in and around Paris you should be especially vigilant and follow the security advice issued...
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We've teamed up with On the Movies to offer three AOL Travel readers the chance to win a children's animal backpack with a built-in touchscreen tablet.
The backpacks are a must-have when travelling with kids in 2015. Not only are the cute animal character bags roomy enough for all their travel essentials, the On the Movies Backpacks also include...
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This April, the Alton Towers Resort is launchings an Enchanted Village, a captivating hideaway nestled in the woodland next to the Alton Towers Hotel, offering luxury treehouses and enchanting woodland lodges for short breaks. To celebrate the opening of the Village, we're giving away an overnight stay in an Enchanted Village lodge, including...
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Authorities are considering bringing out a 'beware of boars' road sign in the UK after a motorist lost his life when he crashed into one of the animals on the M4 last week.
The new sign would be erected near "infested" areas, as well as barriers to keep boars, which can weigh around 20 stone, off the road.
Transport officials are...
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Usually, when you visit a new country, the rules and regulations make some kind of sense - but we've dug around and found a whole load that don't. Did you know, for example, that there's somewhere in this world that you can be sent to prison for allowing a donkey to sleep in your bathtub? It's also illegal to look miserable in one particular...
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Parts of Britain woke up to a snowy wintry scene on Wednesday - but snow and ice have brought travel chaos, and even a tornado.
One couple's garage was flattened by a twister in Harrow, while there were reports of tiles being stripped from roofs and 'flying' wheelie bins.
Firefighters were called to Grafton Road in Harrow after a tree was...
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Even in the animal kingdom unruly offspring have to be told off - and this leopard taught her cub a lesson it would never forget.
The six-month-old cub was playing on the lower branches of a tree when the mother was roused from her slumber and leapt at her young - swatting him with her paws and leaving him hanging from the branch.
The...
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A new cruise cabin suite is being heralded as the most luxurious cabin ever - being the size of a townhouse and costing £3,000 per night.
The Regent Seven Seas new cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, is to set sail in 2016, and boasts the largest cruise suite ever at 3,875 square feet - bigger than many London flats.
According...
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