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Ryanair is set to become the first airline to operate fights to and from the Spanish 'ghost' airport of Castellón.
The airport cost €150 million (£107m) to build but has stood empty for four years, becoming a symbol for the country's excess spending before the recession hit.
The airport is located north of the city of Valencia...
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Rail passengers delayed by two minutes or more could be given automatic refunds thanks to a new programme.
The scheme, being trialled on the C2C line in Essex, would force travel companies to pay out automatically for passengers using special travel smartcards, or after paying over the internet, on smartphone apps, or on conventional credit...
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A new hotel in Scotland with private suites, temperature-controlled flooring and a state-of-the-art spa has opened - and it will only be catering for dogs.
Bellslea Hills Pet Hotel and Spa in Ayr is based on facilities in Beverley Hills and Hollywood, and is unlike traditional kennels, staff said.
Rooms cost £29 a day and dogs can make...
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File under: World travel
Singapore's Changi Airport has been named the World's Best Airport for 2015 for the third year in a row.
The state-of-the-art airport was voted to the top position at the World Airport Awards, Channel News Asia reports.
South Korea's Incheon Airport and Germany's Munich Airport were runners-up, coming in at second and third place...
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Nobody wants to think about the possibility that of flight delays when they're travelling. However, one recent study found that in 2014, the total of all delays to flights to and from UK airports added up to 32 years and eight months. So it's important to know what will happen if your flight is running significantly behind schedule - and what...
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Blackpool Pier is facing an uncertain future after being put up for sale for £4.8 million.
The historic attraction is one of three piers which have been put on the market by owners Cuerden Leisure for a collective asking price of £12.6 million.
Blackpool Central Pier - home to the famous 33 metre high (108ft) Ferris wheel and the...
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El Caminito Del Ray, the world's most terrifying walkway, is set to re-open at the end of March - but helmets will be compulsory for anyone daring to try it.
The famous walkway in Spain has been shut for 14 years after five people died attempting the risky route, which and is more than three kilometres long and runs along the dangerously steep...
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The riverside hamlet of Newnham in Cambridgeshire has been revealed as the best place to live in the UK by The Sunday Times.
Pretty Newnham is one of the most affluent areas of Cambridge and is home to several Cambridge University colleges.
It boasts a village atmosphere, academic residents including Stephen Hawking, and is just a few minutes'...
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Did you know that as many as one in ten people have a serious fear of flying?
Some of the worst afflicted suffer from sweating, shaking and palpitations throughout the experience, from the build-up to boarding a flight to the moment they land on the ground again.
Statistics show that you are far more likely die on your way to the airport than...
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We've teamed up with Barton Grange Hotel to offer you the chance to win a two-night break at the Lancashire hotel.
Situated in the heart of the county, the four-star hotel is offering a fabulous prize of a two-night stay in one of its executive bedrooms with breakfast and a three-course dinner with a bottle of house wine on both nights in the...
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Driving to the Alps in the summer is not only romantic but scenically satisfying. The European holiday destination offers more than just skiing - and to show you how beautiful the French mountains can be without snow, we've teamed up with VIP Chalets to offer you the chance to win a week at the stylish Alaska Lodge in Morzine, with ferry crossing...
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We've teamed up with Welcome Cottages to encourage families to make the most of the school holidays this Easter by offering one lucky AOL Travel reader the chance to win £300 towards their next self-catering break.
Welcome Cottages offers a great selection of hand-picked cottages, farmhouses and lodges across Britain. Situated in stunning...
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Photo credit: John Alasdair Macdonald/The Hebridean Explorer
A tourist guide has captured a rare photograph of a meteor streaking across the sky over Loch Ness in Scotland.
John Alasdair Macdonald, who runs the tour guide company The Hebridean Explorer, captured the image on a compact camera near Dochfour at about 9pm on Sunday.
He was just taking some landscape shots and described catching the image of...
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With the opening of the V&A's Alexander McQueen exhibition this spring, we thought admirers of all things beautiful and stylish would appreciate a peak at some of the best designer hotels in London.
So we got together with our friends at lastminute.com to come up with the ultimate list of designer hotels in London. From the edgy Qbic Hotel...
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Holidays in 2015 are set to get bigger and better with the opening of futuristic theme parks, beautiful hotels and exciting new cultural zones hitting the UK and abroad. It's the year to try something different and add an unforgettable experience to your 2015 bucket list. From a surfing park in Snowdonia, to Europe's largest ice cave in Iceland,...
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Is it safe to fly Malaysia Airlines? One year on from the disappearance of MH370 and eight months after the downing of MH17, it's a question that remains on many travellers' lips despite the carrier continuing to fly more than 5,000 passengers on 360 flights per day and air travel being safer than ever.
After the high-profile disasters last year...
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Derwentwater near Keswick, Lake District, March 2015 People all over Britain have been treated to a spectacular display of the Northern Lights, with some sightings reported as far south as Somerset.
The aurora borealis are usually only visible in Scotland, but these images taken in the early hours of yesterday morning (18 March) show some...
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The Tunis museum shooting has struck a severe blow to tourism in Tunisia at a time when bookings among British holidaymakers were escalating.
Holiday companies Thomson and First Choice have cancelled excursions to Tunis for the coming days, while cruise companies could well decide against stopping at the North African country.
UK tour...
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These three meerkat pups are the latest arrivals at Edinburgh Zoo.
They have joined the rest of the animals at Meerkat Plaza and are starting to head outside the burrow into the open air.
Meerkat Plaza was unveiled in April 2014 and the enclosure can be found close to the entrance of the zoo.
The popular animals can make the most of sanded...
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This hotel isn't just the best-value hotel in Britain. It also comes top of the world's best-value hotel Tripadvisor's latest Travellers' Choice Awards.
The Lawton Court Hotel in Llandudno, Wales, was awarded 233 five-star ratings out of a total of 235. Just a stone's throw from the beach, it was singled out for its service, which goes...
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