Last-minute family getaways for February half term
Filed under: Family holidays Off The Map Travel Escape dreary February and go on a family getaway to remember this half term. Here are 12 ideas for last-minute sunshine and snow... Great getaways for...
View ArticleRevealed! Europe's best spa hotels
Filed under: World travel Latest research from Tripadvisor suggests that almost a quarter of us are planning to take a spa trip this year. And for anyone planning a pampering break, they've helpfully...
View ArticleLewis Hamilton buys private jet to keep his long-distance love alive
Filed under: Travel News PA Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has splashed out £20million on a private jet to make it easier to spend time with his girlfriend, Nicole Scherzinger. The Daily Mail...
View ArticleThe London Dungeon has a frightful car boot sale
Filed under: Travel News PA After scaring tourists in London's Tooley Street for the past 38 years, the London Dungeon is on the move - and thrill-seekers are flocking to buy all the people-scaring...
View ArticleBest of British: 15 brilliant hotels for kids
Filed under: Family holidays Travelling with children doesn't have to mean constantly conjuring up new ideas to keep them excited. Let the hotel do it for you! Check in to a hotel made for kids to...
View ArticleBeijing beats the smog by selling "fresh air in a can"
Filed under: Travel News PA Beijing is full of smog - and until now the only hope of avoiding it has been to wear a face mask. But one Chinese entrepreneur believes he has found another solution: by...
View ArticleWin! A family break at the Marwell Hotel in Hampshire
Filed under: Travel News We've teamed up with Marwell Hotel in Hampshire to offer one lucky AOL Travel user the chance to win a two-night bed and breakfast stay for a family of four, worth £320!...
View ArticleTourist captures incredible pic of waterspout tornado in the Mediterranean
Filed under: Travel News Solent A holidaymaker has managed to capture an amazing picture of a waterspout tornado off the coast of Bastia, Corsica. Isabelle Filippini, who's based in Paris, was visiting...
View ArticleThis week's best deals: Croatia, Stockholm and Turks & Caicos
Filed under: Travel News Sail Croatia's islands from just £288 per person Sail Croatia (0800 193 8289) is offering seven-day Navigator Cruises around Croatia from just £288 per person (saving £30)....
View ArticleAbandoned rare tiger cubs make public debut in Kent
Filed under: Travel News, UK travel PA Two rare Siberian (or Amur) tiger cubs who were hand-reared after their mother abandoned them have been introduced to an adoring public. Five-month-old cubs...
View ArticleDuchess Kate and Prince William jet off to Mustique for winter holiday
Filed under: Travel News Getty The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have jetted off to the Caribbean island of Mustique to soak up some winter sun. Wills, Kate and her mini baby bump will be relaxing in...
View ArticleTen hotels made from weird things
Filed under: World travel Capsule Hotel, Netherlands Hotels made from salt, concrete pipes and trams? You won't find a place more unusual than these to spend the night... Ten hotels made from weird...
View ArticleVideo of the day: The Northern Lights over Iceland
Filed under: World travel Vimeo This time lapse video captures beautifully the essence of both the Northern Lights and one of Iceland's most incredible regions: the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon....
View ArticleWacky ways to travel the world
Trains, planes and automobiles are so last century. Get a new perspective on the world from the back of a donkey, a horse-drawn caravan, a pair of snow shoes, er... and lots of other things besides......
View ArticleAnd the UK's most un-romantic place is...
Filed under: Travel News, UK travel PA Scunthorpe, the 'Industrial Garden Town' of North Lincolnshire, has received the dubious honour of being crowned the UK's most unromantic destination in a new...
View ArticleSecret Croatia: A tour of North Dalmatia's national parks
Filed under: World travel, Croatia Krka National Park/Roshina Jowaheer Thought Croatia was all about the beaches and billionaires partying on yachts? The national parks of North Dalmatia are still...
View ArticleTen undiscovered villages for proper escapes
Filed under: World travel Soglio, Switzerland. Rex Fancy going somewhere completely different this year? A holiday doesn't have to mean staying in an overpriced, over-visited tourist hotspot: get off...
View ArticleYou looking at me? Amazing pic captures alligator's creepy red eyes
Filed under: Travel News Larry Lynch The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition always unearths an array of magical snaps. And Larry Lynch's pic of a sinister-looking...
View ArticleTen things to do in Rotterdam
Filed under: Short breaks Rotterdam Marketing/Marc Heeman Retro, artsy and architecturally wonderful, Rotterdam is a city often overlooked by travellers to Holland who head straight for the museums,...
View ArticleVideo: what happens when you do a U-turn in Naples
Filed under: Travel News Driving in an Italian city is not one of the most relaxing things to do. Narrow streets, traffic jams and impatient drivers are just a few of the things that might put you off....
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