The hill I will die on: Parisian waiters are not rude – they’re just badly misunderstood | Helen Massy-Beresford
After living here for years, I can see through that old stereotype. My tip: if your server is not full of bonhomie, w...
EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since CovidThe start of the peak summer season is ...
The secret lives of flight attendants: ‘British passengers always drink like they’ve never drunk before’
Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, a...
‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks
Svetlana Grković says she grabbed her husband’s legs while was ‘outside up to his chest’ for two minutesRyanair passe...
EasyJet Holidays’ ‘spa’ resort was lacking an on-site spa or gym
We booked the £1,070-a-week retreat because of the facilities, but when we got there they were a round-trip awayLast ...
Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland as Starmer seals £5.2bn trade deal
Roaming charges also scrapped and trading terms continue for medicines, cars, art, jewellery and other goodsBritish n...
Ryanair has axed its family seating policy – but kids’ fees still add up
The airfare for a baby on your lap could cost more than your own ticket. Here’s how airline charges and travel taxes ...
EU’s ‘unpleasant and dangerous’ border checks need overhaul, says Greek airports boss
Airports have had to use gazebos to shield passengers from sun as they wait to be processed, says Alexander ZinellThe...
A brilliant and bonkers day out: how art and spectacle transformed a former Durham mining town
Bishop Auckland is abuzz with culture and family fun, thanks to the vision of Auckland Palace’s owners – and the new ...
‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes
GVI shuts down without refunds for students booked on volunteer programmes with overseas conservation projectsUK stud...
EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’
Officials admit new post-Brexit EES system is ‘not perfect’, as airports and airlines voice fears over delaysThe EU h...
Ryanair warns of summer ‘queue chaos’ at EU airports over fingerprint checks
European Commission invites air industry to urgent meeting to discuss concerns over new entry and exit systemBusiness...
What is the EES and how is it affecting visitors to EU nations this summer?
Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakersTrave...
Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full
Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and ai...
‘Fine for others to pay more’: can Japan attract more overseas tourists while charging them extra?
Japan has ambitious targets to increase overseas visitor numbers, but there are growing concerns about overtourism. O...
Holidaymakers warned over social media scams for fake accommodation
Research suggests travel scams are on rise as experts advise doing some detective work to make sure holidays are real...
My eight-year-old was refused a UK passport
The Passport Office accepted applications for my two other children but refused the youngest with exactly the same do...
Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday
Ten years on, leaving the EU has made life more difficult and costly – here are some of the ways we’ve lost outIt is...
Travel insurance: don’t let a health condition derail your holiday plans
A medical issue can send quotes for cover soaring but it is not worth risking going abroad without a policy“I nearly ...
Early-summer holiday bookings down amid ‘apprehension’, UK travel industry warns
Fears over impact of war in Middle East, cost of living and new EU border checks leading people to book laterBusiness...
Playground no more: Thais sick of badly behaved tourists hail stricter visas
Government cites crime and drunken antics of foreigners as it shortens their stays – with ordinary Thais welcoming th...
‘Cheap’ parking at Stansted airport cost me hundreds of pounds
We left our car at the short-stay car park after paying £66 for a one-week ‘meet and greet’ service I have ended up h...