travel update
- Europe
Shorter journeys and €10 tickets: 5 brand new European train routes
Taking a holiday on rails just got more appealing with these new train routes launching in Europe in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT…
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European ferries: The best and worst value services
ADVERTISEMENT As the end of the year approaches, thoughts begin to turn to plans for next summer and a welcome…
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Mexico set to increase cruise ship passenger taxes to fund the army
Cruise holidays to Mexico will get more expensive as one of the world’s busiest ports plans to add a passenger…
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Paris joins Barcelona in Airbnb crackdown: Will it mean less crowds?
Paris is one of the most popular places in Europe to rent an Airbnb, with 95,000 rentals available. ADVERTISEMENT Paris…
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Travel chaos at London’s Gatwick airport after terminal evacuated
Trains to and from the airport are cancelled. ADVERTISEMENT Part of the UK’s second-busiest airpoort has been evacuated after police…
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France travel disruption likely this winter due to train and plane str
Strikes in France have been unusually quiet this year, but that’s all set to change in November and December. ADVERTISEMENT…
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When will the ETA launch? UK’s border system could face delays
Europeans will be required to have an ETA for travelling to the UK from April, with applications opening up in…
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Is this airport’s 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs ‘inhumane’?
The airport’s CEO says hugs lasting longer than three minutes are “really awkward”. ADVERTISEMENT Airports and emotional farewells go hand-in-hand,…
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Chaos grips Italian rail network as Rome’s hubs wake up to blackout
Thousands of passengers are stranded and dozens of trains face delays and cancellations after a ‘failure’ on Wednesday morning. ADVERTISEMENT…
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Spain overtourism: Why are villagers blocking zebra crossings?
In northwestern Spain, villagers blocked zebra crossings to protest too many tourists – but ended up causing a huge traffic…
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