I’m a travel writer and I recline my seat EVERY time: Here’s why I disagree that leaning back on planes is ‘entitled’. Do you remain upright on a flight? Vote in our poll…

by David Hibbins | May 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Millions of holidaymakers are set to fly abroad this summer and, as with every getaway season, a great divide will open up.On one side – those who think reclining their plane seat is a sin, the purview of entitled folk who don’t care about the comfort of...

Revealed: Lumo plans to launch new rail service between London and Manchester, with stops including Eccles, Warrington and Rochdale

by David Hibbins | May 17, 2024 | Latest Travel News

New train services between London and Greater Manchester could be launched to encourage more people to switch from road travel to rail.Transport company FirstGroup announced a plan to run six return Lumo trains a day between London Euston and Rochdale via Manchester...

Inside the thrilling new sleeper service that whizzes from Brussels to Prague – one of Europe’s dreamiest destinations

by David Hibbins | May 17, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Sitting on the other side of our compartment, our three-year-old daughter cocks her head and twists her face into a Picasso of scepticism as Dutch countryside rattles past our window. I’ve told her that I’m about to flip our seats down into a bed, and...

Is this the end of the great British staycation? Package holiday trips boom as Brits turn their backs on wince-inducing prices at home to enjoy bargain sun abroad

by David Hibbins | May 17, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Britons hoping to beat the cost-of-living crisis can head abroad for a much cheaper holiday this summer as demand for foreign trips surges, MailOnline can reveal today.Seven-day trips for a couple to Turkey, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus are all being offered for...

You’ve been eating afternoon tea all wrong! Etiquette guru reveals the do’s and don’ts, from the ‘royal’ sandwich shape to why the pinkie is NEVER lifted (and the food that, if missing, is ‘tantamount to treason’)

by David Hibbins | May 17, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The afternoon tea was invented by one of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anna Maria Russell, in 1840.Yet despite nearly 200 years of tradition, many in Britain still serve – and eat – afternoon tea all wrong.Luckily,...