Luxury travel agent lifts the lid on what it’s like to plan vacations for the mega rich who splash out $500,000 for ONE trip – as she reveals the go-to destination of this summer

by David Hibbins | Apr 28, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A luxury travel agent who plans vacations for the world’s most elite clients has detailed what it’s like to organize lavish trips for the ultra wealthy – and the destination hotspot of the summer. Over a decade ago, Jaclyn Sienna India founded...

The best traditional pubs in Britain: As the Good Beer Guide turns 50, our pick of the best boozers with lip-smacking pints – and rooms to match…

by David Hibbins | Apr 28, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Brilliant beers and superior slumbers seldom go hand in hand. Usually, from Devon to Dumfries, you have to make a choice between a pub with pleasant rooms upstairs but a tedious selection of lagers on tap, or a hostelry which has top-notch regional tipples but lacks...

Pictured: The best 25 beaches in Europe for 2024 according to Tripadvisor, from DORSET to Portugal via Cyprus. Which one would you put on your bucket (and spade) list? Vote in our poll…

by David Hibbins | Apr 28, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Brits don’t have to book an expensive long-haul flight to enjoy a world-class beach.As this Tripadvisor ranking of the top 25 beaches in Europe makes clear.The list is drawn from the 2024 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches. And...

Will charging day trippers £4.30 give Venice back its magic? Inside the City of Bridges as the notorious Access Fee is introduced, with locals describing the measure as ‘daylight robbery’

by David Hibbins | Apr 27, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Thursday was a special day in Venice. It was not only the feast day of the city’s patron saint, St Mark. It was also the first day of its notorious Access Fee.This new measure, introduced by the Mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, requires all day-trippers to pay €5 simply for the...

You’ve been eating corn on the cob all wrong! Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals that gnawing away at the vegetable ‘like a woodland critter’ is an absolute no-no

by David Hibbins | Apr 27, 2024 | Latest Travel News

You’ve been eating corn on the cob all wrong. But then, it is a notoriously tricky vegetable to eat, so it’s no surprise.But fear not, because expert tutelage on the etiquette of eating it is available courtesy of that Merlin of manners, William Hanson.He...