‘I think I’ve found the worst hotel in the world’: Race Across The World’s Alfie Watts films his stay in a property called the ‘Alcatraz of Budapest’ – and finds a KNIFE down the side of the bed

by David Hibbins | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest Travel News

It’s a hotel so terrible that it even shocks hardened globetrotters.Officially, it’s called Muranyi 50 City Rooms, but it’s known locally in Budapest as ‘Alcatraz’.And Alfie Watts, the winner of BBC1’s Race Across The World, was...

Revealed: You can now stay the night at Chester Zoo in a luxury lodge and wake up next to the animals – but it doesn’t come cheap, with stays costing from £775 per night

by David Hibbins | Feb 5, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Chester Zoo has unveiled luxury lodges that will enable visitors to stay the night on the site for the first time – and wake up right next to the animals.But stays don’t come cheap, with packages starting from £775 per night.Called The Reserve, Chester...

Asian elephant gives birth to adorable baby calf after 20-month pregnancy

by David Hibbins | Feb 4, 2025 | Latest Travel News

An Asian elephant has given birth to an adorable baby calf following 20 months of pregnancy.Thirty-year-old elephant Rose-Tu finally gave birth on Saturday as the Oregon Zoo in Portland welcomed its newest addition.The calf appeared to be a 200-pound (90-kilogram)...

AI’s shocking views of how Europeans see Americans based on their state

by David Hibbins | Feb 4, 2025 | Latest Travel News

An AI was asked to create images of what Europeans think the average American from different states looks like – and the results are shocking.According to the tech, Europeans hold racist and sexist stereotypes about Americans, and generally see people from...

What happens when you try to hide on a cruise ship, according to crew members (and people who’ve tried it!)

by David Hibbins | Feb 4, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Cruise ships are gigantic – like mini floating cities. This gives some cruisers an idea – hide at the final stop and go again. But what happens when they try this?Reddit member ‘heavyflute4’ was very interested to know the answer, and asked the forum:...

Inside the luxurious Bavarian spa resort that has welcomed Boris Johnson – who swam in the lake – and Joe Biden (who had a massage)

by David Hibbins | Feb 4, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Enveloped in the steamy waters of Schloss Elmau’s Japanese onsen (a traditional oriental thermal bath) heated to a precise 40C (104F), with a backdrop of the snow-capped Bavarian Alps, I consider who had been here first.David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Barack Obama...