MARK PALMER: I’m a travelling Baby Boomer who prefers guidebooks to apps. Here’s what happened when I let TikTok make EVERY decision for me on a luxury city-break…

by David Hibbins | Jan 25, 2025 | Latest Travel News

For many of us, tick tock is still the sound a trusty clock makes on the mantlepiece.But, for billions more around the world, TikTok – strictly with capital Ts – is something radically different and now competes with Google as a search engine, especially among its Gen...

I’ve visited every country in Europe – this is the ‘cute place most people forget about’ and these are the cities I didn’t feel safe in

by David Hibbins | Jan 25, 2025 | Latest Travel News

With 44 countries to choose from, deciding on a holiday destination in Europe can be bewildering.So ease the stress with this guide to the best and worst of the continent by German TikToker Jannis M – who has been to every country on it.Here he reveals why Italy is...

I’m a money-saving expert and here’s why you should ALWAYS turn voicemail off abroad

by David Hibbins | Jan 25, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Nothing brings on the post-holiday blues faster than a huge phone bill incurred by your device secretly racking up charges while you sipped banana daiquiris.To prevent a shock raid on your bank account by your phone provider read on for our top tips on using your...

Inside Virgin Atlantic’s ‘secret-level’ £2,140 business-class seat from Heathrow to JFK – then returning in premium economy. Here’s the verdict, from epic TV screens to a ‘bland’ pie…

by David Hibbins | Jan 25, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Virgin Atlantic has a secret-level business-class seat.It’s called the Retreat Suite and occupies a chunk of real estate at the front of the airline’s swish new Airbus A330-900neos.I tried out a static model of the seat when it launched and described it at...

I said let’s SHUT the windows! Moment safari park visitors’ car is invaded by hungry zebras… before deer AND ostrich join in

by David Hibbins | Jan 25, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Safari parks allow visitors to get up close to exotic animals in the comfort of their own cars.Some even encourage families to feed them from their open windows as they pass through, selling bags of feed.But for Jolie Brancaccio and her friends, their visit to Lake...

From a ‘soulless’ U.S city to a UK seaside resort that takes tacky to a ‘new level’: Travellers reveal the world’s ‘trashiest, tourist-trap’ destinations

by David Hibbins | Jan 24, 2025 | Latest Travel News

They’re kitsch-er perfect!These are the destinations that travellers have been claiming in an online debate are among the tackiest places in the world.  The discussion, on Reddit’s travel forum, was kick-started by user...