Former flight attendant reveals the secret codes crew use for passengers they think are hot, find annoying, and more… from HOB to VIP (the version that DOESN’T mean you’re important!)

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

The next time you’re on a plane and you hear the crew refer to you as an HOB, take it as a compliment.But if they call you a VIP, it may not mean they regard you as a ‘very important person’.So reveals Jay Robert, who has worked as senior cabin crew...

Britons rank their favourite cities outside Europe: Sydney is No.1, New York fails to make the top 10 – and Las Vegas comes BOTTOM

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

When asked about the world’s best cities, many of us would look to the bright lights of New York.But the cultural and financial capital of the USA has failed to make it into the top ten best cities in the world.The Big Apple came in 14th place – beaten by...

Couple left stunned after discovering they’re the ONLY guests staying at luxury five-star resort in Mexico – where rooms start at a whopping $1,150-a-night

by David Hibbins | Jan 26, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A couple was left stunned after they discovered that they were the only guests staying at a luxury five-star resort in Mexico.Cameron Jensen headed to Los Cabos earlier this month with his wife for their babymoon, booking a room at the brand new Grand Velas...

CBD oil massages, a Michelin-listed restaurant and villas costing £6,900 a night: Inside The White Lotus’ most spectacular hotel yet as filming of third season starts at five-star Thai resort

by David Hibbins | Jan 26, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The first thing you notice on arrival at the grand, porticoed entrance of the Four Seasons Resort in Thailand’s Koh Samui are the monkeys. They are everywhere – stone monkey statues proffering welcome garlands, cheeky terracotta monkeys giving you the...

The perfect place to stay if you REALLY want to get away from it all: Inside a cosy bunkhouse on the remote Scottish island of Canna (population – 20)

by David Hibbins | Jan 26, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The only time a crowd gathers on the Isle of Canna is for the arrival of the ferry five times a week in summer.Visitors bustle around the pier looking for their hosts like evacuees in wartime.But once everyone is matched up and has gone on their way, peace swiftly...

Holland’s flower powerhouse: It’s difficult to believe, but in a small town near the Dutch capital 19 MILLION tulips and other beauties are traded each day

by David Hibbins | Jan 26, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The volunteer-guide in Aalsmeer’s delightful Horticultural Museum is describing his long, back-breaking life as a lilac grower. ‘I started at 15 and my father died when I was 19, so I had to take over, as the eldest son,’ he says. ‘That’s the way it goes.’His shrug...