The world’s 50 best hotels for 2023 named: A luxury Italian property is No.1, Claridge’s in London flies the flag for the UK and Aman New York is America’s top entry

by David Hibbins | Sep 19, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Passalacqua, a luxury boutique hotel on the shores of Lake Como in Italy has been named the best hotel in the world for 2023.It tops the first-ever World’s 50 Best Hotels list, with the towering Rosewood Hong Kong, set in the city’s Victoria Dockside arts and design...

Air France ‘lost’ my suitcase for TWO MONTHS even though my AirTag locator showed it was at the airport (and when I got it back ‘£1,000 worth of items were missing’)

by David Hibbins | Sep 19, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Sarah Waite, 25, travelled from Los Angeles to Athens with a layover in ParisA fuming traveller claims £1,000 ($1,200) worth of items went missing after an airline ‘lost’ her luggage for two months – despite her AirTag tracker revealing that it was...

The do’s and don’ts for cheap train travel around Britain – including the money-saving advantages of buying multiple tickets for a single journey

by David Hibbins | Sep 19, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Plane, train or automobile?For journeys around the UK the train is the most eco-friendly, often the fastest and frequently the most fun. But not always the cheapest. But help is at hand on the money-front, from Dave Price, chief product officer for...

Two holiday planes collide on the tarmac at Palma airport in Mallorca

by David Hibbins | Sep 19, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Two holiday planes crashed into each other on the tarmac of Palma airport in Mallorca this morning. The incident happened at around 9am and caused the wingtip of one of the aircraft to break.It is understood no one has been injured and the operation of the busy...

‘It looks like a mini Balmoral’: The Inspector revels in the splendour of this Scottish Borders hotel, which has ‘sublime’ food, a golf course and a huge spa

by David Hibbins | Sep 19, 2023 | Latest Travel News

From the outside, it looks like a mini Balmoral. Inside, there’s a mix of baronial splendour, smart modern living, sublime food and service, a huge spa with an inside/outside swimming pool, beautiful gardens, golf, parkland.Somehow, you don’t expect to find a...

Would YOU turn your body into a billboard? Austrian festivalgoers received permanent tattoos advertising a public transport pass – in return for a year’s worth of free travel

by David Hibbins | Sep 18, 2023 | Latest Travel News

What would your price be for a permanent tattoo?For some people in Austria – it’s a year’s worth of free travel on public transport, as a controversial campaign for the country’s ‘KlimaTicket’ (climate ticket) revealed.Austria’s KlimaTicket is a 1,000-euro...