How airlines have pushed away their loyal frequent fliers

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Loyalty frequent fliers are quickly becoming a thing of the past as more travelers are growing tired of their trusted airline’s everchanging reward programs, making maintaining their status harder than ever.Many seasoned travelers ditch the cheapest fare for one...

Heathrow security staff confiscated my 100ml gift bottles of rare whisky worth £70 each for a bizarre reason – but left my cheap unlabelled shampoo untouched… Am I the only one who’s suspicious?

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Heathrow security staff have reignited a ‘daylight robbery’ row after confiscating a tourist’s rare, expensive whisky – but leaving her cheap shampoo alone. MailOnline previously revealed how holidaymakers...

Revealed: The sneaky European airports that are miles away from the cities they’re named after

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

It’s the big travel mistake millions of travellers make every year – booking an ultra-cheap flight from the UK to Europe, only to discover that the airport they’re flying to is dozens of miles away from the city it’s named after.The worst culprits, mainly used by...

How plane food is really made: Inside the incredible ‘kitchen city’ that makes meals for the world’s best airline

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Something is not right, apparently. I can’t see what, though. They look perfectly plated and delicious to me.I’m looking at rows of business-class starters in the Doha catering facility that makes food for Qatar Airways flights and my mouth is watering.But...

Should you respond to work emails while you’re on holiday? I’m a career expert and these are the do’s and don’ts for dealing with messages from colleagues while you’re away

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Sun, sea, sand – and a steady stream of emails from colleagues. Should you put down your banana daiquiri and respond?It’s a dilemma millions of workers grapple with when away on holiday, the out-of-office message sometimes proving a flimsy shield and...

I moved from the UK to Montpellier, the ‘Brighton of France’ – here’s why the shopping is better and the French aren’t as rude as you think

by David Hibbins | Feb 22, 2025 | Latest Travel News

If you don’t take no for an answer, then you’re part-qualified for a new life in France.Because, as revealed to MailOnline Travel by UK expat and wine expert Hannah Milnes – who has begun a new life in Montpellier, the regional capital of the Languedoc –...