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The 50 Best nights under canvas

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:00:42 GMT

The experts:

Rhiannon Batten is a travel writer and camper. She tweets at @rhiannonbatten

Richard Hammon is chief executive of green holiday specialists, GreenTraveller (greentraveller.co.uk)

Alastair Sawday is the founder of Canopy & Stars (canopyandstars.co.uk)

Jo Keeling is the editor of "brilliantly British" Pretty Nostalgic magazine (prettynostalgic.co.uk)

Jonathan Knight is founder and editor of the 'Cool Camping' guidebooks (coolcamping.co.uk)

James Nation is the founder of camping website Campr (campr.co.uk)

Trail of the unexpected: Winnipeg

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison? The answer escapes me as I tuck into another succulent rib doused in smoky chipotle sauce. The menu at Fude – a highly original restaurant in the Osborne quarter of Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg – is full of unusual temptations.

Open Jaw: Where readers write back ... about their favourite A-roads

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

In praise of the A272

Room Service: Gstaad Palace, Switzerland

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

The Gstaad Palace has hosted the well-heeled for 99 years. After a pause of a couple of months after the end of the ski season, it reopens for summer on 17 June. It was back in the 1950s that this fantasy schloss-style hotel single-handedly put a small Swiss farming village on the international map.

My life in travel: Chris Hollins, BBC sports presenter and journalist

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

First holiday memory?

The Big Six: European wine hotels

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

L'And, Portugal

Simon Calder: Plane and train during the reign - not much change

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

Jumbilation at BA, if you will excuse the term. "Jubilee Jumbo to take flight," the airline announced this week. "One of British Airways' fleet of 747s is now featuring a very special emblem to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee."

Travel Agenda: Authentic Asia; Bolivia fast track; Greek warning; Railfest; English Wine Week; Heathrow; Corsica in style

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

Authentic Asia

48 Hours In: Verona

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

Click here for 48Hours In...Verona map

Lonely Planet journey: The Great Wall of China

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

The Great Wall of China, or at least sections of it, stretches from Xinjiang in the far west to the border with North Korea in the east of China. Aside from its obvious awe-inspiring, aesthetic qualities, the wall is also a potent and visible reminder of China's turbulent history.

Traveller's Guide: Montenegro

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

The sun sets over the Bay of Kotor, turning the placid water from blue to gold and highlighting the cream stone of the villages against the granite grey of the high, surrounding cliffs. It is one of the natural splendours that have made tiny Montenegro (population 620,000) one of the most attractive Adriatic destinations. Thanks to improved flight links to Dubrovnik (whose airport is conveniently close to the north of Montenegro) and to the country itself, it is also easier than ever to reach.

Where's hot: The Mediterranean islands

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

The sun might have made a welcome appearance across Britain recently, but with it comes the promise of a dip in temperatures and more rain.

Grotty no more: How Lanzarote upgraded its appeal

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

Of the many myths and legends of the Canary Islands, the most often rehearsed is the story of the existence or otherwise of a mysterious eighth island, called San Borondón. Over the centuries there have been various reported sightings to the west of the archipelago, but whenever sailors tried to approach, a mist descended and the island either moved away or disappeared, according to which account you read.

Travel Challenge: Summer break in Ireland

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:01 GMT

Each week we invite three companies to offer us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a summer trip to the Emerald Isle. Prices are per person, based on two people travelling together. Each includes a week's accommodation and transport from the UK on Monday 11 June.

GIP takes over Edinburgh Airport

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:52:04 GMT

Scotland's busiest airport has formally changed hands following an £807.2 million deal.

Jubilee getaway begins, but airport strikes and the Pope threaten travel plans

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:00:01 GMT

Today marks the start of the busiest travel weekend of the year with an estimated 2.5 million people leaving the UK for the long weekend and the school half-term holiday.

Thomas Cook still upbeat despite debts rise

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Debts are soaring at Thomas Cook, but the stricken travel operator insists it has a bright future.

Wet weather makes April a washout for B&Q as sales plummet

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Sales at the DIY superstore B&Q slumped in April as the wet weather left few people with good reason to buy outdoor furniture or start ambitious plans for the garden.

Stansted Airport strike to go ahead

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:58:19 GMT

Baggage handlers and other ground staff at Stansted Airport are to go ahead with a four-day strike over the Jubilee weekend after talks failed to resolve a row over new rosters.

Get me out of here: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Dominican Republic

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Now... Book by midnight tomorrow, and Bridge the World has a week on the south west coast of Sri Lanka for £819pp, with an all-inclusive stay at the Mermaid Hotel and Emirates flights from Gatwick via Dubai on 13, 14 or 21 June. Bridgetheworld.com

The 10 Best tents

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

{1} FieldCandy

Brand new this year, this top-quality tent looks like an enormous paperback book that's been dropped by a giant. It's even got a rear barcode and brief synopsis. It boasts extra-strong pegs, heavy-duty zips and lockable storage pouches and each tent comes with padlocks, a hammer and a tent peg puller.

£495, firebox.com

Off the rails in Bermuda

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Agreed, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Bermuda Railway are unidentical in scale. One traverses 6,000 miles of the least hospitable terrain in the world; the other tootles for 22 miles through a gently beautiful mid-Atlantic archipelago. Yet when it opened in 1931, Bermuda's line fulfilled the same purpose as Russia's: stretching across much of a nation and binding together communities unconnected by car.

Get ready for a royal good time

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

What's the attraction?

With a bonus bank holiday and hundreds of events taking place across the UK, there's no escaping the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend (2-5 June; thediamondjubilee.org) – all coinciding with half-term. On Sunday, more than 10,000 street parties are being held around the country (thebiglunch.com); and 1,000 boats will form a flotilla on the Thames (thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org), while thousands of onlookers line the route under 23km of bunting. Throughout the long weekend and the rest of half term, there's everything from medieval-themed days out to indoor, outdoor, vintage and modern family days out to choose from.

Sri Lanka, South Africa, Dominican Republic

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Deals of the week: Nice, Lake Como, Dubai

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Less than £200... Travel to the French Riviera before July and you can still get a holiday bargain. Departing from Luton on 17 June, easyJet Holidays is offering three nights in Nice at the Hôtel Relais Acropolis for just £185pp, including breakfast. Holidays.easyjet.com