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Simon Calder: Foreign Office seeks to enlighten travelling fans

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Think twice about drinking in Poland: "You can be taken to a drying-out clinic, where you'll be medically assessed and not released until sober. You will be required to pay the cost of any overnight stay."

Euro 2012: Meet the pub boar, visit Chernobyl... and maybe even watch some football

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Never mind the pub bore – meet the pub boar. A Ukrainian bar with a porcine pet is one of the startling recommendations from the Foreign Office in its advice to England football fans heading for the Euro 2012 tournament next month.

Travel Agenda: Vamos Cuba; The Attwater; Salt; Rota Vicentina; Quentin Blake; Neilson

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The holiday

Open Jaw: Where readers write back

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

48 Hours in San Francisco

My Life in Travel: Prue Leith, cookery writer, television presenter and restaurateur

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

First holiday memory?

Simon Calder: Scotland's new gateway to the Orient - Thurso

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The schedule sorcerers of Peterborough have been busy. "Iran has finally introduced a passenger service on the line from Bam to the city of Zahedan," says the June edition of the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable, compiled at the travel firm's HQ in Cambridgeshire.

Beach breaks are most popular holiday type, says survey

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:29:01 GMT

Beach breaks are still the most popular type of holiday but tourists are less satisfied with them than with some other types of trip, according to a Which? magazine survey.

Welcome hosts to be given a regular slot at Heathrow

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Unpaid welcome hosts will become a regular feature at Heathrow, the airport's owner has revealed.

Business as usual despite strike, says Stansted

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:25:06 GMT

Passengers were advised to check in as normal at Stansted Airport today despite the first of a wave of strikes by ground staff in a row over rosters.

Games visitors face four-hour airport wait

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:01 GMT

Passengers travelling to the London Olympics could face four-hour queues at airports, the head of the UK Border Force admitted.

Get me out of here: Austria, Barbados, Las Vegas

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Now: Lap up lakeside views and mountainous scenery in Austria this summer. Thomson has a week's stay at the Strandhotel Margaretha, on Lake Wolfgang, for £485pp, including flights from Gatwick to Salzburg on 9 June and transfers. (thomsonlakes.co.uk).

Deals of the week: Lille; New Forest; Med cruise

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Less than £200: Cresta Holidays has a three-night break in the French city of Lille for £155pp. The package on offer includes travel on Eurostar from London St Pancras on 30 July and B&B accommodation at the simple but central Comfort Hotel Opera (crestaholidays.co.uk).

Postcards from the veg: check out these gourmet destinations

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

What's the attraction?

If your idea of meat-free food is lentil casserole it's time for an update – vegetarian cooking has gone gourmet. National Vegetarian Week (nationalvegetarianweek. org) culminates with Bristol's VegFest this weekend (vegfest.co.uk), teaming cookery demos and comedy with live music.

Ryanair to appeal Aer Lingus ruling

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Ryanair said its lawyers will go to the Supreme Court to appeal yesterday's ruling that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can launch an investigation into the budget airline's 29 per cent stake in Aer Lingus.

The 10 Best cycling events

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Norwich 100 – 27 May

£19.50, ind.pn/norwich100

You can choose between a 100-mile, 50-mile or 25-mile ride on this route, which skirts the Broads and winds its way through olde-worlde Norwich.

Austria, Barbados, Las Vegas

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Lap up lakeside views and mountainous scenery in Austria this summer. Thomson has a week's stay at the Strandhotel Margaretha, on Lake Wolfgang, for £485pp, including flights from Gatwick to Salzburg on 9 June and transfers. (thomsonlakes.co.uk).

Deals of the week: Lille, New Forest, Med cruise

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Cresta Holidays has a three-night break in the French city of Lille for £155pp. The package on offer includes travel on Eurostar from London St Pancras on 30 July and B&B accommodation at the simple but central Comfort Hotel Opera (crestaholidays.co.uk).

Postcards from the veg

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

What's the attraction?

Get good value from a flight to Australia. Plus, can I have a refund on my Greek holiday?

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Q. My husband and I are complete novices at long haul, but are travelling to Perth, Australia, later in the year. The cheapest deal seems to be with British Airways, stopping at Singapore. Have we chosen wisely? Iris Saich

Sweden's City Airline cancels all flights and files for bankruptcy

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:22:45 GMT

A Swedish airline that served the UK has cancelled all flights and filed for bankruptcy.

Swedish airline City Airline cancels all flights and files for bankruptcy

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:22:45 GMT

A Swedish airline that served the UK has cancelled all flights and filed for bankruptcy.

Hollywood's former holiday destination of choice to vanish from tourist map

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

More than 100 years after it was created by a flood – and following decades of environmental degradation – California's once-famous Salton Sea is six weeks from falling off the tourist map, thanks to the state's fiscal crisis.

Bank holiday walkout for Stansted

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Baggage handlers at Stansted have announced a strike during the jubilee bank holiday.

Budget airline Ryanair unveils record profits

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:10:24 GMT

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary unveiled record profits for the airline today but admitted it is unlikely there will be a repeat performance this year.

Heathrow hits back at government in blame game over queues

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The new man in charge of the UK's borders faces a grilling from MPs this week as further evidence emerged of bungled planning over staffing levels.