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Selfies with sloths and walking with lions on holiday is unacceptable, says Abta 

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Taking selfies with sloths and walking with lions while on holiday is unacceptable, says Abta The travel body has updated its guidelines to ‘safeguard the welfare of animals’ Other unacceptable practices are feeding apes as well as getting close to orcas Abta is also reviewing its current advice on dolphins in captive environments   By Jennifer … Read more

Ryanair voted worst airline again by Which? with British Airways slipping down the rankings 

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Ryanair has finished bottom of the respected Which? annual airline survey for the seventh consecutive year – with British Airways slipping further down both the long-haul and short-haul rankings. In the consumer champion’s poll, passengers have given the Irish budget carrier the lowest possible rating for boarding, seat comfort, food and drink, customer service and … Read more

Christmas lights map reveals UK’s most festive residential streets from Cornwall to Scotland

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A new interactive map has revealed the locations of the most impressive Christmas light displays in Britain. But the map doesn’t pay any attention to town or city centre displays. Instead, it champions the efforts Britain’s residents have gone to in bringing twinkling festive cheer to their streets. In total, 200 dazzling spots have been … Read more

The French ski resort they said could never work… 60 years later La Rosière is thriving

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They said this French ski resort could never work… but 60 years later La Rosière is thriving (and the pistes never get crowded!) During the Sixties La Rosière’s first ski-lift, called the Poletta drag, opened  Since then, the French resort town on the Italian border has continued to grow And with a 1,900-room Club Med … Read more

The grand castle that doubles as Windsor in The Crown opens its doors to Airbnb guests

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For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more

Driving home for Christmas? The Extra Mile by Sawday’s lists hundreds of lovely roadside UK eateries

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Driving home for Christmas but dreading the meal options on offer from Britain’s network of often miserable, crowded service stations?  Worry not, because a portion of help has arrived in the form of book The Extra Mile, by accommodation guide Sawday’s. It’s filled with delightful places to take a pit stop, from a railway carriage … Read more

YouTube star Casey Neistat films his flight in Etihad’s A380 ‘Residence’ suite

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‘Ridiculous luxury’: YouTube star films his flight in Etihad’s £52,000 A380 ‘Residence’ suite, which has a living room, bedroom and a bathroom with a SHOWER YouTube star Casey Neistat flew in The Residence on a flight from Abu Dhabi to New York  His video of the experience shows how The Residence is nothing short of … Read more

Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the Seville bar named after the city’s most notable dancer

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Olé! It’s Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the tiny Seville bar named after one of the city’s most notable dancers Casa Anselma is deep in the heart of the working-class neighbourhood of Triana It is named after the proprietor who was once a well-known flamenco dancer  Rows of chairs are in front of the dancefloor, with … Read more

TripAdvisor reveals its most booked attractions of 2019 with Rome’s Colosseum No.1

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TripAdvisor reveals its most booked attractions of 2019: The Colosseum is No.1 followed by the Louvre, the Vatican Museums and Lady Liberty, with the Tower of London top in the UK The list was produced following analysis of the site’s 250,000 bookable tours  Other popular attractions include the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower  … Read more