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Airbnb to open 200 luxury suites inside New York’s famous Rockefeller Plaza Rental website is taking over 10 floors inside the 75 Rockefeller Plaza building Suites are being designed so guests feel like they are staying in an apartment They will have views of St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building By Jennifer Newton … Read more
The world’s most expensive resort is open for business – and as you might expect, it’s jaw-dropping. But so it should be for $100,000 (£76,800) a night. It’s called Banwa Private Island, and while the price tag is eye-wateringly hefty it does secure guests the entire island. The world’s most expensive resort is open for … Read more
These rare black-and-white images chart the history of one of America’s most short-lived airlines. They show the fleet and passengers of National Parks Airways (NPA), which operated for a mere 10 years, between 1927 and 1937, in Utah, Idaho and Montana. It would eventually capitalise on the boom in Yellowstone National Park tourism and ferry … Read more
Lightning on the African savanna and Hong Kong shrouded in fog: The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest continues to amaze (and there’s just ONE DAY left to enter) Ten more stunning entries to the 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest have been released Budding and established photographers are encouraged to enter the competition – … Read more
Where can you keep four children, quiet? How can you get a free six-day visa for China? And what to do in Jamaica? The holiday guru unravels traveller conundrums Marthinhal Quintal Family Resort in Portugal has something for everyone China offers 144-hour free transit visas to UK passengers arriving by sea or air Montego Bay … Read more
Breathtaking drone footage shows the stunning landscape of Europe’s largest glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland Stefano Tiozzo filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland earlier this year It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres … Read more
My toddler is sitting in a ‘big girl’ chair, with a napkin tucked in under her chin as she munches away on a selection of delicately prepared sandwiches and cupcakes. A member of staff diligently returns to check she’s OK, whether she would like more milk, more food, more anything, and smiles as he picks … Read more
New era for Butlin’s as its Bognor Regis resort’s new £40million swimming pool opens for business, boasting a 24ft-tall helter skelter, a wave machine and beach huts The pool, called Splash, has been filled with over 600,000 litres of water and has space for 1,000 guests Stand out feature is the world’s first helter-skelter water … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
The AA has announced the winners of its 2019 British B&B awards – and there can be no dispute over the loveliness of the gong-baiting lodges. Awards have been handed out in a number of categories, including friendliest, story of the year, unique, restaurant with rooms, breakfast of the year and guest accommodation of the … Read more