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Uber launches new ‘smart travel’ feature for UK riders that enables them to book EUROSTAR tickets… and the tool will tell them if their flight is cancelled, too The feature is called ‘Uber Travel’ and is ‘set to turn Uber into a smart travel app’ It will ‘make travel to the Continent a door-to-door experience … Read more
If British holidaymakers want the best prices on a school summer break in Europe, they should make a beeline for Sunny Beach in Bulgaria, an annual report has revealed. In a ranking of 16 popular European resorts, it was found to be the place where Brits will see their pounds stretch furthest, while the Turkish … Read more
Good call: Mini parasol for mobile phones unveiled to stop them from overheating and keep screen glare to a minimum The mini parasol is available through the Tesco Mobile website until August 4 Searches for ‘how to keep phone cool’ have risen 17 per cent in the past month Amazon recorded close to 80,000 searches … Read more
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: the rush to rent a beach hut for the holidays. Beach huts are in high demand this summer for staycationers who want to rent one for a day, … Read more
It’s not quite worthy of a Tom Cruise movie, but fascinating nonetheless. A new video reveals the impressive facilities at United Airlines’ recently opened flight training school at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Arizona. It’s called the United Aviate Academy and boasts a fleet of 25 Cirrus SR-20 series single-engine training planes, dormitories for trainee pilots, two swimming … Read more
Author Howard Jacobson recalls his travel adventures, revealing how he was nearly shot by a cop in New Mexico (and nearly shot again when he revealed he was English) By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 13:55 BST, 20 July 2022 | Updated: 13:55 BST, 20 July 2022 Howard Jacobson checks into our travel … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled the cabin for its new A330-900neo aircraft, which features a brand-new top-tier seat called the Retreat Suite, billed by the airline as ‘the most spacious suite in [its] history’. MailOnline Travel was invited to have an exclusive lunch in it and discovered that it has the air of game-changer, not least … Read more
By gross tonnage, these behemoths are the five biggest cruise ships on the high seas: 1. WONDER OF THE SEAS – ROYAL CARIBBEAN Launched in 2022, the record-breaking ship has a gross tonnage of 236,857, and measures 362m (1,187.8ft) in length and 64m (210ft) in width. With 2,867 staterooms, she can carry 6,988 passengers at … Read more
The pandemic has had an enormous effect on tourism, including a dramatic change to Britons’ bucket lists, as new research reveals. The study analysed the top 20 foreign destinations for Britons in 2019 versus 2022, with the pre-lockdown era dominated by Spain and the post-lockdown era seeing a strong showing by Greece, but with the … Read more
As superyachts go, this one is quite a catch. Behold the ‘Mako’, which has a design inspired by the mako shark, the world’s fastest species of shark – capable of hitting speeds of 46mph. The 120m- (394ft-) long vessel, designed to ‘pierce through the waves’, is ‘inspired by the elegance and performance of the mako … Read more