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Channel Tunnel: 30 years of failing to deliver transcontinental connectivity
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThirty years ago Queen Elizabeth II a
Australia’s Qantas agrees to £63m payout over ‘ghost flights’
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailQantas has agreed to pay a penalty of
Plane sailing: Making the most of affordable air travel
Leave it to the last minute and costs are often sky-high, but forward planning can ensure savings can soar It’s no different with holiday prices, which tend t
French airport ranked as most stressful due to crowds and…
The vehicle hire company StressFreeCarRental.com has shared a list of the most stressful airports in Europe that can easily overwhelm visitors.Whilst flights ar
Thirty years on, new EU rules could kill the Channel…
Over three decades, nearly 500 million people and more than 100 million vehicles have passed beneath the waters of the English
‘I visited Croatia – the beaches were beautiful but there’s…
Croatia is one of Europe’s prettiest beach destinations and it’s also a little less crowded than Spain or Portugal.I visited beaches in Split, Dubrovnik and
UK considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers in Rwanda-type…
The government at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers in a Rwanda-style scheme, according to documents seen by Sky News.This
Famous UK seaside town is home to world’s ‘best B&B’
A famous British seaside town is home to one of the world's best B&Bs.Toulson Court in Scarborough was named one of the world's best by Tripadvisor in its a
Airbnb says SNP’s ‘shambolic’ short-term lets policy is scaring tourists…
AIRBNB has said the SNP’s ‘shambolic’ short-term lets policy is scaring tourists away from Scotland.The worldwide accommodation firm says the red tape sha
New £7.4bn airport being built to bring in millions more…
Every year, Thailand attracts thousands of visitors to its shores as people travel great distances to sample its culture, history, and culinary diversity.Touris
16 incredible pictures of Brits on holiday in Benidorm in…
For several decades Benidorm has been host to British tourists who have flocked there since the 1970s and 1980s when package-holiday exploded in popularity in t
10 UK stays that take tranquillity to the next level
The Tawny, StaffordshireBordering the Consall Nature Park, a nature reserve featuring 740 acres of woodland, heath and moor, is The Tawny, a “deconstructed ho
