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Sunday, april 20, 2025
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Floating homes and Michelin meals: This new cruise promises a permanent holiday
• 2:04 PM
5 min
Crescent Seas’ high-dollar, high-seas residences are the latest development in luxury cruises.
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New Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train to cut journey time from 10 hours to three
• 12:11 AM
5 min
Portugal is also planning a new airport near Lisbon to improve connections to the city.
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Wednesday, april 16, 2025
Travellers have been bathing at this spa town for 3,000 years. What's it like in 2025?
• 2:34 PM
11 min
The five-star resort and nearby natural hot springs in Saturnia have become one of Italy’s most iconic wellness destinations.
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Travel warning: Bringing European meat and dairy products into the UK could land you a €6,000 fine
• 2:01 PM
3 min
Even products which are packed or packaged, or have been purchased at duty free are off limits.
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Climbing, collecting rocks, going off-trail: Tourists accused of trashing Tenerife’s Teide Park
• 6:10 AM
5 min
The tension follows hunger strikes in 2024 in protest of mass tourism in Tenerife.
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Tuesday, april 15, 2025
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Give back while you travel: Fiji’s ‘Loloma Hour’ invites visitors to help protect paradise
• 2:32 PM
5 min
Whether you’re planting coral or learning to cook, Fiji wants your holiday to have a bigger impact.
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Facial recognition and phone-based boarding passes: Why the future of flying could be paperless
• 2:04 PM
5 min
Several airports and airlines are already testing biometric boarding and paper-free check-in procedures.
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A bird's eye view of some of Warsaw's architectural highlights
• 1:27 PM
1 min
Kolejkowo Warsaw is a living city on a scale of 1:25. The Warsaw Towers exhibition, covering 1,000 square metres, allows visitors to discover the Polish capital from a new perspective.
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İstanbul’s creative renaissance: contemporary art and sustainability in the cultural capital
• 12:40 AM
1 min
In this episode of Explore Türkiye, we uncover how İstanbul’s contemporary art scene fuses heritage with innovation, from major museums to artists like Deniz Sağdıç reshaping creativity and impact.
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Is it safe to travel to Lanzarote? Latest advice after Storm Olivier sweeps through Canary Islands
• 12:16 AM
4 min
European governments have updated their travel advice for tourists in the Canary Islands.
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Sunday, april 13, 2025
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Is Norway introducing a visitor tax? Here’s all we know about its proposal to tackle overtourism
• 3:01 PM
4 min
Norway is experiencing a surge in arrivals as holidaymakers seek cooler climes.
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Rattlesnakes, rocks and a Rolex: The weirdest things left behind in unclaimed luggage
• 2:31 PM
9 min
The contents of suitcases can be baffling to behold.
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Hiking in Cinque Terre this spring? Be prepared for footwear checks and one-way systems
• 2:01 PM
5 min
The Cinque Terre park authorities brought in a ban on open or smooth-soled footwear like flip-flops in 2019.
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Thursday, april 10, 2025
New competitors could slash Channel Tunnel rail fare by 30 per cent in the next 15 years
• 2:30 PM
10 min
A new report forecasts a drop in Channel Tunnel rail fares of nearly a third as new operators enter the market.
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Europe’s top rail operators and routes for a dog-friendly adventure across the continent
• 2:01 PM
12 min
Plenty of rail and cruise companies now accept pets, meaning you can take a trip without worrying about crates or cargo holds.
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Wednesday, april 9, 2025
Barcelona to create special selfie zone to curb tourist chaos at Sagrada Familia
• 2:00 PM
4 min
Until recently, Plaça Gaudí had been exploited by tourists for a TikTok trend that caused considerable disruption.
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You’ll need to book via app to visit these spectacular beaches in Sardinia this summer
• 12:14 AM
6 min
Sardinia has capped the number of holidaymakers that can visit its famous beaches this summer.
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Tuesday, april 8, 2025
UK and Spain travel warning: Airport and hotel strikes expected to cause disruption this Easter
• 4:26 PM
4 min
Holidaymakers with flights from the UK and hotels in Tenerife should prepare for possible disruption.
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Italian rail operator reveals €1bn investment to tackle Eurostar monopoly
• 2:48 PM
3 min
Eurostar currently holds a monopoly on routes between mainland Europe and London, but competitors are closing in.
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Some airlines are banning power banks on flights. Here’s what travellers need to know
• 2:00 PM
5 min
The aviation industry’s heightened caution around power banks comes after several incidents of fires caused by malfunctioning batteries.
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LGBTQ+ travellers forgo trips to the US as gender rules on passports change
• 5:01 AM
7 min
Trump’s new policies have created uncertainty for travellers as US immigration authorities may now require documentation showing ‘sex at birth’.
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Italy fines Roman Colosseum ticketing agencies €20m for practices that forced tourists to pay more
• 12:16 AM
3 min
Ticketing agencies made it almost impossible to purchase standard-price entry to Italy's most popular tourist attraction.
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Monday, april 7, 2025
US tourist arrested in India for trying to make contact with an isolated tribe
• 2:58 PM
5 min
Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, a 24-year-old YouTuber, is facing charges after he tried to contact the Sentinelese people who live on the off-limits North Sentinel Island.
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From European sleepers to California’s Amtrak: This rail tour takes you around the world in 100 days
• 2:22 PM
4 min
With only 12 spots available, travellers wanting a place on this rail adventure need to be quick.
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Sunday, april 6, 2025
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Thursday, april 3, 2025
Seat reservations on Spanish trains just got easier for Interrail and Eurail passholders
• 2:35 PM
9 min
Holders of Interrail and Eurail passes have long lamented the hoops they have to jump through to reserve seats on Spanish trains, but all that’s about to change.
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ETIAS scams: Everything Brits need to know about EU travel as ETA launch causes confusion
• 2:02 PM
8 min
With new travel rules come new scammers attempting to part you from your money.
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DiscoverEU: How to get one of the EU’s 36,000 free rail passes for young people this summer
• 9:32 AM
7 min
All you need to do is answer six questions and you might be in with a chance of a month-long free rail pass.
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Wednesday, april 2, 2025
Eurostar rivals given ‘green signal’ for cross-Channel trains: What could it mean for passengers?
• 2:04 PM
7 min
Breaking Eurostar’s monopoly was never going to be easy, but a handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen.
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UK ETA travel permit: British dual nationals flag issues with application system
• 1:46 PM
4 min
Confusion has arisen for UK citizens who don’t have a British passport because theirs is expired, lost, or they were never issued with one.
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What is the ETA? European travellers need €12 entry permit to visit the UK starting today
• 6:58 AM
8 min
Read our full guide to the UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): who needs it, how long it's valid and how to apply.
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Tuesday, april 1, 2025
Nervous flyer? These airlines have dedicated support programmes and in-flight apps
• 2:31 PM
5 min
Turbulence, screaming children and randomly allocated seats are most likely to make passengers feel uncomfortable.
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Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa and nearby town evacuated due to volcanic eruption
• 12:54 AM
6 min
Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik.
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Monday, march 31, 2025
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Cyprus is funding desalination plants for hotels to tackle tourism's water shortage woes
• 4:03 PM
3 min
The government will provide €3 million of funding over the next two years to help hotels build their own desalination plants.
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‘We expect respect’: Bali cracks down on ‘naughty’ tourists with strict new rules
• 3:01 PM
4 min
Bali’s mayor has warned that some transgressions could be met with legal consequences.
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At least six dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt's Red Sea
• 11:23 AM
1 min
The vessel went down on Thursday after setting off from the harbour in the tourist promenade area in the coastal city of Hurghada.
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‘Fundamental for tourists’ trust’: Why Italy is cracking down on fake hotel and restaurant reviews
• 6:01 AM
9 min
Italy’s new rules aim to tackle both mistaken and malicious reviews by requiring proof of a visit and banning incentives for positive comments.
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Wednesday, march 26, 2025
Ryanair launches ‘Prime’ subscription service for frequent travellers. Is it worth it?
• 3:10 PM
4 min
While subscription services might save travellers money, they are also a way to persuade more people to fly - which is bad news for the planet.
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Europe's travel strikes: Flight and train disruption you can expect in 2025
• 3:00 PM
5 min
Our travel guide is updated as soon as a new European strike is announced.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, no threat to residents
• 10:33 AM
2 min
Kilauea ramped up its surface activity on Tuesday when lava began pouring out of a vent in its caldera.
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Tuesday, march 25, 2025
Monday, march 24, 2025
The European tube: Inside the project to launch a continent-wide rail system
• 3:37 PM
11 min
21st Europe’s Starline network plans to connect 39 destinations in European countries - with lines reaching the UK, Turkey and Ukraine too.
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Off the rails: Night train from Berlin to Brussels will stop running at the end of March
• 3:00 PM
3 min
Passengers can still travel between Berlin and Brussels on an overnight train using the European Sleeper.
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Heathrow defends response after substation fire grounds flights for 18 hours
• 12:43 AM
6 min
The fire's impact raised concerns about the resilience of Britain's energy system to accident, natural disaster or attack.
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