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San Francisco city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop

With a colourful political history, big-scale bridges and peaks and an international food scene, Cali’s cultural city packs in a lot, says Ali Wunderman

Are ‘energy positive hotels’ the green future of accommodation?

Natalie Paris Time to savour: A taste of slow travel on Somerset’s new food trail

How Rotterdam’s climate-adapted architecture is putting it on the map

Race to the sun

These destinations have scrapped all travel restrictions

More than a dozen destinations have ended all Covid-related travel rules

Which holiday destinations still require a pre-travel Covid test?

These vacation spots still demand a PCR or antigen test - even if you’re vaccinated

Travel to Europe: Current passport expiration rules

Do I have to wear a mask on my flight?

How many months do I need left on my passport before I travel?

Simon Calder

Adventure charity with royal connections closes down

Ryanair fares increase 18-fold in a week as half-term approaches

Missed the 6.03am to Glasgow? Next train is tomorrow, says ScotRail

Simon Calder to answer your travel questions live

City guides

How to spend a day in Dublin’s coolest neighbourhood, the Liberties

Santa Fe, New Mexico city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop

The ultimate guide to Bangkok

How to spend a day in trendy Poblenou, Barcelona

The ultimate guide to Grenoble, France’s ‘capital of the Alps’

How to get under the skin of Mexico City’s coolest neighbourhood, Roma

Trendwatch

The hottest travel trends of 2022

In a new travel trends column, Lucy Thackray digs into the types of trip, modes of transport and top buzzwords to watch out for in the year ahead

Trendwatch: When solo travel met the ‘Great Resignation’

Mystery trips: Why the jet set are now paying to go ‘anywhere’

How Nordic wines became the latest trend for savvy travellers

Sustainable travel

Airlines have met just one of 50+ climate targets set in past 20 years

London City Airport aims to become capital’s first net zero airport

Sustainable living

Will 2022 be the year sustainable travel goes mainstream?

Sustainable living

The green guide to visiting Prague

UK

Best boutique hotels in Brighton 2022 for location and design

Alton Towers tickets: How to get the cheapest prices in 2022

New Forest spa hotels for a relaxing countryside break

Best theme parks in the UK for hair-rasing rides and rollercoasters

Best new hotels in the UK and Ireland that opened this spring

Europe

Sustainable living

Large and on charge: How to drive to Italy and back in an electric car

How to take an Art Deco tour of northern France

What lies beneath: Exploring Lake Lucerne by submarine

Lucy Thackray An easy, breezy island-hopping tour of Greece’s Ionian islands

Asia

Sustainable living

How to plan a sustainable tour of Thailand

10 of the best hotels in Tokyo

Ten reasons to visit Kyrgyzstan

Sustainable living

An eco-cruise along Vietnam’s Mekong River