Winter travel

<p>Praia Da Falesia, near Albufeira, Algarve</p>

Best last-minute holiday deals for February half-term

10 best European city breaks – and where to stay this winter

A complete travel guide to seeing the Northern Lights

12 best ski resorts across Europe for 2022-23

From Andorra to Austria, Colin Nicholson shares his top recommendations for where to get your snow fix this winter

Eight best ski resorts you can travel to by train from London

Environmentally friendly, more luggage room and killer views? Reaching the mountains by rail is where it’s at, says Iain Martin

Stays in the UK

Bikepacking Norfolk’s Rebellion Way on a two-wheeled adventure

The greener version of backpacking is the latest travel trend to hit UK shores. Emily Woodhouse tries it out on a brand new trail

Northern Ireland

Why Belfast should be your next cultural city break

England’s best foodie hotels

Is this underrated seaside town the new Brighton?

12 places you won’t believe are in England

Best hotels in Cornwall for location, comfort and style

10 best wild swimming spots near London

Best hotels in West Sussex for 2022

On the water

UK hotels

More UK hotel reviews

Latest travel

How to bag cheap winter sun in Hurghada

Tightening your belt when it comes to travel as the cost of living crisis bites? Consider swapping big-name European beach destinations for north Africa, suggests Andrew Eames

Meet the slow travellers choosing trains and buses over planes

Best beach holidays to book for 2023

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Travel questions

Simon Calder How do I know the 90-day rule is logged accurately?

How to avoid main line rail closures and travel from England-Scotland

Airlines and Eurostar make cancellations amid France general strike

City guides

How to spend a day in Harlem, New York City’s soulful, historic ’hood

The ultimate guide to Basel, Switzerland

The ultimate guide to Bari, Italy

The ultimate guide to Annecy, France

The ultimate guide to Nashville

48 hours in: Turin

Trendwatch

The top travel trends for 2023

Expect ferries, sleep pods and virtual reality hotels to loom large on this year’s cutting-edge travel landscape, says Lucy Thackray

Blank canvas: The remote tented camps springing up all over the globe

Trendwatch: Why hotels are axing traditional check-in times

Adventure travel

The rise of ‘adventures on our doorstep’

Sustainable travel

Dream rail trip advice from the expert on sleeper trains

Sustainable travel

How holiday accommodation is getting greener

UK’s ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’ refuses to fly to compete in Australia

Sustainable travel

Sustainable skiing: a low-impact, high-fun train trip to Andermatt

Europe

Best hotels in Florence 2023 for culture and comfort

Abandoned Spanish train station transformed into luxury hotel

Phantom of the Opera ‘phans’ can stay overnight at Paris opera house

Best romantic city break destinations in Europe

Americas

FAA system outage causes chaos with passengers left in the dark

American woman with broken hip billed $78k for flight home from UK

TSA raising fines after finding record number of guns in carry-ons

How the US elections ‘pardoned’ Joe Biden

Asia

Best hotels in Bangkok for location and comfort

The ultimate guide to Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern creative hub

Sri Lanka’s cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

Renju Jose Australia to speed up purchase of sea mines to deter Pacific threat