As Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, it’s not looking rosy for Britons as far as summer holidays are concerned. But there is some good news – Britain is peppered with spell-binding spots they can visit that look like they’re abroad. Some, it might even be said, trump their ‘abroad’ counterpart. Here are 10 breathtaking destinations … Read more
Holidaymakers are at risk of being left adrift without a lifeline should something go wrong on their holidays due to confusion over their rights, an investigation has found. Which? says some of the UK’s biggest travel agents and airlines are giving incorrect information about the cover and protections holidaymakers are entitled to under Package Travel … Read more
The Clash’s hit song Should I Stay Or Should I Go feels eerily appropriate for holidaymakers right now. But with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advising against all non-essential overseas travel, things do not look promising. So is the idea of a trip in July, August or the autumn just wishful thinking? Here are … Read more
The right to roam is sorely missed. Travel has had to be put on hold. But nothing has been harder to live without than our nearest and dearest. We’ve phoned, Skyped, FaceTimed and Zoomed — yet all of us are dreaming of days beyond the lockdown, when grandparents can see their grandchildren and families can … Read more
Anxious holidaymakers are being ‘bullied’ into handing over thousands of pounds for trips that are unlikely to go ahead. Countless holidays have been cancelled since the Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel in March. With no end date in sight, and the Government now looking to enforce a 14-day quarantine period for travellers … Read more
Deep-cleaned rooms, no football tournaments and buffets ‘reduced to a minimum’: Tui reveals its 10-point plan for post-lockdown holidays The plan says that restaurants will have fewer tables but longer opening hours Guests will also be encouraged to check into their hotel room via their phones Food and drinks will be served to guests by … Read more
Back to the future for holidays? Photographs from Butlin’s hey-day reveal Britons enjoying glamorous granny and knobbly knees competition just as millions are told there will be no breaks abroad this year Photographer Barry Lewis captures British holidaymakers at Skegness Butlin’s holiday camp in summer 1982 Images included ‘Knobbly Knees’ competitions and Redcoat entertainers in … Read more
Double blow for borrowers as furlough scheme and mortgage holidays come to an end By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 May 2020 Thousands of homeowners who have taken a mortgage repayment ‘holiday’ because their finances were squeezed by the coronavirus could receive a … Read more
Britons are set for a scorching May bank holiday with temperatures rocketing to 77F (25C) on VE Day as a plume of hot air from the southern Mediterranean wafts across the nation. Today will see the mercury hitting up to 66F (19C) as warmth builds throughout the week, according to the Met Office. Conditions will … Read more
Since we can’t go on holiday – here’s how to bring a bit of holiday into your home. MailOnline Travel asked staff members from some of Britain’s poshest hotels – including The Landmark London and The Lowry in Manchester, as well as a designer and etiquette expert William Hanson – for advice on adding five-star-hotel … Read more