There’s a host of new travel hotspots for 2020 – from a resurgent Sri Lanka to deepest Cornwall

As another year draws to a close, it’s time to spin the globe and think about where we might travel in 2020. The good news is the choices have never been better, as airlines launch new routes, destinations stage major events, and hotels and tour operators create original and enticing experiences. This year the Foreign … Read more

The holiday guru solves traveller queries about Sri Lanka and travelling alone as a pensioner

Q. We’ve booked a holiday to Sri Lanka. What will happen if we cancel? Mary Wilson, via email. A. Abta, the trade body for UK travel agents, says: ‘Customers who are due to travel imminently to the island on package holidays will be offered options of deferring their date of travel, transferring to another destination … Read more

TV star Laurence Fox goes cold turkey (almost) at the Barberyn retreat in Sri Lanka

The month began with gin, and it wasn’t long before strange, melancholic headaches became a regular feature. By the third week of this particular month (I’m not saying which), things needed to change. That’s how I find myself at the Barberyn retreat and spa in Beruwala, an unfussy little town on Sri Lanka’s west coast, … Read more