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Plans have been unveiled to allow people to ascend to the top of the Forth Rail Bridge by the time of its 125th anniversary.Two options have been put forward to turn the biggest grade A listed st ...

A new report has suggested that while EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey novel is popular among travellers, it is also the book that is most likely to get left behind when they vacate their hotel room ...

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a warning to British holidaymakers about the perils of not doing your research before travelling.It says that every year people are issued with f ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit has listed its top ten most liveable cities in the world, with Melbourne, Australia heading the queue.The list is compiled on the basis of a broad criteria, which are u ...

Holidaymakers heading to destinations in Europe will find their pounds won't stretch as far this year, with sterling down 9% against the euro compared with August 2012. If you go to the burea ...

The government has come under fire for increasing the cost of booking holidays thanks to its Air Passenger Duty (APD). APD is a controversial charge levied on carriage from UK airports which, acc ...

The leader of a political party in Australia has claimed Kevin Rudd, the prime minister, told airport workers not to refuel his plane in order to gain a political advantage. Clive Palmer, who is ...

Zurich Airport has topped a list of the world's best airports for catching connecting flights.The German hub was praised for its on-time departure and arrivals, logical layouts, efficient security ...

The Zimbabwean tourism minister wants to create a Disneyland-style complex at the Victoria Falls. Walter Mzembi has said he plans to spend $300m (£193m) building hotels, entertainment parks ...

It's quite a line-up: Prince William manning the controls, comedian David Walliams leading the cabin crew and chef Jamie Oliver working in the galley.And according to 2,000 Brits, this role call o ...

An animal charity is trying to trace the Dutch owner of a ferret that was discovered in an aircraft hangar at Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group in Cambridge on Sunday (25 August). It is believ ...

One in ten holidaymakers has jetted abroad with the wrong currency in their wallet, according to a new survey. While this might seem like a silly mistake to make, much of the confusion arises in ...

Normally when you book with Flybe you aren't required to list your hair colour, but for one flight only that departed Inverness today (30 August) bound for Amsterdam the entire crew and passengers ...

A group of beachgoers has been labelled 'irresponsible' after sparking a major rescue operation. The revellers were holding a beach party near Barra Airport in the Outer Hebrides when the ...

Holidaymakers have been warned to take care when booking holidays via email after a Briton was conned out of £4,000 by fraudsters. Peter McConnell from Hastings thought he was in direct con ...

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced a host of new attractions that are set to excite holidaymakers booking trips to the USA in 2014. The theme park company, which has locations acro ...

It's one of the main questions when deciding where to book a holiday: to staycate or vacate? But according to a new infographic, there's only one answer: a staycation. The graphic, which ...

The wife of the rock star Ted Nugent was arrested last week after trying to board a plane with a handgun in her bag. Shemane Ann Nugent, 51, was taken into custody at Dallas/Fort Worth Internatio ...

Improving rail links to all of London's airports would help relieve the pressure on Heathrow, the London Assembly will argue today (2 September). According to the Telegraph, research conducte ...

Cyprus' foreign minister has moved to reassure tourists that the island won't be used as a 'launching pad' for attacks on Syria. Although the popular island lies around 100 km off ...

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