Passport holders in seven countries facing new ‘visa bond’ fee to enter US
Payment of the bond does not guarantee a visa will be granted

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Payment of the bond does not guarantee a visa will be granted

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Stays at the Grade II-listed Jacobean farmhouse start from £1,547

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Customers were offered meals and hotel accommodation as a result of the rescheduling

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Flights across Europe have been cancelled, while travellers by rail and road face severe disruption

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Yearning to dust off your snow boots or relax in some far-flung winter sun? Here are some holidays to inspire travel in the final month of winter

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The Man Who Pays His Way: I predict a social media scramble on hacks to dodge the charges

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Tokyo may be better known for its bright lights and busy streets, but Niki Cottrell finds a hotel rich in history and culture in a quiet corner, offering a unique contrast to the city’s constant hum

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On a running pilgrimage in the land of my forebears I was blown away by the scenery – and even more so by the warmth of the people
As a long-distance runner, I had always wanted to use running as a means of travel, a way to traverse a landscape. I’d heard of people running across Africa, or the length of New Zealand, and the idea of embarking on an epic journey propelled only by my own two legs was compelling. I had just turned 50, and some might have said I was having a mid-life crisis, but I preferred to envisage it as a sort of pilgrimage – a journey in search of meaning and connection. And the obvious place to traverse, for me, was the land of my ancestors: Ireland.
Most summers as a child, my Irish parents would take us “home” to Ireland, to visit relatives, sitting on sofas in small cottages, a plate of soda bread on the table, a pot of tea under a knitted cosy. Having been there many times, I thought I knew Ireland, but, really, I knew only a tiny fragment.
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Notorious for saving up her annual leave, six months pregnant Zoë Beaty checks in to one of Turkey’s most opulent resorts to see if she can learn to surrender to uninterrupted, unadulterated rest

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In countries such as Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, you can soak in warm mineral-rich waters

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