Best travel Black Friday deals 2025 for cheap flights, holidays, hotels and cruises
Book your next trip now with these Black Friday savings from the likes of Expedia, Emirates, British Airways and more

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Book your next trip now with these Black Friday savings from the likes of Expedia, Emirates, British Airways and more

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Book your next trip now with these Black Friday savings from the likes of Expedia, Emirates, British Airways and more

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Duffy’s latest comments come after he rolled out a new campaign encouraging people to act and dress nicely during air travel

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Across the U.S., it’s beginning to look, and smell, a lot like Christmas — artisanal stalls framed by twinkling lights are selling delightful gifts and the tempting aromas of mulled wine and bratwursts are wafting through the air

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Four flight attendants and one passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution, American Airlines said

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Exclusive: Unlimited rail journeys are available for £7 per day – or even less for under-28s and 60-plus passengers

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The trapped lithium battery raised safety concerns in the cabin
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Rival group may still have the chance to deliver expansion – but opponents call plan ‘act of national self-harm’

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A third runway could allow airport to expand to 150 million passengers a year, nearly double the current scale

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UK tour operators have reported an increase in solo traveller bookings, primarily among older women
Do you enjoy holidaying alone, unencumbered by demands from family, friends or partners?
If so, you are part of a growing number of women opting to go solo.
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From handmade gifts to enchanting light trails, these are the cities that offer more than just shop stalls at their festive fairs

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The Alicante region is renowned for its rice and seafood dishes. Less well known is that its restaurant scene has a wealth of talented female chefs, a rarity in Spain
I’m on a quest in buzzy, beachy Alicante on the Costa Blanca to investigate the rice dishes the Valencian province is famed for, as well as explore the vast palm grove of nearby Elche. I start with a pilgrimage to a restaurant featured in my book on tapas, New Tapas, a mere 25 years ago. Mesón de Labradores in the pedestrianised old town is now engulfed by Italian eateries (so more pizza and pasta than paella) but it remains a comforting outpost of tradition and honest food.
Here I catch up with Timothy Denny, a British chef who relocated to Spain, gained an alicantina girlfriend and became a master of dishes from the region. Over a fideuá de mariscos (seafood noodles, €20), we chew over local gastronomy. “For me, Alicante epitomises the Mediterranean – for rice, seafood and artichokes,” he says. “But there are curiosities, too, like pavo borracho.” Tim explains that so-called “drunken turkeys” are cooked in vast amounts of cognac plus a shot of red wine and eventually emerge as a hefty stew, perfect in winter.
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On a trip to Legoland in Billund, Robin McKelvie finds creativity and familial connection
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The ‘world’s happiest country’ contains a fascinating array of cities and national parks

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A third runway could allow airport to expand to 150 million passengers a year, nearly double the current scale

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The highlight of the expansion is the brand-new World of Frozen, which features a life-size recreation of the kingdom of Arendelle

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Here’s where to shop the best Black Friday travel deals – with major savings on holiday packages, attraction tickets and summer getaways

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Across the U.S., it’s beginning to look, and smell, a lot like Christmas — artisanal stalls framed by twinkling lights are selling delightful gifts and the tempting aromas of mulled wine and bratwursts are wafting through the air

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The Air Arabia journey takes 7h 50m in a narrow-bodied jet with no inflight entertainment nor alcohol

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A long weekend in a resort in the Italian Dolomites is everything skiing should be, says Josie Clark

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How to ensure everyone enjoys a multigenerational break

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Angela Hui checks into this serene lakeside escape in Kakheti, the heart of Georgia’s wine country

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Exclusive: As regulated rail fares in England are frozen, we investigate the cost of train travel across the continent

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