Holidaymakers

Top 10 items you pack when going abroad, TUI River Cruises reveals

Are you packed and ready to go?

Travel gear deals: luggage, pillows, organisers and more from £5

Glamping on wheels: The 10 most unique campervans you can rent today

A British travel company has been forced to close down, cancelling all future holidays. (Photo: Balkan Holidays Summer/Facebook)

Balkan Holidays announces its shutting down in blow to travellers

Ditching the traditional method of booking flights and holiday getaways can go a long way via easyfundraising.

Holidaymakers use little-known trick to avoid new tax on Spanish getaways

Half of holidaymakers have tried to recreate foreign cuisines at home

Stuck for travel inspo? Take this quiz to find your next destination

A fire in a transformer in Nestles Avenue, Hayes, west London, which means Heathrow will be closed all day on Friday, March 21

Heathrow fire: How to share your travel story

Credit card customers spent £430.5 million on getaways between December 2024 to February 2025

Holidaymakers use winter months to plan and book holidays, study shows

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UK tourists get break from £6 euro-visa fee as delays push ETIAS back

Over three-quarters of holidaymakers do some sort of fitness activities on holiday

Fitness travel is predicted to be the key holiday trend of 2025

Sykes Holiday Cottages is on the lookout for its first ever UK Short Break Tester who will get the chance to enjoy a selection of staycations for free in 2025. (Photo: Sykes Holiday Cottages)

Enter this competition - and you can win staycations for free in 2025

I took my family to meet Santa in the Scottish Highlands

Robert Connors and family, from Rotherham.

Nightmare holiday ends in hospitalisation with E.coli poisoning

Sharm El Sheikh: Swap snow for Red Sea with special offer at Christmas

Krakow: Most booked destination of 2024 - and how to book

Jet2holidays winter sun: The best destinations to brighten your mood

Luggage savings on suitcases and backpacks during Amazon Big Deal Days

Samsonite stands out in the best Amazon Prime Day luggage bargains

Tips for holidaymakers to be savvy with cashback offers

Get up to 50% cashback with these sneaky holiday hacks

I stayed a beautiful, peaceful property in the Cornish village of Praa Sands - and I would highly recommend staying here for your next break-away. (Photos: Cornwall Hideaways/Isabella Boneham)

A peaceful Cornwall holiday stay close to sandy beaches - take a look

A popular beach in Tenerife is now closed to holidaymakers after high levels of bacteria were detected in the sea. (Photo: Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Popular holiday beach bans swimming

I stayed in a studio perfect for a summer holiday getaway in Cornwall where the beach was right on the doorstep. (Photo: Isabella Boneham/Sykes Cottages)

The perfect stay in Cornwall with the beach on your doorstep

Holidaymakers could face huge fines for taking vapes to certain destinations. (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The countries that ban vaping and could see holidaymakers fined

The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for Vietnam as UK holidaymakers face having their passports “seized”. (Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Travel warning as Brits face 'passport seized'

Tourist hotspots in Europe have been evacuated due to extreme storm warnings. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Tourist hotspots in Europe evacuated

Holidaymakers queue at the doors of the Villa Romana hotel in Salou, Spain at 7.55am, on August 7, before making a chaotic dash for the sunbeds.

Watch: Tourists sprint from queue to claim best sunbeds at hotel

Tourists race to get sunbeds after queuing for pool to open.

Watch: Tourists race to get sunbeds after queuing for pool to open

A warning has been issued to holidaymakers heading to Spain as a deadly virus is surging. (Photo: Getty Images)

Deadly disease surges in holiday hotspot

Phishing scams to watch for this summer. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Tourists warned to watch for these cyber scams this summer

Grab a bargain holiday in Stella Gardens

easyJet holidays' deals of the week

Domino’s launches new travel-sized dip for holidaymakers

Uber Yacht is coming to Ibiza this summer. Photo: Uber/ Hope and Glory

Uber users can book their own private yacht this summer

Altamura Vodka that has now launched in the UK

Italian vodka praised for 'no gimmicks' reminded me of Russian secret

The south east region of France is most impacted by the outbreak. (Photo: Pexels, Pierre Blaché)

Warning to UK tourists over severe gastroenteritis outbreak in Europe

Prescription drugs including codeine could land you in trouble if you take them abroad. (Photo: Pexel, Karolina Kaboompics)

The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

Ice cream.

Watch: UK’s worst holiday park and tips for travelling on a budget

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The best current accounts and credit cards for holidaymakers

The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for European country Slovakia due to a “new terrorism risk”. (Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro)

'New terrorism risk' in European country

Jessica Bird, 27, a nurse from Thrybergh, Rotherham, and her retired grandmother, Cynthia Davies, 86, from Sheffield, who joined the MV Ventura in Southampton for a family 10-day voyage that would include stops in Santander and Lisbon.

Nurse, 27, hooked up to ECG after falling 'seriously ill' on cruise

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Police were sent to the scene after a body was found near More Hall Lane, Sheffield. Photo: David Kessen, National World file picture

Tragedy as body found in countryside near Sheffield beauty spot

Burglar branded “not the sharpest criminal” - left DNA on gin bottle

A community in Sheffield will celebrate the life of 11-year-old Elemie Wainwright, who's life was cut short following a road traffic collision.

Schoolgirl who died in fatal collision to be honoured by community