Rome Airport is first to be awarded 5 stars for Covid safety by Skytrax, with Heathrow awarded 3

Rome Airport is first in the world to be awarded five stars for its coronavirus safety measures by respected rating agency Skytrax, with Heathrow, Malaga and Nice awarded three The Covid-19 ratings involve Skytrax audit teams physically visiting each airport  The Rome audit was conducted over three days in September  Skytrax said at Rome Fiumicino, … Read more

Thomas Cook relaunches as an online travel company

Thomas Cook relaunches as an online travel company after the brand name was bought for £11million by a Chinese firm The 178-year-old travel company collapsed last September with 9,000 job losses Chinese firm Fosun Tourism Group acquired the Thomas Cook brand for £11m The new version sells holidays online and on the phone but does … Read more

The 2021 Sony World Photography Awards reveals stunning early entries

From big surf to big cats: The stunning early submissions in the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards Organisers of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021 have offered a glimpse at some of the entries so far They include a powerful shot of a lion, a charming image of a penguin and an epic Icelandic mountain  … Read more

Visit Haworth – the moorland village where Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights

Book me in: Classic tales and pie and ale in the Yorkshire moorland village where Emily Bronte wrote the classic novel Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte spent most of her short life in the moorland village of Haworth, where her Irish father was curate Bronte Parsonage Museum houses the table where she wrote wrenching love story … Read more

Travel: Passenger jets could soon be flying in formation like birds to save fuel

Airliners could reap fuel savings of up to 10 per cent — along with a corresponding decrease in emissions — by flying in formation like birds, Airbus has revealed. The concept — which the European aerospace firm has dubbed fello’fly — will see planes fly relatively close behind each other, so the trailing craft can … Read more

Save on the cost of train travel, from getting a railcard to splitting long-distance journeys 

Revealed: How to cut the cost of train travel, from joining the railcard revolution to splitting tickets on long-distance journeys Most railcards cost around £30 a year and can cut off-peak fares by a third  Splitting tickets is perfectly legal and a number of websites offer advice on it   Two-for-one fares are also available on … Read more

British Airways eVouchers to cruise holidays – the Holiday Guru solves Covid traveller queries 

‘How do I apply for a British Airways eVoucher?’ The Holiday Guru solves coronavirus-related traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:45 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 13:45 BST, 15 September 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he offers advice on cruise holidays and British Airways … Read more

Countdown’s Susie Dent reveals the oddest-named place she’s ever visited

Checking in… Countdown’s lexicographer Susie Dent reveals the oddest-named place she’s ever visited and why New York is her favourite foreign city By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 10:46 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 10:47 BST, 15 September 2020 Countdown’s lexicographer Susie Dent checks into our travel Q&A This week Countdown’s lexicographer Susie … Read more

The New Inn in Gloucestershire reviewed by the Daily Mail’s Inspector

An Inspector calls… at The New Inn in Gloucestershire, revamped by a brand that wants to ‘bring a bit of London to the countryside’ The New Inn is housed in a honey-coloured building in Coln St Aldwyns, a beautiful honey-coloured village It has undergone a revamp – by the Baz & Fred brand – in … Read more

Meet Craig Foster, the human star of amazing new Netflix film My Octopus Teacher

Mr Miyagi from The Karate Kid, Professor Keating from Dead Poets Society, Dumbledore… there have been many great on-screen teachers. Now an octopus joins their ranks, thanks to a new Netflix documentary – My Octopus Teacher. It’s a fascinating, beautifully scored – and at times deeply moving – account of how filmmaker Craig Foster formed … Read more