Inside the stunning European resort of Quinta Do Lago – with all-year sunshine, luxury hotel and fantastic golf courses

AS we drove up to the Magnolia Hotel in Portugal’s ultra-exclusive Quinta do Lago area,  it felt like we’d stumbled onto the set of Happy Days. It’s got a 1950’s motel theme, with a bright exterior and welcoming flashing lights and the rooms reflected that throwback to yesteryear — but in a good way. 13 … Read more

Ilha Armona is a beautiful Algarve island with hardly any tourists and 30C in April | Travel News | Travel

A little island in the Atlantic is beautiful and gets hardly any British tourists, despite being 30C in April. Ilha Armona is one of a group of five tiny islands off the coast of the Algarve in Portugal. They make up the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa. Visitors can get to the island via a … Read more

How to get 49 days of holiday with just 21 days off – and the 11 destinations to travel to

MAKE your annual leave work harder. With clever planning, you can turn 21 days off into 49 days by maximising the days before and after national holidays. 5 Head to the exotic climes of Mexico for guaranteed sunshine over the May Bank HolidayCredit: Getty Lisa Minot reveals the top timings to book breaks and suggests … Read more