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
Travel expert and journalist Simon Calder recommended four European destinations to visit in 2024 during a recent interview with BBC Breakfast. According to the travel guru, Portugal, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania are a must-visit this year and “very cheap”. He said: “In Western Europe, it has to be Portugal, and in Eastern Europe, Bulgaria – … Read more
Tokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish list for Americans. But many travelers are looking beyond those mainstay cities for trips in 2024. Interest in major Asian hubs, off-the-beaten-path locales in Europe and other … Read more
IF all you want for Christmas is a little winter sun, then we have got it sorted. All the major holiday companies have got tempting deals to fly you off to warmer climes from Tenerife to Thailand and Turkey too – and they will have you on a plane as early as New Years Eve. … Read more
SAVVY families are taking advantage of kids going back to school later in January by booking a cheeky New Year getaway. With the new term for many starting on January 8, one travel agent has seen a 101 per cent rise in family bookings compared to last year. 1 Zoe Harris of On The Beach … Read more
Portugal’s Socialist Party (PS) chose Pedro Nuno Santos to lead the party in the next parliamentary elections following the resignation of Antonio Costa. The former infrastructure minister — backed mainly by the left wing of the progressive party — won the PS election on Saturday against Interior Minister Jose Luis Carneiro with 62 percent of … Read more
A dog barked from somewhere down the hillside, and as we reached the walls of the old city, our car wheels started to spin out. “Well, you wanted to get off the beaten path,” my husband said. The walled city of Óbidos in Portugal. Photo: Shutterstock We parked the car on the side of the … Read more
A Ryanair flight travelling from the UK to Morocco was forced to make an emergency landing in Portugal after a pilot reportedly fell ill. The low-budget carrier heading from London Gatwick to Morocco on Tuesday (Dec. 5) was forced to divert to Faro Airport in southern Portugal’s Algarve region, triggering a red alert, according to … Read more
