Global Oceania Cruises voyage lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY 

Revealed: Global cruise from San Francisco lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY The 2023 odyssey on Oceania Cruises ship Insignia will start from San Francisco The itinerary includes more than 60 Unesco sites and 20 overnight stays  Insignia’s 684 berths, some of which cost £74k, were snapped … Read more

Global Oceania Cruises voyage lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY 

Revealed: Global cruise from San Francisco lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY The 2023 odyssey on Oceania Cruises ship Insignia will start from San Francisco The itinerary includes more than 60 Unesco sites and 20 overnight stays  Insignia’s 684 berths, some of which cost £74k, were snapped … Read more

Adventurer Jordan Wylie paddleboards 1,477 miles of UK coastline and runs a marathon on his day off

After adventurer, author and former soldier Jordan Wylie rowed solo, unsupported and unarmed across the most dangerous body of water on the planet – the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (aka the Gate of Tears) – he described the 13-hour 42-minute voyage, from Djibouti to Yemen and back, as ‘the toughest thing I’ve ever done’. And at … Read more

Ryanair ‘jab & go’ commercial banned by UK watchdog and labelled ‘misleading’ and ‘irresponsible’

Ryanair ‘jab & go’ commercial banned by UK watchdog and labelled ‘misleading’ and ‘irresponsible’ after triggering the third-biggest volume of complaints for an ad of all time The ads, which ran in December and January, triggered 2,370 complaints  The ASA carried out a fast track inquiry into the airline’s TV ads  Ryanair said its advertising … Read more

The 20 major countries people struggle most to locate on a map, with over half unable to find Canada

Indonesia is the hardest major country to place on a map, according to a study. In a survey, participants from around the world were asked to pinpoint countries on an interactive map and a ranking of the top 20 countries people struggled to find was then drawn up. Indonesia came top of the ranking with … Read more

The Holiday Guru tackles Covid travel refund issues and offers tips on booking a getaway to Ithaca

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he offers advice around refunds from easyJet, Eurotunnel – and more.  Q. We visited Kefalonia in Greece in 2019 and were intrigued by the neighbouring island of Ithaca. We want to book a package this summer. Any tips? Lisa Smith, Norwich, Norfolk. … Read more

JetBlue to launch London flights this summer using long-range Airbus A321 planes

In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more

JetBlue to launch all-business-class flights to London this summer

In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more

UK holiday homes: Prices are higher than last year but these beauties are worth paying a premium for

One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off. With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside … Read more