The 25 ‘most picture-perfect hotels in the world’ in the 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards

It doesn’t get much more insta-worthy than this. These are the 25 most photogenic hotels in the world, ranked in order of gorgeousness in the 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. If your wanderlust has been dormant, these are the properties that’ll stir it up – guaranteed. There are boutique bedrooms in rocky caves, infinitely beautiful … Read more

A night on the cobbles: Coronation Street listed on Airbnb for the first time ever

Coronation Street – home of the hugely popular UK soap – is now available for a once-in-a-lifetime stay on Airbnb. For one night only, the cobbles will be open to two guests, allowing super-fans to immerse themselves in the iconic location and adopt the Rovers Return as their next-door neighbour for the evening as they … Read more

Breathtaking buildings designed by Kengo Kuma presented in an exquisite coffee-table book

A Starbucks made of sticks, a thatched boutique hotel and villas designed to look like pebbles dotted around the landscape. Superstar Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is a master of blending old with new, cutting edge and tradition, to make beautifully simple buildings that speak to the past and the present – and capture the imagination.  … Read more

The Algarve in green-listed Portugal is the cheapest Eurozone destination for British holidaymakers

The Algarve in Portugal is the cheapest Eurozone destination for British holidaymakers this summer. That’s according to the 2021 Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money report, which also reveals that Portugal – one of the 12 countries on the UK government‘s ‘green list’ for travel and accepting Britons from Monday – has earned the highest rating … Read more

From Scarborough to Brighton, England now has more Blue Flag beaches than Cyprus

English and Welsh holidaymakers don’t need a ‘green list’ to experience some of the best beaches in the world – because there are plenty on their doorstep. That’s the message from charities Keep Britain Tidy and Keep Wales Tidy, which administer the Blue Flag schemes in their respective countries and today announced their lists for … Read more