47 h. ago Grim issue with 'terrible' smell could jeopardise plans for Brits at holiday hotspots

A grim problem with a "terrible" smell has arisen on a vast swathe of coastline in the Americas, from Puerto Rico to Guyana, affecting hotel bookings and even shutting schools

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59 h. ago Hotel expert says there’s one room you should always avoid booking

According to Javier Sobrino, founder of Spanish travel platform Descubriendo Viajes, the right hotel room could make your holiday, while opting for the number door number could break it

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3 d. ago Canary holidaymakers blow as another island warns of new tourist taxes

The Canary Island of Fuerteventura will start charging British holidaymakers a tourist tax if they want to visit its most beautiful locations, officials on the Spanish holiday hotspot have announced

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4 d. ago The 'perfect' Scottish seaside hotel you can book for better than half price

The accommodation is located in the scenic village of Portpatrick.

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5 d. ago Canary Island with fewest tourists revealed and it's not Tenerife or Lanzarote

New data has revealed just how cramped and crowded some of the popular Canary hotspots can get - while highlighting an under-appreciated island with hardly any tourists

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7 d. ago You could be owed £100s if your summer holiday flight or hotel is booked

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry warns holidaymakers this summer to know their consumer rights if their flight or hotel is overbooked

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1 week ago Canary Island airport plunged into passport queue chaos again as 3 issues blamed

As the Canary Islands prepares for an insufferably busy summer season, despite swathes of local protests, one tiny airport seems to be struggling to keep up with the demand

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1 week ago Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US

Data from hotel site Trivago shows fewer US bookings by holidaymakers from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany Holidaymakers in countries hit the hardest by Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are taking the US off their list for trips abroad, according to online travel booking data.Findings from the hotel search site Trivago also suggest that UK and US travellers are increasingly choosing domestic holidays amid concerns over an uncertain economy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hotel booking giant claims tourists are now shunning American holidays

Trivago claimed the company if seeing double-digit declines in bookings to the US from travellers in Canada, Mexico and Japan

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1 week ago 'Never' book these 5 hotel types as they can ruin your holiday, says expert

There are some places you don't want to spend your money on, according to one expert in the industry.

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1 week ago Stay for seven shillings? This luxury London hotel is offering rooms at 1900s prices

This iconic hotel in the capital is offering the chance to book rooms cheaper than a Travelodge on the city’s outskirts

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2 w. ago Best Airport Hotels Scotland: 9 of the best and worst Scottish airport hotels, according to travellers

If you’re set to travel to or from Scotland during your holidays this year, sometimes booking an airport hotel is the best option.

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2 w. ago Canary Island tourist frenzy as popular beach's secret cove finally exposed

White unspoilt sand, almost deserted coastlines and gripping flora and fauna gives this cove a ‘secluded’ feel in the Canary Islands, away from the maddening throngs of tourists

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2 w. ago Canary Island's 'struggle' laid bare as tourist numbers soar — it's not Lanzarote

The surge in tourism has been primarily driven by holidaymakers from the UK, with Great Britain overtaking Germany as the island's leading market in the first quarter of 2025

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2 w. ago Thinking of a trip to Barcelona this summer? Beware – here’s what you'll find | Stephen Burgen

From locals priced out of homes to visitors shopping at global chains, all of us are cheated in a city hollowed out by tourismProtesters in Barcelona used water pistols to take aim at tourists visiting the Sagrada Familia last month. Residents’ associations in Mallorca posted an open letter appealing to tourists to stay away from the island. More such actions are expected in the Canary Islands, Málaga and elsewhere as Spain braces for another massive season of overtourism.Last year, there were close to 100 million visitors to Spain, twice the population. No wonder the industry is licking its lips and rubbing its hands at the prospect of even more this year. But those of us with no stake in the hospitality trade brace ourselves for the invasion with a mixture of dread and resentment. For those on the receiving end, mass tourism feels more and more extractive to the point that it is a form of corporate colonialism.Stephen Burgen is a freelance writer who reports on Spain for the Guard...

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2 w. ago Two toxic WhatsApp words destroyed my holiday with friends. Now I'm desperate for payback over our pricey trip: VICKY REYNAL has the answer

I've booked a hotel with two friends for the bank holiday thinking the cost would split three ways. But my two friends have fallen out and now one of them is not coming. Vicky Reynal (above left) replies...

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2 w. ago We know when we're not wanted: Brits start to turn their back on Tenerife as reservations plummet 8 per cent and hotel chief admits 'slump' amid huge anti tourist protests on Canary Islands

Brits are turning their backs on the Canary Islands as Tenerife sees a dip in hotel bookings, while anti-tourist protests continue to rock the Spanish holiday hotspot. 

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3 w. ago Spain's tourism crisis deepens as Tenerife hotel bookings 'slump' amid local protests

Tenerife has seen a notable 'slump' in hotel bookings, as growing anti-tourist sentiment and planned demonstrations against international visitors continue to rock the Canary Island.

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4 w. ago Canary Island tourism chaos as hotel bookings 'slump' ahead of 'bleak' summer

Following escalating anti-tourist sentiment, planned protests, and vows of a 'bleak' summer, it appears holidaymakers are ditching one of their favourite Spanish islands this summer

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4 w. ago Big Breaking as Severe Heatwave Alert in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and Leeds May Stifle UK Tourism Industry with Travel Chaos, Check This Out

Big Breaking as Severe Heatwave Alert in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and Leeds May Stifle UK Tourism Industry with Travel Chaos, Check This Out  Travel And Tour World

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