8 h. ago Is it safe to travel to the USA? Travel advice after tourists detained in visa crackdown

Changes to immigration policy since the re-election of Trump have increased traveller anxiety surrounding detainment and deportation

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17 h. ago Aussies CANCEL their trips to the US after tourists are subjected to terrifying act at an airport

Aussie tourists have revealed they have either cancelled their trip to the US, or considered taking the drastic action, in light of a particular event.

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5 d. ago Is it safe to travel to Turkey? Simon Calder’s advice after 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Istanbul

Is it still safe to travel to Turkey? The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder has all the information and advice after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the capital of Istanbul on Wednesday (23 April).

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5 d. ago Is it safe to travel to Turkey? UK government warning after 6.2 magnitude earthquake

The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey, with its epicenter about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara

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2 w. ago Is it safe to travel to Lanzarote? Flooding hits Canary Islands after heavy rainfall from Storm Olivier

The latest travel advice after flooding in Costa Teguise, San Bartolomé, and Arrecife

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2 w. ago Eating well and flying high: These airports have the best food options

400 industry experts weighed in on which airports have the best food

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2 w. ago The top five most beloved theme parks in the US — and Disney World isn’t one of them

The number one most beloved theme park is Discovery Cove in Orlando, according to data from Google and Tripadvisor

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3 w. ago I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre

Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do itJust before the graphic artist Rebecca Burke left Seattle to travel to Vancouver, Canada, on 26 February, she posted an image of a rough comic to Instagram. “One part of travelling that I love is seeing glimpses of other lives,” read the bubble in the first panel, above sketches of cosy homes: crossword puzzle books, house plants, a lit candle, a steaming kettle on a gas stove. Burke had seen plenty of glimpses of other lives over the six weeks she had been backpacking in the US. She had been travelling on her own, staying on homestays free of charge in exchange for doing household chores, drawing as she went. For Burke, 28, it was absolute freedom.Within hours of posting that drawing, Burke got to see a much darker side of life in America, and f...

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3 w. ago Here are the top 5 most beloved theme parks in the US — and Disney World isn’t one of them

The number one most beloved theme park is Discovery Cove in Orlando, according to data from Google and Tripadvisor

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3 w. ago Is it safe to travel to Iceland after volcanic eruption? Your rights if you have a holiday booked

The Blue Lagoon has closed as the latest eruption begins

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