4 d. ago Travel agent tips Ibiza to challenge Benidorm as 'stag and hen do capital'

Frank "The Stag Man", who runs a travel agency that specialises in the parties, has often been an advocate for Benidorm in Spain, but now he believes a new destination is making waves

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8 d. ago Benidorm named most popular stag and hen do destination for 2026

New data from UK wedding travel specialists StagWeb and GoHen highlights 10 popular European destinations British stag and hen dos are set to flock to this year.

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1 week ago The hill I will die on: Stag and hen dos should be fun, not bankrupting endurance tests | Liam Pape

Multi-day benders that deplete your mates’ annual leave and wallets are a no-no. Keep it cheeky, cheap and – crucially – enjoyableA stag or hen do should be a straightforward, fun night celebrating a good friend moving into a new chapter of their life. Instead, thanks to films such as The Hangover and Bridesmaids, as well as the general Americanisation of what a “bachelor” or “bachelorette” party should be, we’ve ended up with too many overindulgent, wildly inconvenient and quite frankly underwhelming send-offs to our friends who are getting married.Somewhere along the way, they’ve morphed into three-day tests of stamina and disposable income. Groomsmen bankrupting themselves on long weekends in Vegas that are billed as obligatory for anyone who wants to keep calling themselves a friend. Injuries sustained during ill-advised human pyramids on Spanish beaches. Weddings called off after drunken lapses of judgments in strip clubs. To add insult to injury, in 2023, a survey by Aviva fou...

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2 w. ago TikTok the travel agent! How the social media platform is shaping our holidays

Would you let a social media platform plan your holiday? According to TikTok's Head of Travel, Hannah Bennett, searches for travel on the video app beloved of Gen Z are up 131 per cent year-on-year.

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2 w. ago Travel agent with 31 years experience has one country she always recommends

There has been a 30% surge in bookings to the holiday destination

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3 w. ago Top summer hotspots for shivering Scots revealed as travel agent eyes ‘Sunshine Saturday’ booking boom

“We’ve noticed that people have already been booking earlier than usual this year” – Nicki Tempest-Mitchell, Barrhead Travel

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3 w. ago Kickstart your 2026 with travel agent's top 6 holiday destinations

If you're looking to jet off somewhere sunny at the start of 2026, you need to check out these six locations recommended by a travel agent - and there's one for every month

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4 w. ago Three cities where boozy stag dos are 'more popular than ever'

These cities have all tried to crack down on drunken Brits but are still seeing an increase in stag and hen do bookings.

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