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These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. For children, Cyprus is one huge playground. There are beaches to explore, calm Mediterranean waters to paddle, expansive pools to splash about in, towns to wander for

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is a great choice if you want to laze on the beach and top up the tan. With its sub-tropical climate that

British holidaymakers have been quick to snap up the array of UK cruises on offer this summer. Nearly every major cruise line has announced fresh itineraries, from Viking Cruises launching the maiden voyage of its newest ship, sailing from Portsmouth, to Virgin Voyages offering at-sea “staycations” this August.  Those with a ticket to sail might

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Isn’t Stratford a bit of a theme park? This antique town of fabulous timber-frame inns and houses celebrates Shakespeare big time. Of course it does. The world’s

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. With its world-famous archeological sites, including the Curium near Limassol and the Tombs of the Kings in Paphos, luxury thalassotherapy centres and spas, water activities, and mountains

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Cyprus is often referred to as being at the crossroads of three continents – Europe, Asia and Africa – and as such their time-served influences can be

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Cyprus has some fabulous beaches – from pebbly coves and sandy shores, to rural dunes and buzzy seasides – so expect some equally as wonderful beachside hotels when you

There’s nowhere to hide from climate change in the mountains. For decades now, snow levels have been rising, glaciers receding and winter seasons shrinking in length – these are just some of the issues that will be brought to light on Earth Day 2021 (April 22).  It’s got to the point where we can no longer shirk

To mark Earth Day (April 22) and with all eyes on saving the planet and sustainable travel (once we’re allowed to escape our home shores), we’ve mapped the world according to each country’s eco-credentials, as outlined in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).  The most eco-friendly countries Produced by the Yale Center for Environmental Law

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Boutique hotels with sumptuous, eclectic or cutting edge design features and décor can be found throughout Cyprus. Some, complete with wellness centres and gourmet restaurants, are dotted

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. From palatial, luxury hotels with seriously plush guestrooms and thalassotherapy spas, to sprawling resorts with an endless variety of family amenities, the best all-inclusive hotels in Cyprus

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. From beach bars, luxurious spas and famous infinity pools to restaurants serving delicious food made from locally grown ingredients, intriguing activities, and romantic dinners on the beach

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writer visited these hotels pre-pandemic. When nothing will do but a castle view – and let’s face it, Edinburgh Castle is an eyeful from any angle – these hotels deliver. You can take it

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writer visited these hotels pre-pandemic. There’s a lot to be said for staying right in the heart of a city centre – both for atmosphere and convenience – and few places have more atmosphere

When can I go on holiday? ​How far can I travel in the UK? The destinations likely to make the ‘green list’ Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Portugal is to do everything in its power to welcome back British holidaymakers this summer without the need for quarantine or additional testing, its tourism minister

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writer visited these hotels pre-pandemic. The flip side of Lisbon’s famously sunny weather is the need to make sure your hotel has a swimming pool, especially in the heat of July and

When can I go on holiday? ​How far can I travel in the UK? The destinations likely to make the ‘green list’ Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Demand for UK holidays has skyrocketed this week, as England enters phase two of the roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions. Following the reopening of self-catered accommodation,

It was the day we’ve all been waiting for. A first tentative step into freedom on Boris Johnson’s agonisingly slow roadmap back to normality. And while it’s not the first time we’ve been released from the shackles of lockdown since the outbreak of coronavirus more than a year ago (this was England’s third national closure), it’s the

When can I go on holiday? ​How far can I travel in the UK? ‘Viral goats’ but not a pint in sight: a daycation in Llandudno  Private firms charge holidaymakers £300 a Covid test The destinations likely to make the ‘green list’ Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Travellers in self-isolation after a trip

Domestic holidays in England resume today as the UK hits the first major date in the roadmap out of lockdown. Self-catering accommodation (including camping and glamping) can reopen in England. Wales has already allowed self-catering accommodation to reopen, but it also lifts rules against non-essential travel to and from other parts of the UK today,