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Mr Superdry’s super-chic retreat: The delights of fashion tycoon Julian Dunkerton’s Cheltenham townhouse hotel The George in Cheltenham is owned by Julian Dunkerton, the entrepreneur behind the Superdry fashion chain The hotel stretches across five Grade II listed townhouses – all 46 bedrooms are ‘joyful’ with rain showers While it doesn’t have its own restaurant, … Read more
Cornwall And Devon Walks With Julia Bradbury ITV, Wednesday Rating: Darcey Bussell’s Wild Coasts Of Scotland More4, Monday Rating: Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home: Travels In My Own Land ITV, Tuesday Rating: Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig Channel 4, Wednesday Rating: Television has a monstrous appetite for new programming, but how do you feed the … Read more
Waking in the wilderness: Why writer SIMON BARNES is dreaming of Chikoko River in Zambia during lockdown The Daily Mail’s Simon Barnes recalls co-leading a safari tour in Zambia Highlights include getting ‘pleasingly near’ to a small group of giraffes He also heard four elephants cross the Chikoko River at night By Simon Barnes for the … Read more
Virtual tours by professional guides are the new frontier of travel – and here are some of the UK’s best, from one that roams London’s East End to an exploration of beautiful Bath Pepe Martinez has reimagined his themed walking tours of London Fred Mawer is developing new, themed walking tours around Bath Emma Fox … Read more
Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
This week’s statement by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps that ‘people shouldn’t be booking holidays right now’ has been slammed by the travel industry. And quite right too. Travel company bosses have roundly criticised him for failing to point out that package holidays — involving flights and accommodation booked together — are protected against cancellation by … Read more
Wide open spaces, spectacular natural scenery and a chance to take a much-needed, proper break. A camping holiday is just the ticket, and mixed messages from the Government aside, we’re all hoping that we can get out and about this summer in Britain. Certainly, the confidence is there, with a boom in bookings. Coolcamping.com recorded … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he assesses the chances of a skiing holiday this winter and gives his opinion on whether ‘vaccine passports’ for travel to Greece will ever happen. Q. I want to go abroad and I’ve had my jab. There is talk about ‘vaccine passports’ … Read more
Will passenger plane windows become obsolete? Firm offers cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in giant OLED screens that display movies and landscapes The concept has been developed by Swiss design company Yasava, which customises private jet interiors It says the OLED screens come in various sizes and can be fitted over windows on … Read more
Stunning mountainous European landscapes tend not to be associated with Germany – but these jaw-dropping photographs might help to change that. They show the country’s stunning Bavarian Alps region and its crystal clear lakes, jagged peaks, mesmerising meadows and a fairy-tale castle said to have inspired Disney’s Cinderella Castle design. The amazing images have been … Read more