Tag: Destinations

The TikTokkers destroying our beauty spots: Posing on cliffsides, getting stuck on beaches and fighting on Snowdonia – how ‘idiot’ influencers descend on Britain’s holiday destinations

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Social media influencers are invading some of Britain’s most popular tourist destinations and beauty spots causing chaos – while infuriating locals.

The internet is awash with videos of TikTokkers descending on some Britain’s most picturesque locations – posing on cliffsides, getting stuck on beaches and fighting on Snowdonia.

They have been seen enjoying themselves at attractions also including Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh and seaside hang-outs in Cornwall.

However, locals near some of these sites are complaining about the impact of

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Snowcapped castles, frosty fairytale villages and spellbinding frozen lakes: Beautiful images that show how many of the world’s most iconic destinations look at their best… in winter

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Looking forward to spring and a sunshine getaway?

It’s understandable if you are, but these beautiful images are a reminder that many destinations are actually even more enchanting when they’re besprinkled with snow, freckled with frost and draped in cheek-reddening cold mists. 

Our collection here includes iconic cities from New York to London via Paris and Madrid, all looking incredibly enticing in their winter finery.

This spellbinding portfolio will also whisk you to the village that inspired Frozen’s Arendelle, Slovenia’s

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After Parisians hit out at Emily in Paris fans and Florence museum boss said the city is a ‘prostitute’ to tourists, the other popular destinations that DON’T want you to visit

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Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Bali and Florence… all places that most people love to visit or dream of doing so one day.

Yet some of the most popular destinations for holidaymakers are fed up with British tourists and are actively trying to deter them from visiting.

Indeed, Parisians have recently hit out at Emily In Paris fans who are ‘invading’ Europe’s City of Light to take selfies with the sites made famous by the Netflix series.

Furious locals scrawled angry graffiti

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European destinations named among world’s most beautiful tourism villages | Travel News | Travel

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Lerici in Italy has been named among the list of beautiful villages in the world (Image: Getty Images)

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Travel experts share the 11 less popular destinations that they predict will become hot spots in 2024 – from the Congo offering unbeatable gorilla trekking to incredible food in South Korea

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Opt for Albania over the Maldives in 2024 and the Congo over Rwanda – at least that’s what the travel pros are saying.

A team of industry experts have offered their predictions on the less popular destinations that they believe will become hot spots over the coming year thanks to their natural beauty, unique culture and accessible price points. 

Along with Albania and the Congo, some of the more off-beat locations that made the list include Bhutan, South Korea and

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The best places to visit in 2024 named by Lonely Planet: Mongolia, far north Scotland, Philadelphia, Paris and Australia’s Kangaroo Island are among the destinations you MUST explore next year

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The best places to visit in 2024 have been named by the travel experts at Lonely Planet – and it’s Mongolia that’s the number one country, followed by India in second place.

Lonely Planet’s newly released Best In Travel 2024 book crowns the top 10 countries, top 10 regions, and top 10 cities to visit next year. Two new categories – the top 10 ‘value’ and top 10 ‘sustainable’ destinations – have also been introduced this year, to mark Lonely

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Where NOT to go on holiday if you want to avoid looking tacky: From ‘cliché’ Paris to ‘overpriced’ Mykonos and ‘brash’ Miami, expert reveals the destinations to avoid

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Are you striving to be seen as an in-the-know jetsetter who explores the classy, cool or unheard of places around the world when sharing your holiday snaps online?

If so, you should avoid these cliché destinations, according to London-based popular culture expert Nick Ede.

He explained to FEMAIL how some locations have been ‘over-done’ on social media and rather than looking exotic and exciting, travelling to those areas will instead make you seem like you’re following the crowd.

That’s not

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Revealed: In 38 destinations around the world hotels are CHEAPER than Airbnb and Vrbo rentals, says Which? – with a price gap of as much as £84 per night

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Holidaymakers often assume that Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals are cheaper than hotels – but that’s generally not the case, Which? has found.

The watchdog compared the cost of thousands of hotels – excluding five-star hotels – with 300,000 one-bed listings on Airbnb and Vrbo around the world, from San Francisco to Southwold, and found the price for rentals outstripped the average cost of a hotel in 38 of 50 destinations. 

Private rentals are almost a fifth (19 per cent) more

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‘I went to one of Europe’s cheapest beach destinations and it cost less than £20 a night’ | Travel News | Travel

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The price of a beach holiday has soared this year with TravelSupermarket finding the cost of a break in Spain, France or Greece has risen by more than 20 percent. However, there are still bargains to be found, particularly if British tourists are willing to travel slightly further afield.

Saranda is one of Albania’s top-rated beach destinations and best of all, British tourists won’t have to spend an arm and a leg to holiday there. From Saranda, it’s an easy

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Popular seaside town tops list of most popular staycation destinations | Travel News | Travel

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A survey of 2,000 parents revealed the top 20 places for an unforgettable holiday on home turf, with Edinburgh, York, and Blackpool also making it into the coveted top 10.

The research, commissioned by Premier Inn, shed light on the preferences of families when it comes to planning their staycations. An impressive 45 percent of those surveyed admitted that they wouldn’t embark on a family trip without easy access to a pool or the sea within a 10-mile radius.

When

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