My six nights in the Loire... for the price of a bottle of Sancerre: Here's how the home-swap market can be an absolute bargain
Joanna Tweedy shares her experience of doing a family home swap holiday to France, revealing the finer details of how it works and why it's becoming increasingly popular.
Discovering the true history behind St Patrick's Day on an 82-mile hike that honours Ireland's patron saint
Lizzie Enfield finds that the trail, which connects Armagh and Downpatrick in Northern Ireland, is a walk through the history St Patrick created and 'an area of beautiful landscapes'.
Nature's the star at The Datai resort in Malaysia. But... beware the monkeys raiding the minibar!
Teresa Levonian Cole finds that wildlife sightings are a daily occurrence at the resort, which lies deep within a ten million-year-old rainforest on the island of Langkawi.
Singer who used to live on a cruise ship reveals the VERY morbid reason why crew members throw 'free ice cream parties' for passengers
TikTok star Dara Starr Tucker opened up about her experience with cruise ship disasters and deaths in a series of videos on the platform, where she has more than 1.1 million followers.
Flight attendant reveals fascinating reason why cabin crew sit on their hands during takeoff and landing
Henny Lim, a flight attendant with the Philippines-based airline Cebu Pacific, explained in a TikTok video why in-flight staff settle into jump seats with their hands under their legs.
Want late snow? Then aim high! Warm winters are melting slopes - but these snow-sure resorts are perfect for spring
With snow melting in lower-altitude ski resorts,?where you choose to go for late-season skiing has never been more important. Here we round-up some of the best options.
In-flight theft: Is it on the rise, how can you avoid having your valuables pilfered mid-flight, and what should you do if you get robbed on a plane?
Travel expert Jonathan Frankham provides insight on how to keep your valuables safe while mid-flight, what authorities to tell should you be robbed, and how to file an insurance claim.
Former resident aboard world's most exclusive invite-only cruise ship The World lifts the lid on sordid goings on below deck - comparing wealthy passengers' scandalous antics to a 'real-life White Lotus'
Peter Antonucci, who worked as a commercial litigator in the New York City, spent five years living on board the vessel which has a strict invite-only policy.
Mother's shock after pub she'd visited for eight years cancelled her Sunday meal booking - 'because there were too many children in the group'. Do YOU think she was treated fairly?
Natalie Bean told MailOnline the owner of The Lordship Pub in East Dulwich, which describes itself as child-friendly, cancelled her booking because there were 'more children on it than adults'.
Fed up of being stuck in traffic jams? Soon you could FLY right over them! £235,000 flying car can take off at any time to skip the queue - and could go on sale as early as 2025
The lightweight two-seater - which is aiming to be in production by 2025 - has a road range of 200 miles and a flying range of 110 miles.
The rise of the mate-cation: Modern Britons prefer trips away with pals over partners. Who do YOU like going on holiday with the most?
Most Britons would rather go away with their friends than their other half, according to a new survey by Leonardo Hotels. Laughing and gossiping were among the reasons.
Fascinating footage of an abandoned McDonald's in a remote Alaskan ghost town reveals just how much fast food chain has raised its prices since 1993
Canadian videographer and photographer Chris Luckhardt recently paid a visit to the abandoned fast food restaurant on the Alaskan island of Adak and he documented what he found.
Perfect respite from eight million mopeds and motorbikes: Inside the Park Hyatt Saigon - a colonial-style grande dame in the heart of the historic city
The Park Hyatt Saigon sits in the historic heart of the city. MailOnline Travel's Fiona Hardcastle checks in, revealing that there's 'colonial elegance in every corner'.
Jetstar passenger left speechless after flight attendant knocked back his simple request
Douglas Lazickirk was travelling from Sydney to Seoul, South Korea on Sunday when he asked the crew if he could borrow a pen to fill out his incoming passenger card.
Incredible images offer glimpse inside billionaire's $60 MILLION superyacht that boasts wildly lavish decor, 'palatial' master suite - and a secret indoor POOL
Leona, which was built by the Turkish-based luxury yacht builder Bilgin, boasts a unique beach club which looks like something from a five-star spa or hotel, with the tiled pool surrounded by marble.
Traveler sparks FURIOUS debate after refusing to give up her seat in an airport terminal to a woman who was in a WHEELCHAIR
The unnamed passenger, believed to be from the US, took to Reddit's notorious?r/AmItheA**hole forum to asked if she was in the wrong during the heated exchange.
A trip that'll be frozen in my memory forever: I survived -27C chasing the Northern Lights (and here's how to photograph them using only a smartphone)
MailOnline Travel's Laura Sharman visits the frozen wilds of Norway, where she dons six layers of clothing to gaze upon the aurora borealis, spots sperm whales - and relaxes in an ice hotel.
Inside an extraordinary 'polar bear' cruise to the top of the world: Traveller films a voyage around the remote Svalbard archipelago (with an onboard sauna and hot tub keeping her toasty)
Travel writer Jo Kessel filmed the ultimate polar bear cruise aboard Hurtigruten's 220-passenger expedition ship MS Spitsbergen.
Delta pilot is slammed as a 'narcissistic dictator' after issuing a VERY strict list of rules to plane passengers in lengthy speech - while bizarrely referring to himself as the 'servant leader'
The man, whose identity is not known, sparked fierce backlash after a video of him sharing the vast list of regulations that he 'needed everyone' on the aircraft 'to obey' surfaced on Instagram.
Plane passenger sparks a heated etiquette debate after sharing video of herself battling a CHILD to keep their shared window shade open... so, who do YOU think was in the right?
In the video Umaymah is sitting in her seat on the airplane with the window shade up and light coming in, when a small hand snakes behind and shuts it.
Woman who was almost sent to 'CRUISE jail' for fighting with fellow passenger aboard a ship reveals what REALLY happens to those who misbehave at sea
Theresa Rowley, from Texas, said she was nearly 'locked up' after getting into an argument, and it left people wondering what 'cruise jails' are really like and what would get you sent there.
Baggage handlers' heartwarming act as they loaded passenger's dog Daphne onto Virgin Australia plane
The woman, who was getting ready to board a Virgin Australia flight, noticed the two men take extra care while they loaded her dog, Daphne, onto the aircraft.
How well do YOU know your wine? Take our corking quiz to discover if you know what's a grape... and what's a wine-growing PLACE, from Chablis to Champagne
Take this quiz and discover where your wine weak spots are. We've mixed up 26 grapes and wine-growing villages and areas. Do you know which is which?
Aviation experts reveal fascinating reason why planes are sometimes sprayed with WATER when they land
An aviation expert from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has shed light on an insider tradition known as a 'water canon salute,' where jets of water create an 'arc' for planes to wheel under.
I travelled to Milan for a night out - it cost the same amount as London
Jamie Segal, from Cambridge, decided to fly out to Milan for a night out, claiming it cost him the same amount of money as a night of partying in London. He documented his short trip on TikTok.