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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. Note that our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. At their best, the French capital’s most high-end hotels offer a service that goes way beyond a place to rest your head, rather providing unique

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 these hotels pre-pandemic. The wide, elegant boulevards of Lisbon’s city centre make it an ideal place to stay for easy access to the airport and avoiding the narrow,

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. More insider guides for planning a trip to St Tropez 48 hours Attractions Restaurants Nightlife Hotels Beaches In orthodox tourism terms – museums, monuments and such like

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. City of culture, clubbing and… currywurst Berlin has busied itself since the fall of its infamous Wall with becoming one of the most stimulating creative and cultural

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. More insider guides for planning a trip to Shanghai 48 hours Hotels Attractions Restaurants Nightlife With its international influences and 20 million trend-loving denizens, Shanghai has no

In recent months it has become a near-enough certainty that vaccine passports, along with testing, will be the key to opening up our holidays in the post-lockdown era. Vaccine certification technology is likely to be developed for Britons so they can verify their Covid inoculations – something which is reportedly being backed by Cabinet ministers.

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Please note our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Five-star doesn’t have to imply imposing facades and legions of starched-collar staff. When it comes to accommodation, both shiny-shoed finesse and

The Government is about to make non-essential travel illegal, perhaps until July. Here are 16 reasons why the ban makes no sense. It could have been more.  1. We’ve vaccinated almost half the population Back in January, Matt Hancock told us to “cry freedom” when the most vulnerable had been vaccinated. Well, now they have.

In recent months it has become a near-enough certainty that vaccine passports, along with testing, will be the key to opening up our holidays in the post-lockdown era. Vaccine certification technology is likely to be developed for Britons so they can verify their Covid inoculations – something which is reportedly being backed by Cabinet ministers.

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. When chefs tire of London, they could sure do worse than slipping away to rural Wales for a bigger kitchen and a slice of the good life.

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. Couples heading to Somerset might want to get away from it all in the quintessentially English countryside or soak up the splendour of Georgian Bath. Romantic accommodation

Please note our writer visited the Lake District prior to the coronavirus pandemic Sometimes, when your lungs are bursting with fresh air and your head spinning with stunning views, you want the welcome embrace of a pub rather than the stiffer handshake of a hotel. You may want a decent bed – certainly bags of

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. There are b&bs – clean, adequate – that do the job, and then there are b&bs that lift your spirits and make you feel as though you’ve

More insider guides for planning a trip to Mykonos 48 hours Restaurants Beaches Attractions Nightlife Hotels 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. While Mykonos’s main attractions are, largely, its profusion of pretty beaches

More insider guides for planning a trip to Mykonos 48 hours Restaurants Beaches Attractions Nightlife Hotels 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. There are dozens of public beaches on the island, ranging in

More insider guides for planning a trip to Mykonos 48 hours Restaurants Beaches Attractions Nightlife Hotels 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. Mykonos comes into its own at night. From the host of

More insider guides for planning a trip to Umbria Overview Attractions Restaurants Hotels Drives 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. In Casa Vissani, between Todi and Orvieto, Umbria boasts one of Italy’s most

More insider guides for planning a trip to Ibiza 48 hours Attractions Restaurants Nightlife Beaches Hotels 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. While the foundations of Ibiza’s fame are largely built on its

The cover story of Sunday’s Telegraph Travel section celebrates Portugal – a country close to British hearts which has just been given the green light for travel, once holidays are permitted. If you have been there, we’d love to know what charmed you, whether it was the climate, the beaches, the food, the golf or indeed the

The news of hotels reopening on May 17 (all being well) offers endless exciting opportunities for staycation planning, but knowing where to start for what you need can be complicated. Those who have been locked down with others may be craving solace in the form of spa hotels or city boltholes where you can blend