Planning on chasing a bit of autumn sun this month? Can hardly blame you. The weather in the UK has gotten a bit chilly over the last few weeks – and besides, a pre-winter European escape is always a good idea, often with lower prices, favourable weather and fewer crowds. But UK holidaymakers should be aware that…
Global tourism is on an unstoppable upward trajectory, and international travel is booming – more people are travelling than ever before. According to UN Tourism, in the first six months of 2025 alone, close to 690 million people travelled internationally, which is a five-percent increase over the same period in 2024, and a four-percent increase…
Planning on chasing a bit of autumn sun in October, whether that’s on Italy’s coast or over plates of tapas in Spain? Can hardly blame you. The weather in the UK has gotten a bit chilly over the last week or so – and besides, a pre-winter European escape is always a good idea, often with…
We are approaching the end of typhoon season in Hong Kong, but that doesn’t mean that things are slowing down. In fact, the city is currently being hit with what is potentially the strongest storm the world has seen this year, Typhoon Ragasa. In the southern Chinese Guangdong province, hundreds of thousands have been evacuated…
‘Travelling’ doesn’t need to mean staying in hostels, taking overnight buses between cities, and trying to fit an entire city’s-worth of activities into a three-day stay. It can be much more laid back. You can take your time in each location and really absorb the local culture and wildlife. This style of travelling has naturally been…
Hong Kong Airlines continues its goal of elevating its current designation as a local carrier to a full-service global airline – happily, by introducing a range of service enhancements that are sure to upgrade passengers’ travel experience. Coinciding with their recent long-haul routes to Vancouver and Sydney, these upgrades include changes to baggage policy, in-flight…
There are wondrous sights all over the planet, be them Japanese temples, pretty American cities or vast European lakes, and plenty of them feature on our recently revamped list of the most beautiful places in the world. But which destinations in Africa made the cut? We called on our international network of writers and editors to name what they deem to…
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are some places on the planet where it doesn’t really matter who’s looking – they’re so outstanding that pretty much all of us can agree on their beauty. At Time Out, we’ve compiled a list of these jaw-droppingly stunning spots, and it…
If you’ve got plans to travel almost anywhere across mainland Europe and the EU this year, there are two important incoming schemes you ought to be aware of: the EES and the ETIAS. Right now, British passport holders are able to visit anywhere in Europe’s Schengen area (29 countries that have agreed to an open border) for…
The UK passport is one of the most powerful in the world. The little navy blue book lets us escape our nine-to-five, run away from Britain’s grey and dreary winters and explore countless corners of the Earth with little to no restrictions. But where we can go with a UK passport alone, without the need for a visa, is changing all the…