Albania: fears grow over environmental impact of new airport
A new airport and new routes may take pressure off creaking buses – but at what cost to a valuable wetland for flamingos and other birds?
Valencia tops surprising poll of travellers’ favourite coastal stays in Europe
A new Which? survey reveals that visitors are starting to look beyond the old overcrowded favourites such as Barcelona and Málaga
Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit
Luxury train operator cuts service ahead of biometric passport checks so passengers will have to join train in Paris
Kefalonia claims the title of best Greek island in Which? Travel survey
Scenery, sandy beaches and solitude are key to the Ionian island’s appeal, according to the report, which put party-loving Mykonos in last place
‘An unforgettable rail journey’: my night on the Istanbul-Sofia Express
The overnight service from Turkey to Bulgaria started running again this year and was voted one of the world’s best journeys for 2023 by Lonely Planet
‘Train bragging’: Swedish service joins glorious resurgence of sleeper travel
Overnight carriages are coming out of mothballs for the Hamburg to Stockholm service as the flight-free movement gathers pace
EU under pressure to ban Russian tourists from Europe
Ukrainian president says Russians ‘should live in their own world until they change their philosophy’
How your holidays can help the people of Ukraine
The travel industry has moved quickly to support refugees from Ukraine and British holidaymakers can play a major role
Spain to drop Covid vaccine requirement for UK teenagers
Border requirements loosened for non-EU 12 to 17-year-olds in time for UK half-term holidays
France, Greece and Portugal relax Covid travel restrictions as half-term nears
Travel made easier to countries popular with UK tourists
Bucket, spade and a pile of red tape: UK travellers warned about Covid rule traps
Tourists who had their jabs more than 270 days ago need a booster to enter France, Spain and Denmark
Travellers to Austria will need proof of booster vaccine to enter country
With the winter season starting, and Omicron spreading rapidly, Austria is the latest country to tighten its entry requirements
Raising Naples: how the catacombs of saints transformed Sanità
Tours of ancient catacombs run by a local group of friends are revitalising a Naples neighbourhood that was once prey to the Camorra
Matera: the gorgeous Italian hill town film-makers can’t resist
Anyone from Jesus to James Bond has been seen in the Unesco heritage site now open for business after lockdown
Tell us: how will you be affected by France’s new vaccine passport rules?
From 30 September, people aged 12-17 visiting France from the UK must present a vaccine passport to access most public places in the country