Travel
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On its darkest anniversary, Cyprus remains one of the Med’s brightest sunspots
You can only walk so far through the old town of Nicosia before you reach the barricade. There, at the heart of the matter, the impasse quite literally stops you short – in closed-off passages and dead-ends. Asklipiou Street suffers the rudest of interruptions, the bars and honeyed houses of its southern end suddenly running out of road where a block of white stone precludes further progress. This is the cul-de-sac to end all cul-de-sacs.
11-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Alaska has lost its patience with cruise ships
Famously described as America’s last frontier and renowned for its wealth of natural wonders, Alaska has become the latest front against the surging tide of overtourism blighting so many destinations.
6-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Can I get a refund if I cancel my holiday because of the heatwave?
It’s looking like Groundhog Day in the Mediterranean. After last summer’s record-breaking temperatures, Greece, Italy and Croatia are sweltering under yet another heatwave. It is bad enough for the locals, but – as the schools break up this week and next – they are about to be joined by millions of British holidaymakers.
4-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
The world’s best first-class cabin? We have a new winner
A decade after airlines rushed to ditch first-class cabins in favour of new upgraded business-class suites, first is back in style.
5-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
20 ways to escape the summer heat in Britain’s cooler corners
Few things are more soul-stirring than sunlight dappled through trees. The bewitching dance of dark shadows and luminous freckles; the deliciousness of experiencing a gloriously hot, bright day safely shaded from its ferocity.
13-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Why London has the worst traffic in Europe
London’s roads are, according to a new report, Europe’s most congested and the second worst in the world. The average London driver last year spent 99 hours staring at the exhaust pipe in front. Nor is this one rogue report. Average central London car speeds decreased from 12 miles per hour 40 years ago to 9.5 miles per hour in 2021.
5-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
Eight things you must do now if your flight has been cancelled
Last year, the holiday season ended in chaos. Hundreds of flights were cancelled following “a network-wide failure” of the UK’s air traffic control system on one of the busiest days of the year for travel.
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