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Small group adventure travel specialist TrekAmerica has launched its third annual '8 Mates Across the States' competition, giving one lucky winner the chance to win the ultimate American road trip for themselves and seven of their friends. read more..

If staying in the UK during last week's half-term holiday left you feeling frazzled, it's time to start planning an Easter family getaway. read more..

Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that its new A380 aircraft, to be delivered from 2012, will have more economy seats following its decision not to offer a first-class cabin on the double-decker jets. read more..

Penguin lovers everywhere take note - January 20 was Penguin Awareness Day, but if you missed it, don't worry. Not a lot of people know when it is and even fewer know what it means. read more..

Online travel agency Expedia has made it easier for disabled travellers to find suitable accommodation on its website in the United States and plans to make the same changes to its UK site soon. read more..

Adventure seekers will have more options for reaching South America from this week following the launch of flights from London Gatwick to Lima, the capital of Peru. read more..

Airport scanners that produce naked images of passengers may have to be withdrawn from Heathrow and Manchester airports if claims by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that they unlawful are upheld. read more..

A travel firm says demand for its Supersaver Mystery Hotels in the UK and Europe has shot up over the past few months as holidaymakers try to find ways to save money on the cost of accommodation without sacrificing quality. read more..

Tour operators have come under fire from head teachers for charging families extra to travel during school holidays. read more..

Bank bonuses are back and for those of you lucky enough to be on the receiving end we've got some great ideas on how to splurge your cash, from renting a luxury apartment in Paris to seeing the sights of Rome from a stylish penthouse. read more..

No sooner has the MPs' expenses scandal died down when out pops news that the former home secretary David Blunkett has been given free flight upgrades by British Airways. read more..

Eurostar services to Belgium remain suspended today (Wednesday February 17) following Monday's crash between two commuter trains outside Brussels in which 25 people were killed and dozens of others were seriously injured. read more..

As the death toll among skiers in the Alps this season nudges two dozen, mountain safety officials are warning inexperienced winter sports enthusiasts not to stray off pisted runs. read more..

More than 30 British holidaymakers are planning to sue Thomson Holidays after they become ill while staying at a hotel in Tenerife. read more..

Budget airline Ryanair has started offering cheap self-catering holiday accommodation for the first time after tying up with holiday home search engine Perfect Getaways. read more..

Airline passengers who are lucky enough to turn left when they board an aircraft will find the sort of luxury reminiscent of travel in the 1920s when they next fly British Airways from London to Chicago. read more..

A luxury Caribbean resort is offering couples free weddings when they stay for at least 10 nights. read more..

Backpackers and adventurous travellers are being offered the chance to win their dream holiday in a contest launched by adventure travel operator Gap Adventures. read more..

You might have thought that hotels in London, New York or Tokyo were the most expensive in the world, but according to a new survey that claim goes to Moscow. read more..

British Airways has hinted that it might get rid of business-class seats on short-haul flights out of Gatwick, which are popular with travellers who want to start their holidays in style. read more..

Nearly a quarter of British holidaymakers will have to halve their travel budgets this year due to a fall in their disposable income, according to an online survey. read more..

There can be few things worse than arriving at a ski resort and finding brown fields where you expected to see lots of the white stuff. When that happens, all you can do is wish you'd checked the snow report before leaving home. read more..

If the thought of Valentine's Day fills you with nausea rather than love, you'll probably want to escape from the UK this weekend as every restaurant, hotel and nightclub will be crammed with heart-shaped helium balloons and loved-up couples paying over the odds for a table/bed/drink. read more..

FIFA will release more tickets tomorrow, February 9, for the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Already two-thirds of all tickets have been sold for the tournament, which kicks off in Johannesburg on June 11. read more..

West Country residents will shortly be able to fly direct to two more destinations they have probably never heard of and certainly will struggle to pronounce: Bydgoszcz in Poland and Kaunas in Lithuania. read more..

Cruise line Royal Caribbean is stepping into the void left by Ocean Village to offer family cruises around the Mediterranean. read more..

A revamped online booking service for villas in Tuscany is offering holidaymakers a 10 per cent discount on properties booked by March 10. read more..

Backpackers are being given the chance to snap up rooms in hostels around the world at up to 60 per cent off their normal price. read more..

Travel firms are expecting a surge in enquiries for weddings in Las Vegas following Katie Price's revelation that she wed her on/off lover and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid in a quickie ceremony on The Strip this week. read more..

Auction-style website eBay has teamed up with an online travel agent to offer hotel rooms for the first time from as little as 99p per night. read more..

If you were one of the millions of British tennis fans who got up early on Sunday to watch Andy Murray slog it out against tennis ace Roger Federer in the Australian Open in Melbourne, maybe you are now mulling over the possibility of a trip Down Under. read more..

Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance has paid out more than £400,000 following the collapse of Glasgow-based travel firm FlyGlobespan. read more..

Airlines are right to insist that over-weight passengers pay for a second seat, according to a poll last week. read more..

As Valentine's Day clashes with the spring half-term holiday, loved-up couples planning to celebrate overseas must be careful where they choose if they don't want to end up surrounded by kids. read more..