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These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writers visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. Hotels in France understand how to keep both parents and les enfants happy on any budget, whether it’s a fairytale châteaux, beachside condo, urban palace or playful wood cabin

Be it an urban bolthole on a dusty backstreet in old-world Le Panier, boutique hideaway with summer-chic rooftop eyeballing the comings and goings of the bustling Vieux Port, or a simple Le Corbusier-inspired cabanon (cabin) on the seashore, Marseille hotels cover all budgets and styles. A recent wave of openings fuse sassy contemporary design and

It’s funny that in more than two decades of writing about the most special places in the world, some of my fondest recollections have been sticking my hands in buckets of wriggly worms and nosing around underground water storage facilities, a scene more akin to a forensic crime drama than a luxury retreat. These were

Going on holiday abroad now depends on which list your destination falls under – with categories forming a traffic light system of green, amber and red. For all British travellers, holidays are allowed to a select group of green countries, without the need to quarantine. The Government changed the system on July 19 to allow fully-vaccinated

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. Essex is an underrated county in so many ways, but perhaps most of all with regard to the quality and variety of its rural villages and historic

Millions of British holidaymakers are now able to return from amber list destinations without facing self-isolation – a rule that was extended to double-jabbed EU and US citizens from August 2. The waiving of quarantine for fully vaccinated British adults (and under-18s) returning from amber countries came into effect on July 19, offering fresh hope

The travel firms blacklisted for failure to offer Covid refunds Which countries are on the amber list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Holiday hopes have been reignited with a major traffic light shake-up that saw seven countries upgraded to the green list and four

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writer visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. More than 30,000 kilometres of coastline is said to fringe Great Britain and its islands, along which lie twisting coastal paths, clifftop villages, sandy bays, pebble beaches,

The countries that could go green, amber and red this week The rules on travel to the US Which countries are on the amber list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Up to 15 countries, including Poland and Germany, could be added to the UK’s

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. Adventures in Arcadia With its honey-stone villages and manor houses, its rolling landscape of sheep-nibbled hills and its handsome churches, the Cotswolds is heart-tuggingly beautiful. Who wouldn’t

Seventeen countries could join the green list this week The rules on travel to the US Which countries are on the amber list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Ongoing confusion and chaos over the UK’s traffic lights system is causing European holiday operators to reject British travellers, according to one industry

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. Even before the pandemic the spa-scape was constantly evolving. It wasn’t long ago that a spa meant a couple of pokey treatment rooms doing overpriced, mediocre massages

Which countries are on the travel green list? The rules on travel to the US Which countries are on the amber list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Double-jabbed travellers from the US and most European countries can now travel to the UK without facing self-isolation after a rule change came into

While the build up to a holiday is no doubt exciting, it is never supposed to be nail biting. Unfortunately, more and more British travellers have found this to be the case during the pandemic as they have been forced to run not just one gauntlet, but several: from the fast-changing nature of the traffic

God’s own county can be overlooked as a spa destination, but this part of England is truly spoilt when it comes to grand hotels with swoon-worthy wellness facilities. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh air, verdant countryside, Yorkshire spirit, warm hospitality and mineral-rich waters (one of the hotels below draws natural spring

Hopes for hassle-free summer holidays have been dealt another blow, after Greece tightened the rules on its party islands and Italy extended restrictions on UK travellers. Extra police have been deployed to popular Greek islands including Mykonos, over fears that tourist venues aren’t complying with Covid measures. A reported 186 officers have been sent to the island, almost four times the usual

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writer visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. Lockdown has been something of a postcode lottery, with those that benefit from proximity to wide open spaces the envy of many. Perhaps most missed was the

Which countries are on the travel green list? The rules on travel to the US Which countries are on the amber list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Holiday bingo: What to look out for on your travels The Government must work harder to reduce the cost of testing for British holidaymakers,

Which countries are on the travel green list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Holiday bingo: What to look out for on your travels France is touted to return to the amber list, allowing fully vaccinated Britons to return home without facing quarantine, reports suggest.  However, ministers are “getting jumpy” about the number

Which countries are on the travel green list? Looking forward to a summer holiday? Prepare for chaos Holiday bingo: What to look out for on your travels today The number of green-list holiday destinations looks set to grow next week, with popular holiday spots Germany and Italy leading the race for promotion. Transport Secretary Grant