ROME — Holiday‐makers eyeing a weekend escape between the United Kingdom and Rome, Milan or Venice may want to pack a healthy dose of patience. A new round of industrial action by flight and ground crews in Italy is scheduled for Friday and threatens to ground or delay more than 100 departures and arrivals, placing as many as 20,000 seats in limbo.
The latest index from Sainsbury’s Bank places Cornwall, England, at the summit of the world’s best spots for slow travel in 2025, edging out Portugal’s sun-splashed Algarve and the lavender-scented hillsides of Provence, France. For journeyers weary of frantic itineraries, the list offers a fresh roadmap for lingering longer and moving more deliberately.
BANGKOK, Thailand — A redesigned immigration process and fresh safety guidance from the U.K. government are changing the way Britons plan holidays to Thailand, one of Southeast Asia’s most-visited destinations.
PARIS, France — British holidaymakers plotting late-summer escapes may soon find their itineraries up in the air. In Paris, France’s largest air-traffic-controller union has called a two-day walkout that could snarl flights on both sides of the Channel and ripple across much of Europe.
WHITBY, England — Cobbled streets once haunted only by the lore of Dracula are now clogged with selfie sticks and seafood takeaway wrappers. Whitby, the postcard-pretty fishing port on England’s North Sea coast, is experiencing a visitor boom so intense that residents say daily life has become gridlocked.
LONDON — Budget chain Travelodge is testing how far travelers in London and the wider United Kingdom are willing to embrace a hotel stay that involves virtually no human interaction, and the early signals suggest the answer is “quite far.”
PARIS — Travelers motoring across France this week may find themselves swapping picnic stops for enforced shade breaks, as the country’s road‐information service has urged drivers—particularly holidaymakers from the United Kingdom—to stay off the tarmac during the fiercest afternoon heat.
LONDON — If the thought of sky-high hotel rates and crowded attractions has you rethinking next year’s vacation, you are not alone. A recent report from Britain’s Sun newspaper claims that “travel pros reveal cheaper alternatives to overrated spots,” giving globetrotters fresh inspiration to stretch their budgets without skimping on adventure.
