Airlines cleared to use Santa's short-cut
24 December 2011 06:00 PM
New destinations and shorter journey times on way after North Pole route is approved for passenger jets. Simon Calder reports
Travel Agenda: Tierra Patagonia hotel; Virgin Holidays; The Beach Tomato Shack; Samoa; Ryanair
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
Today: Check into the new Tierra Patagonia hotel, on the outskirts of Chile's Torres del Paine national park. The 40-room retreat overlooks the breathtaking beauty of Lake Sarmiento and has a list of outdoor activities from horse-riding to wildlife hikes (tierrapatagonia.com). Meanwhile, Virgin Holidays has opened its first retail shop on High Street Kensington in London, with pods dedicated to cruise, hotels and holidays (virginholidays.co.uk). And if you're about to head off on holiday, consider tour operator Black Tomato's new retail website The Beach Tomato Shack, which stocks beachwear and more (thebeachtomatoshack.com).
Faster, cheaper, cleaner: a revolution in flying
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
Short cut over North Pole will slash long-haul air fares and journey times
Ryanair refuses to back down in credit card row
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
"No surrender": that was the defiant message from Ryanair, after the Treasury warned it would crack down on excessive charges for using credit and debit cards.
My Life in Travel: Nick Broomfield, documentary film-maker
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
'The Karoo desert was strange but startling'
Simon Calder: A new horizon? Start with the Axis of Ealing
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
The man who pays his way
Something to declare: Transatlantic in style; Sydney; car rentals from airports; Eurostar compensation
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
Bargain of the week: Transatlantic in style
The 12 most-read 2011 articles in Travel
23 December 2011 12:00 PM
From Spanish airport strikes to naked German spas, Steve Anderson runs down the most popular articles published in 2011, as well as a few editors' favourites
BA tightens its Heathrow grip with £172m BMI buy
23 December 2011 12:00 AM
Deal is screwing the travelling public, says Branson after Virgin Atlantic's rival bid fails
Flights tax fuels EU trade war with US
22 December 2011 12:00 AM
Europe faces the prospect of a vicious trade war with the US after the EU's highest court dismissed an American claim for its airlines to avoid new emissions-trading rules.
The ten best: travel cots
21 December 2011 12:00 AM
1. Mamas and Papas
£90 mamasandpapas.com
Ergonomically designed, with soft-touch moulded corners and feet and their padded frame has wipe-clean covers.
Rail costs shift to passengers with ticket price hike
21 December 2011 12:00 AM
Train companies were yesterday accused of attempting to "bury bad news" about fare increases of up to 8 per cent by announcing "only the barest details" just two weeks in advance and on the day Parliament was packing up for Christmas.
Fliers due to set record at Heathrow
20 December 2011 12:00 AM
Heathrow expects to fly more than 70 million passengers in 2012 – the most to have ever used the airport in a single year.
Spend Christmas Day at 37,000 feet – and save a fortune
19 December 2011 12:00 AM
Surge in number of travellers taking advantage of cheap fares if you fly on the 25th
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