Traveller's Guide: Northern Lights
14 January 2012 12:00 AM
This winter and next are the ideal times to view the magical Aurora Borealis. Simon Calder looks north.
Simon Calder: How Brits can benefit from French subsidies
14 January 2012 12:00 AM
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48 Hours: San Diego
07 January 2012 12:00 AM
A mild and sunny winter awaits in California's second-biggest city.
Simon Calder: How Tunisair put a spanner in the works
07 January 2012 12:00 AM
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Holiday costs set to soar – even if you've already paid
07 January 2012 12:00 AM
Travel giant to levy extra charges on travellers to cover the costs of currency fluctuations
Simon Calder: We may suffer from the most expensive train tickets in Europe, but we also enjoy the cheapest
03 January 2012 11:00 AM
A train ticket or an on-the-spot fine? From this morning, some rail passengers would be forgiven for confusing a “walk-up” ticket for the 100-minute Virgin Trains hop from London Euston to Macclesfield with a fixed penalty notice. The fare has risen to £145 – almost a pound a mile for the privilege of exchanging NW1 for east Cheshire.
Simon Calder: Flights of fancy and the million pound upgrade
31 December 2011 12:00 AM
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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
Simon Calder: A new horizon? Start with the Axis of Ealing
24 December 2011 12:00 AM
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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.
Simon Calder's video diary bloomers
17 December 2011 12:00 AM
Hello, Simon Calder here. If you’ve been kind enough to watch my weekly video diary for The Independent Traveller through the year, you really deserve to know what’s been cut.
Simon Calder: Why do 21st-century travellers need tickets?
17 December 2011 12:00 AM
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Andalucía sets the standard for high-speed rail journeys
17 December 2011 12:00 AM
Europe's greatest advances in high-speed rail in recent years have come from Spain – with startling improvements in journey times to, and around, Andalucía.
Simon Calder: A new age of the train is dawning across Europe
10 December 2011 12:00 AM
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