Travel Mail Blogs

• RIP Michael Jackson...now, let the real money-spinning commence

  Posted by Frank Barrett, The Mail on Sunday Travel Editor Michael Jackson fans may be mourning the death of the singer but not the travel business. When it comes to tourism, death is the ideal career move. Until the demise...

  Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:25:45 +0100
• Rain or shine, Glastonbury festival is in a league of its own

  Posted by Tim Clark, writer, TravelMail I am facing a tough choice this morning. In the one hand is a bottle of suntan lotion and a pair of tropical shorts and in the other the more realistic clothing option; a...

  Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:42:11 +0100
• Ibiza: So much more than a hedonistic hellhole and a night out with Jordan

  Posted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, Daily Mail Travel The obvious reaction to recent photos of Katie Price (or Jordan, or whatever her name is during this particular publicity drive) painting the town red (or should that be gold lamé?)...

  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:12:03 +0100
• Airport security; how hard can it possibly be?

  Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday Have you any idea what happens at an airport after you’ve checked in but before you get to the departures lounge? This is going to come as a surprise to a lot...

  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:15:20 +0100
• Never mind topless sunbathing - this is the most shameful display you will see from a British tourist this summer

  Posted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, Daily Mail Travel This week has seen the Foreign Office take time out from wondering whether its big chief is staunchly supporting the Prime Minister in his hour of need or preparing to do...

  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:07:00 +0100
• If only we could issue ASBOs at 30,00ft...

  Posted by Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday Is it just me or do you keep encountering people who do very odd things on aircraft? On a flight last week, my enjoyment of You're Just Not That Into...

  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:28:15 +0100
• Want a good choice of guidebooks at the airport? Fat chance!

  By Jeremy Head, Travel Writer Airport shopping: it’s all about monopoly. Once we're through security there's nowhere else we can go, so we either like it or lump it when it comes to price. And increasingly, we like it or...

  Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:40:09 +0100
• Forget Keats, let’s think about Sir Cliff: ‘We’re all going on a summer holiday…’

  By Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday Was it Keats in his Ode to Immortality who wrote: 'I get knocked down, But I get up again, You’re never going to keep me down…' Actually it was Chumbawumba and...

  Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:59:09 +0100
• The loss of Air France Flight 447: The nightmare scenario for any air traveller

  Posted by Chris Leadbeater, Travel Writer, Daily Mail Travel Maybe I’ve been watching the rolling TV coverage too much over the last 24 hours, but from where I’m sitting this morning, the ongoing search for the crashed Air France plane...

  Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:50:50 +0100
• When did airports stop selling anything useful?

  By Frank Barrett, Travel Editor, The Mail on Sunday I’m trying to remember when airports stopped selling things you needed in favour of expensive tat you don’t want. When was the moment somebody had the idea of turning airports into...

  Fri, 29 May 2009 12:26:37 +0100