Alice Murphy

1 week ago | metro.co.uk | Alice Murphy

Egypt has long been a popular choice for British travellers, but Israel's attack on Iran and the strikes that followed have raised concern over its safety as a holiday destination. Egypt welcomes hundreds of thousands of tourists from the UK each year, with coastal resorts like Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh luring visitors with affordable prices and all-inclusive deals.

1 week ago | metro.co.uk | Alice Murphy

Travel has been thrown into chaos across the Middle East following Israel's sudden attack on Iran, with airspaces closed and flights cancelled. On Sunday, the UK Foreign Office advised against all travel to Israel. Now, travellers are looking at the map of the wider region with concern over whether it is safe to travel to Turkey. The country's golden beaches and ancient cities are some of the most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers.

1 week ago | metro.co.uk | Alice Murphy |Natalia Penza

Protesters in holiday hotspots across southern Europe have swarmed the streets to condemn overtourism in an unprecedented show of unity. Thousands attended marches in the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, while events also took place in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, as well as Venice and Genoa, in northwest Italy.

1 week ago | metro.co.uk | Alice Murphy

Tensions in the Middle East have boiled over after Israel launched a sudden attack on Iran. Travellers are now looking at the map of the Mediterranean with concern over whether it is safe to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus, an island nation south of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, has long been a popular holiday destination for British tourists. More than 1.3 million visit each year, according to the High Commission of Cyprus in the UK, making up almost one third of total visitors to the island.

2 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Alice Murphy

In the ninth installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Travel Editor Alice Murphy recalls her visit to Albania 's TikTok-famous Riviera, where a construction boom threatens to ruin the natural landscape. Hurtling down the freeway from Tirana along the snaking Albanian coastline, it feels hard to believe that this country was closed off from the world around it just three decades ago.