Lisa Minot

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Lisa Minot |Kara Godfrey

DISNEY has revealed plans to open a brand new theme park - in Abu Dhabi. The huge new park will be in Yas Island, and will be the seventh for Disney. Calling it a "groundbreaking resort destination" it will be on the huge waterfront. Little-else is known about the theme park including how many lands and what rides it will include. However, it will have themed accommodation as well as dining and retail experiences, it has been confirmed.

2 months ago | thesun.co.uk | Lisa Minot

I’VE been hooked on cruises since I stepped aboard my first ship more than 20 years ago – and with more than 50 trips under my belt, there’s not much I don’t know about life on the ocean wave. I never expected to love cruising as much as I did — my favourite holidays are spent camping. Cruising, I wrongly assumed, would mean eating with strangers at a set time in the same restaurant wearing formal clothes. I couldn’t have been further from the truth.

2 months ago | thesun.co.uk | Lisa Minot

LOOKING to bag a bargain trip this summer? Research from TravelSupermarket has revealed the cheapest destinations based on the airport you fly from. Lisa Minot talks you through the best options, with comments by Steph Marinkovic from price comparison site TravelSupermarket. FOR London-based trippers, Turkey’s Dalaman area is best value at £539 per person, then Marrakesh at £559, Kefalonia (£569), Gran Canaria (£601) and Costa Dorada (£624). Steph says: “Start your search with Turkey’s Dalaman area.

2 months ago | thesun.co.uk | Lisa Minot

IN my 26 years as The Sun’s Travel Editor I’ve chatted to Virgin’s Richard Branson on the rooftop of his Caribbean island home, watched flamingos soar over the salt flats of Chile’s Atacama desert and ticked off every major European capital, Mediterranean hot spot and US city. But nothing can beat the moment I step out of the shower block of my South of France campsite on my own family holidays.

2 months ago | thesun.ie | Kara Godfrey |Lisa Minot |Nicole Cherruault

RESIDENTS of a village by the site of the UK's first Universal theme park claim it's going to be horrendous and ruin their quiet way of life. The quiet village of Stewartby, Bedford - home to just over 1,000 residents - is set to transform as a former industrial site is turned into a 476-acre mega resort. Expected to open in 2031, the £50billion park will have some 'high-speed rides and immersive attractions' including famous franchises likeHarry Potter,Jurassic World,Minions, and more.