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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Smith
We reveal the 391 weird and wonderful destinations accessible from UK soil this yearBritish air passengers are a lucky bunch. Despite being a small, windswept island, the world is our oyster. A colossal 930,430 flights will depart UK airports this year, carrying up to 169,549,731 passengers to 391 overseas destinations in 100 countries. In Heathrow, we possess the best connected hub on the planet, while flights to foreign climes can be boarded at 31 other UK airports.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
msn.com | Oliver Smith
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Smith
The overall picture is one of diminishing horizons, with an extra 12 countries added to the no-go list since 2019 Oliver Smith Deputy Head of Travel 15 January 2025 2:00pm GMT 15 January 2025 2:00pm GMT This feature is available for registered users. Please register or log in to continue The pyramids of Meroe, in Sudan, are currently off the menu for travellers Credit: Getty Oliver Smith Deputy Head of Travel 15 January 2025 2:00pm GMT Six years ago, a British globetrotter’s travel wishlist...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | John Arlidge |Oliver Smith
Fancy going to the airport? Thought not. Many travellers regard airports as the seventh circle of hell, a place where all our anxieties and fears, our patience and plans, collide like battered luggage. But not all are equal. Some are better than others. Which?
To find out, we compared 70 airports – the world’s 50 busiest hubs in 2023, plus the next 20 busiest in Europe – across more than 30 criteria.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | John Arlidge |Oliver Smith
The world’s best airline? Numerous awards and surveys have sought to answer this question, but Telegraph Travel has applied a scientific approach to pin down the truth. We’ve examined the planet’s carriers across more than 30 criteria to come up with the most comprehensive guide to which airlines are hot and which are not.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Smith
France set a record in 2023 when it welcomed over 100 million tourists in a single year Getty Once upon a time, the holiday industry was seen as nothing but a force for good, bolstering economies, spreading wealth and broadening people’s horizons. These days, however, barely a week passes without a slew of headlines about the negative impacts of mass tourism. Try typing “tourism” into your favourite search engine. You’ll be presented with news stories about Spain mulling over “alarming” new...
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
uk.style.yahoo.com | Oliver Smith
Once upon a time, the holiday industry was seen as nothing but a force for good, bolstering economies, spreading wealth and broadening people’s horizons. These days, however, barely a week passes without a slew of headlines about the negative impacts of mass tourism. Try typing “tourism” into your favourite search engine.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Smith
5 September 2024 • 11:00am The Boeing 737 Max had two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 and a door panel on the same model blew out at 16,000ft earlier this year Credit: Matt McKnight/Reuters Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, has cancelled dozens of flights after a service from Zurich was forced to turn around due to an “engine component failure”. The airline says it has now inspected all 48 of its Airbus A350s – which use Trent XWB-97 engines made by British firm Rolls-Royce – and found...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
msn.com | Oliver Smith
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Smith
27 August 2024 • 1:00pm Those whirring noises you hear on take off are nothing to worry about Nervous fliers have a tendency to scrutinise every little bump, whirr and thud they hear onboard a plane. Was that a wheel falling off? Did the wing just crack? I could swear I just heard the pilot snoring in the cockpit… But which sounds are routine and which should have you reaching for the in-flight safety card? Firstly, it’s worth remembering that aeroplanes are generally noisy, creaky beasts,...
