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Travel Inspiration

Ignite your wanderlust with Metro’s travel inspiration, and get ideas for your next holiday. Here you’ll find stories of dreamy getaways around the globe, tales of life-changing adventures and experiences, and guides to destinations in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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Buildings and the river in Hull on a bright yet cloudy day.

Tourists are flocking to city that was once named the 'worst' in UK

Travel December 29, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Beautiful view od Gozo island

Malta's 'breathtaking' sister island is the top trending destination for 2026

Travel January 5, 2026 By Jessica Hamilton

Drone view of Milton Keynes, England

Where all 13 Hunger Games districts would be in the UK — from Aberdeen to Milton Keynes

Property December 29, 2025 By Alice Giddings

The sunny tropical Caribbean island of Barbados with blue water and yachts

I'm a food writer — the 'land of the flying fish' must be on your 2026 hit list

Travel January 6, 2026 By Lola Christina Alao

The Piazza del Popolo in Cesena, Italy.

The untapped Italian city with famously good food and flights from £32

Travel December 28, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Aerial view of Trunk Bay in the US Virgin Islands, on a sunny day.

9 of the best beach destinations to beat the January blues

Travel December 27, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

Panoramic photograph taken in September. Lake Oeschinensee (Lake Oeschinen) located near Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Swiss Alps, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Europe

2026’s most surprising travel trends revealed

Travel December 26, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A bridge over a river in Verona. There are orange stone buildings in the background, and a clocktower.

Beautiful ‘City of Love’ is a romantic getaway with £15 flights in February

Travel December 27, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

Rear view of people standing in a snow covered field in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia.

Frostbite, -64°C winters and brutal 'ice fog': The world's coldest city

Travel December 26, 2025 By Courtney Pochin

A rocky outcrop with a secluded pool in the middle surrounded by the ocean under a blue sky.

The best Greek island for every type of traveller

Travel December 26, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

An aerial view of a historic red castle in a forest in Latvia

7 intriguing places to go in 2026 that you've probably never heard of

Travel December 26, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A view of the bright blue ocean in St Lucia, with forested landscape, a sandy beach, and a kitesurfer on the water.

Why the Caribbean’s ‘honeymoon capital’ is more than just for lovers

Travel December 20, 2025 By Hannah Berry George

A collage featuring writer Lola Christina Alao, a beach background, and three plates of food from Barbados.

Why Barbados and its breathtaking food should be on your bucket list for 2026

Travel December 28, 2025 By Lola Christina Alao

A deer standing in a snow-covered field.

Magical London winter walks that’ll make you feel like you’re in a Christmas movie

Travel December 22, 2025 By Courtney Pochin

Chelsea Dickenson - xmas markets

I visited 5 Christmas Markets in Europe - the cheapest blew my mind

Travel December 22, 2025 By Chelsea Dickenson

A stunning road in Fuerteventura, surrounded by sand dunes on one side and turquoise blue sea on the other.

Spanish 'mini Maldives' gets new flight from UK airport starting tomorrow

Travel December 19, 2025 By Alice Giddings

Group of people, walking on the beach

Loveholidays’ December sale drops prices on winter sun and city break stays

Travel December 30, 2025 By Louise Whitbread

The lesser-known Adriatic city that everyone wants to visit in 2026

Travel December 18, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, with a picture of Shere

I live in the real village from The Holiday — it's like being in another world

Travel December 18, 2025 By Courtney Pochin