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This seaside retreat 3 hours from the UK could solve travel's biggest problem

Travel April 3, 2025 Jeremy Ullmann

A stunning view of Hatta Lake in the Dubai emirate of UAE.

Think Dubai is soulless? This little-known mountain region will change your mind

Travel April 2, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

Panorama overlooking the southern part of Singapore, including the adventure island of Sentosa to the right and the luxurious homes of Keppel Bay to the left.

I visited a man-made island in Singapore and found a pleasure seeker’s paradise

Travel March 19, 2025 By Amanda Cable

A woman stands on a ledge over blue ocean with boats in the background

I fell in love with the ‘Greek Caribbean’ – but the island has a tragic past

Travel March 24, 2025 By Alice Murphy

Metro's Gergana Krasteva posing in front of Lake Maggiore in Italy, next to a view of the lake with mountains behind it.

Forget flashy Como, I found Italy's best lake that's cheaper with fewer tourists

Travel March 13, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

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I stayed in Oxford's newest hotel inside one of the world's oldest department stores

Travel 15 hours ago By Kristina Beanland

The entrance of Raohe Street Night Market – one of the oldest night markets in Taipei, Taiwan – with a colourful arch, lanterns hung over it, and lit-up stalls on either side.

The underrated Asian island with a futuristic city that surprises at every turn

Travel 3 days ago By Patrycja Zaras

A Norse Atlantic plane flying against a blue sky with white clouds.

I tried a Premium Economy cabin with better seats than British Airways — it’s cheaper

Travel 17 hours ago By Kristina Beanland

A professionally taken photo of the master bedroom. There is a vanity, a teal stool and lamp shade, and teal walls. Art can be seen and a large bed with cushions,

Dishoom’s new Permit Room is London's most exciting hotel spin-off in years

Travel 13 hours ago By Isabel Fraser

A high view on an outdoor pool with a sculpture in the middle in front of a white building at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz. There are mountains behind in the distance under a blue sky.

I went to a five-star health spa and realised the secret to long life is free

Travel 16 hours ago By Ellie Hutchings

I visited this lesser-known European gem and spent just £300 in a week

Travel October 22, 2025 By Sama Ansari Pour

Sun loungers and orange umbrellas by the shore on Voula beach in Athens on a bright sunny day

The European capital that offers a 'Riviera' experience 1,500 miles from Saint Tropez

Travel October 22, 2025 By Jon Fellowes

The main pool at Sugar Beach, Mauritius, surrounded by greenery and palm trees.

I stayed in Mauritius' 'magic place' – this is my honest review

Travel October 20, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

A view of Marseille's Old Port with boats on the water, taken between two buildings

France's oldest city has all the trendy energy of Hackney Wick

Travel 7 days ago By Alice Murphy

Universal Halloween Horror Nights 2025 review: Where your 'worst fears are realised'

Travel October 13, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

A collage of a maze, statues and a tall clock tower building in Dunfermline, Scotland.

Scotland's newest city is the perfect Edinburgh alternative — it stole my heart

Travel October 13, 2025 By Ben Aitken

Claie Wilson with her husband and son in a blue inflatable car on the water in the Maldives

I took my gamer teenagers to the Maldives where there wasn't a console in sight

Travel October 13, 2025 By Claie Wilson

The beach and wild hedgerows in Skerries, Ireland on a sunny day.

A guide to the perfect weekend in Ireland's best kept secret — even if it rains

Travel October 14, 2025 By Vicci Moyles

B-List Britain: England?s ?Queen of the North? gets a bad rap, but I promise it?s a belter PICTURE: Getty/ Metro

England's 'Queen of the North' gets a bad rap, but I promise it's a belter

Travel October 6, 2025 By Ben Aitken

The Four Seasons Osaka swimming pool with floor to ceiling windows overlooking central Osaka in Japan.

I found an oasis in one of Japan’s busiest cities — a hotel within a hotel

Travel October 5, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A Qatar Airways plane on the airport tarmac.

Qatar Airways Business Lounge review: 'It doesn't get bigger than this...'

Travel October 4, 2025 By Claie Wilson

Saffron Leggatt posing at a table with a cocktail and two large dishes in front of her

'I walked away stunned': What €15 gets you when dining out in Dubrovnik

Travel September 29, 2025 By Saffron Leggatt

The outdoor pool at Liberty Lykia hotel in Oludeniz, Turkey

The 'decadent' all-inclusive Turkish hotel that's fit for royalty

Travel September 30, 2025 By Scott Da Silva-Wells

The Headland Hotel and Atlantic Ocean in Cornwall

This UK hotel beats the world's best, and guests want for nothing

Travel September 26, 2025 By Alice Giddings

Dominic Gibbon standing in front of an Icelandic flag, on a snowy landscape.

The surprising country that healed my dopamine-depleted brain

Travel October 3, 2025 By Dominic Gibbon