Travel

"What is Yorkshire" and "does Great Britain have the death penalty" are among the most common questions for visitors asked by visitors to the UK, according to Google data. Researchers in 13 countries, including America, New Zealand, Poland, Germany and South Africa, collated the top autocomplete suggestions for queries about the UK and the most-visited places within it, such as London, Edinburgh and the Lake District. Surprisingly, rhe most common searches for Britain’s major cities had nothing to do with culture...

By Sean Sheehan As second cities go, Denmark’s doesn't jump out at you as a must see. It is less than a hundred miles from Copenhagen but only as the crow flies and the circuitous land route takes far longer. And much more enjoyable. Aarhus is located on the eastern coast of Jutland, a relatively unvisited pocket of northern Europe for world travellers. But change is in the air: it will soon be the European Capital of Culture 2017 and the...

This is the 47 second flight that this week carried its one millionth passenger. The short hop, which is officially the world's shortest commercial flight, ferries passengers between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney islands, off mainland Scotland’s northeast coast. It's a short 1.7 mile trip all told which is navigated in an eight-seater Britten Norman Islander aircraft. It officially  takes two minutes but with favourable winds it can be done in 47 seconds. If you have a couple of minutes, take...

The secret to finding cheap flights is to book 56 days in advance and travel on a Tuesday evening, analysis of 13.2 billion flight prices has revealed. Momondo's Annual Flight Study of prices across its 100 most popular routes revealed that evening departures between the hours of 6pm and 12am typically offer the cheapest fares, with Tuesday the best day of the week to depart. Saturday is routinely the most expensive day of the week to fly, particularly for flights that depart in...

Incredible pictures of planes taking off and landing at the busiest airports in the World have been released following the announcement that Heathrow is to get a third runway. Photographer Mike Kelley has been working on the aptly-named Airportraits project for two years, taking pictures of planes taking off from runways and compiling them into impressive combined shots. Each picture shows dozens of planes either taking off or flying overhead all in one image, showcasing how busy the skies are. The...

It's a cool evening as our taxi driver meanders through narrow dusty roads elevated above the fertile lands of the delta de l’Ebre. Flamingos and Heron rise above the wetlands, their frail legs mimicking the stalks of the rice plants they tower over. Home to enough wildlife to fill a Dorling Kindersley encyclopaedia this is a part of Spain that you seldom hear of, and I for one can’t wait to discover what it has in store. Located within a...

We used to walk, well run, to school being chased by the bigger boys, but in Eastern Thailand you get a much bigger companion to accompany you to school. The bullies wouldn’t have messed we us, if we had these animals taking us to double maths. These two kids walk to school with their two pet elephants, an animal revered in Thailand. Nong, seven and Ong, five take a mile long walk cradling the young elephants ear with the older...

New pictures of a motorhome which costs almost twice as much as the average English house have been revealed. The Morelo Empire Liner has underfloor heating, a rain shower, double bedroom and even a garage. It is powered by a 7.7-litre engine which develops 300bhp a twice as much torque as a Lamborghini Aventador. The motorhome, described as a “super-liner”, has a whopping £378,200 price-tag, which is almost twice the price of the average home in England. It has a large panoramic roof...

Tourists no longer have to walk to the tourist information centre or walk around the capital with a map, trying to find attractions, and ending up missing out the delights of the capital. Now a new app is empowering visitors to make the most of the great deals and tickets to the best events, which add value to every trip in London town. The people behind the Official London Tourist app have set up the What Now?! app joining forces with...