Travel

Brits are delaying booking Channel crossings until they have more certainty over the final Brexit deal, Brittany Ferries has warned. The company, which carries as many as 2,500 passengers on each vessel to France and Spain, says concerns over future travel implications has led to a 4 to 5 per cent slump among its most loyal customers. Nigel Wonnacott, from Brittany Ferries, said customers were worried about taking pets abroad, their European health insurance, and driving licenses allowing free travel...

Lee Cimino, 30, fit a pair of trainers, shorts, t-shirt, jumper, towel and underwear in his tailor-made coat

Bath is an always-popular spot for a weekend break or an extended staycation, but we’ve just experienced another reason to visit the spa town: the Gainsborough. It’s the only hotel in the UK to use local mineral waters in its hotel spa, its five-star service is up there with the UK’s highest, and it’s a well-located sanctuary for exploring the town. For couples and groups who can’t quite agree on what to do with a night or two away, the...

There has been a huge surge in people from the UK applying for Irish citizenship since the EU referendum vote. It is thought that around ten per cent of the UK's population meet the criteria to be accepted by the Irish government. There were about 45,000 applications in the first half of 2018, virtually the same as for the entire 2015, the year leading up to the EU vote Neale Richmond, chairman of the Brexit committee in the Irish senate...

At the foot of the Alps in Northern Italy is a small town called Biella. It is home to Italy's oldest brewery, founded more than 170 years ago. Despite producing premium beer for a global market, the family owned brewery remains in the same site, meeting international demand by upgrading to high tech equipment – spending 10 million Euros this year alone The beer which is produced, Menabrea, comes in two varieties, Bionda and Ambratta. And in an imaginative collaboration...

Many of the 300,000 British expats ‘officially’ living in Spain are reluctantly giving up their dreams amid Brexit concerns. But they should think twice before doing so, says one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The message comes as British Prime Minister Theresa May has two weeks to sell her Brexit deal to the UK Parliament – which looks like it will be a challenge – and against a backdrop of a dwindling number of Brits living in...

Exploring America's 'Second City'  Timeworn fast-food joints sit shoulder to shoulder with fancy, Michelin-star restaurants. The ‘L’ (an elevated metro line) chugs, like a rollercoaster, as it navigates its way through an urban forest of towering, glass-front skyscrapers. People in sharp suits stomp along pavements, rushing to everywhere and nowhere. While tourists, aboard open-top buses, snap away at anything in sight. Chicago is a proper city. Perhaps best-known, at least to some of us across the pond, for its mafia...

It’s been just over a year since Hurricane Maria ravaged the island of Puerto Rico, and some experts insist that it’s the perfect place for new business. Not only does Puerto Rico have a fascinating blend of cultures and traditions that make it enjoyable to do business, but the startup scene in San Juan is booming, and some investors speculate that it’s the perfect place for new opportunity. Although parts of the island are still in recovery mode, and the...

Rugged coastlines, astonishing national parks and whale watching opportunities await...