The sinister history behind some of the world’s first tourist sites
By Tony PerrottetFeatures correspondentKristof Bellens/Alamy(Credit: Kristof Bellens/Alamy)A TikTok trend is highlighting travellers' long-held fascination with relics. But many argue that the centuries-old tradition of museums displaying human remains is highly problematic.A recent TikTok sensation...
A $428 American seat vs $305 Delta vs a $254 United berth: Travel experts...
American, Delta and United. They're the big three U.S legacy carriers and between them operate around 3,000 airplanes.So they should know a thing or two about flying people from A to B.But just how...
This spellbinding lost city in Colombia is older than Machu Picchu and crowd-free
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThree decades ago, the Lost City of the Tayrona people, a Machu Picchu-sized pre-Colombian archaeological site set...
The best accommodation in Flaine
Flaine’s resort village falls into two main sectors, Flaine Forum and Flaine Forêt. The former is based around a big traffic-free square,...
How to spend an artsy and nature-filled weekend in St Petersburg, Florida
By Eva SandovalFeatures correspondentjostrand/Getty ImagesThe city of Saint Petersburg on Florida's Gulf Coast is famous for sugar sand beaches, funky street murals and a pirate past (Credit: jostrand/Getty Images)Travel writer Terry Ward plans your...
CBD oil massages, a Michelin-listed restaurant and villas costing £6,900 a night: Inside The...
The first thing you notice on arrival at the grand, porticoed entrance of the Four Seasons Resort in Thailand's Koh Samui are the monkeys. They are everywhere – stone monkey statues proffering welcome garlands, cheeky...
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Escape with the best wellness retreats across Europe for restoration and relaxation
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe reasons to take a breather from day-to-day life and hit a wellness retreat are manifold. Perhaps...
10 brilliant spa hotels on the Cornish coast
There’s arguably no finer place in Britain for a wellness break than the Cornish peninsula, where sun, sea and stunning scenery combine...
Five unusual historical experiences in London
By Ben GazurFeatures correspondentJames Talalaly/Alamy(Credit: James Talalaly/Alamy)From digging for fossilised shark teeth to exploring a church built by the Knights Templar, here are five places where London's past becomes vividly real.London is built of...
NASA engineer who designed supersonic jet dubbed ‘son of Concorde’ tells DailyMail.com how it...
The Concorde flew its final flight almost exactly 20 years ago - yet it continues to capture the imaginations of Americans old and young.Concordes were taken out of service in 2003, about three years...