Qantas Airways crews vote to strike over ‘rock bottom’ pay
Ground crew at Qantas Airways, Australia‘s largest airline, voted overwhelmingly on Monday in favour of strike action over pay and…
I live in India and these are the best alternative beach spots to Goa
Ask most travellers to name an Indian beach holiday, and you’ll probably get one answer: Goa. For overseas visitors, it…
Dozens evacuated and about 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
More than 60 people have been evacuated after flooding swept large boulders and other debris into the Colorado River.
I took my family on a Galapagos Islands cruise and it changed how I feel about wildlife
It’s a warm Ecuadorian morning and my kayak is rapidly hurtling towards a pair of penguins sitting on some rocks.…
I swapped the Med for a long summer weekend in Stockholm’s archipelago
More fool me, but Stockholm had never made it onto my holiday hitlist – let alone my summer one. When…
US revokes visa of former Iraqi minister after watchlist listing
The US has revoked an award-winning former Iraqi minister’s visa after the FBI placed her on a ‘terrorism watchlist'.
UK travellers are still being caught out by this Brexit passport rule
Just back from a trip to Croatia, this week Independent Travel writer Amelia Neath told me about a woman who…
I hiked through the French Alps to discover wildflower meadows and pretty villages
It’s midnight in the picturesque French Alpine village of La Clusaz, and all is silent except the faraway tinkle of…
Passenger warns travellers to check passport validity after being denied boarding in mistake that cost her £500
A couple has warned other travellers to check their passports before booking trips after being refused boarding on a Jet2…