BIZARRE: 15 - What They Never Told You

The world’s most perfect places are being turned into backdrops for our tourist selfies

Italy depends on tourism but despairs at the hordes who descend on its beauty spots. Its solutions are being watched around the globe

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Current Irish passport turnabout time as new enhancements speed up renewals for adults and kids

The Irish Passport Service has so far received over 380,000 applications ahead of the busy summer months

Dublin Live · Apr 20, 2023

Popular Italian destination caps tourists to prevent overcrowding

‘We reached the limit of our resources,’ tourist officials said

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

A city of a hundred charms: how I fell in love with Siena, Tuscany

A spring cycle tour of Tuscany ends at the medieval city that has kept its identity intact despite centuries of visitors

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023

Two million Brits to jet abroad this weekend - but the weather at home will be 'fine'

Algarve, Madeira, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy, Greece and southern Turkey are popular Easter destinations, while temperatures could hit 18C in the UK

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2023

Another Easter of travel chaos begins as queues build at Dover and France hit by strikes

Wait for passport checks hits 90 minutes as national strike in France grounds flights

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Have your say on the new Manchester tourist tax

The policy kicked in on April 1

Manchester Evening News · Apr 5, 2023

Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

The Money Edit · Apr 4, 2023

Britons brace for strikes, traffic jams and border delays as Easter exodus returns

Airlines hope to avoid the chaos of last year as huge numbers head for the beaches of Europe, surpassing pre-pandemic bookings

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother might have been a slave: here’s what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe

A recently discovered note, drawn up by Leonardo da Vinci’s father, Piero, in November 1452, shows that he emancipated an enslaved woman named Caterina.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2023