RARE PHOTOS: 11 - The Real Truth

Ryanair cuts summer flights in Spain in row over airport charges

Decision comes despite the firm behind the Spanish airports calling its fees among the lowest in Europe

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Simon Calder reveals how to get train tickets for £3 in the Great British Rail Sale

A temporary train ticket sale of heavily discounted rail fares is under way.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Brits buying homes in Spain to be hit with 100% property tax

Non-EU citizens seeking a home in the sun face a huge tax hike on housing

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

We’ve been all over the world in 2024 – these places were our favourites

Exploring Ugandan towns, getting to know Hawaiian islands and solo trips to romantic Caribbean resorts – these are some of Independent Travel’s top highlights from the road during the last 12 months

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

GWR explains why Sunday train cancellations will continue for ‘quite some time’

Last weekend rail passengers were urged not to travel on any Great Western main lines due to staff shortages

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

My, how cheap these Swiss trains are. Or are they?

The Man Who Pays His Way: There appear to be lies, damned lies and rail fare surveys

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

The Travel Smart guide to southeast Asia

A gap year favourite but south east Asia still has many pockets left under-explored. In this episode of Travel Smart, Benjamin Parker and Simon Calder give you a whistle-stop guide to Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s weary train passengers

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

How to deter prospective rail passengers: Pretend fares are much higher than they are

Train Talk: A ticket from London to Milton Keynes has never cost anything like £74.90, despite a survey claiming it does

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

No, planes in Alaska aren’t wearing jackets despite what the internet thinks

People were fooled after the puffer jacket plane went viral

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024