Be less snap happy - try looking around on holiday instead

Kathleen Wyatt on why a few choice photos taken on holiday, regardless of quality, are better than hundreds

Australia's 'man drought'

Sheila's out-number chaps Down Under, the 'Olympics Effect', and more travel news in brief

Profile - John Boyle, flamboyant Zoom co-owner

The controversial joint owner and founder of Zoom airlines is battling to save his business

Zoom passengers vent anger after collapse

Collapse of airline owned by Scottish brothers leaves thousands facing bills or cancelled holidays Watch video

Q&A: getting a refund from a bankrupt airline

Ginny McGrath explains what to do if you've booked with Zoom Airlines, which has goes bust

Adventure travel goes grey

Companies are redesigning brochures and providing better-quality hotels to woo high-spending customers aged over 50

Late deals: August 27

A night, plus meal, in a Scottish mansion from £115; a week in Crete, £269; seven nights in Grenada, £699

Why aircraft lose pressure

When cabin pressure dropped at cruising altitude the pilot of Ryanair's Boeing 737 followed standard procedure

Ryanair hits back over oxygen failure claims

Airline rejects claim from explorer Pen Hadow that oxygen masks deployed before emergency did not work. Watch video

Ryanair jet makes emergency landing

Explorer Pen Hadow and family were among holidaymakers who thought they were 'going to die' during mid-flight scare

Rise in number of failing holiday companies

The number of tour operator failures has increased and more holiday companies could collapse this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority

Couple sue operator after Caribbean armed robbery

First Choice is facing a six-figure damages claim following the attack in the Dominican Republic

Golfers threaten Nepal peace

Falling trekker numbers and a desire to attract high-spending thrill-seekers and golfers may put trekking routes at risk

Face recognition robot tests at immigration

Manchester airport is trialling the new machines that could cut queues, but airport workers may strike

Hotel du Vin for Poole, Dorset

My hols: Matt Frei

Matt Frei, 44, is the BBC’s Washington correspondent and presenter of BBC World News America. He lives in Washington with his wife, Penny, and...

Late summer sun - guaranteed

Now's the time get away - we pick the best guaranteed sun spots on the Continent for September and October

Terminal 5 is working?

Heathrow's 24-minute luggage claim, airline seat cover handbags and more travel news in brief

Airline fuel surcharges stay sky high

Airlines accused of profitting from fuel surcharges in the wake of oil price reductions

Ski resort converts gondola into sauna

Finnish resort offers sauna with mountain views