Hostelworld Sees Modest European Booking Growth in a Smaller Sector

Will pent-up demand for budget travel override concerns about packing six or eight vacationers into a hostel room? Hostelworld reported an uptick in bookings, but this sector is obviously not ideally positioned. -Dennis Schaal

How to take a cycling holiday this year despite the pandemic

From guided tours to maps and insurance, we have all the advice you need to have a successful cycling trip Pandemic pedalling might have kept you fit and sane during lockdown, but if you’ve seen enough of your local lanes to last a lifetime, this summer could be the perfect time to spread your cycling wings. There’s a big wide world out there, but with travel bans likely to remain in place for many of the far-flung destinations that usually attract bicycling Brits, the safest and most accessible trips will be in the UK and mainland Europe. Continue reading...

Send a tip on a free-to-enter garden in the UK for the chance to win a £200 holiday voucher

Tell us about your favourite beautiful public garden and you could win a great prize from Canopy & Stars The grand grounds of stately homes or exotic botanical displays may hog the limelight but gardens in accessible-to-all public spaces are just as important for our wellbeing. This week we’d like to hear about beautiful gardens that are open to the public – and free to enter; perhaps you volunteer at one or simply enjoy visiting. Examples range from south London’s Brockwell Park Walled Garden and Community Greenhouses to Sheffield Botanical Gardens to smaller community-run havens such as Nightingale Garden in Cambridge. There’s also the plethora of spectacular seaside and city centre gardens to enjoy. We’d love to hear about your favourite – but it must be free to enter. Wherever it is send us a detailed description saying why you love it – of around 100 words. Continue reading...

What Happened to Travel Bubbles?

Remember travel bubbles? Three months ago, they were a buzzword. Now they're barely talked about. What happened in between? -Rosie Spinks

Campsites and holiday cottage bookings for summer 2021 soar

With the Riviera and Costas looking uncertain even for next year, holidaymakers are booking a year in advance to secure the best UK cottages and campsites Holiday cottages and camping pitches are already getting snapped up for summer 2021 as ongoing uncertainty around foreign holidays and lack of availability this summer prompts British holidaymakers to book ahead. UK accommodation providers are reporting a spike in bookings for next July and August, with camping particularly popular. Website pitchup.com has already had 1,400 bookings for next summer, an increase of more than 500% on the previous year, while glamping collection Canopy and Stars says it has taken more bookings for August 2021 than for August 2020. Continue reading...

IHG Still Signed One New Hotel Deal a Day in the First Half of 2020

If you’re looking for signs of the pandemic’s negative impact on the hotel industry, IHG’s ongoing pace of hotel deals and openings isn’t it. -Cameron Sperance

Gogo in Talks to Sell Its In-Flight Wi-Fi Business

Let's hope the deal talks will go faster than Wi-Fi aboard a plane. -Sean O'Neill