The magic of German Christmas markets

Savour the festive atmosphere of the traditional bazaars

Late travel deals: December 3

Travel by day to see the land of the Pharaohs

Cruise ship Britons in brush with Gulf pirates

Twenty-nine British holiday-makers were on board a cruise ship targeted by pirates off the coast of Somalia, it has emerged

Pirates attack cruise ship carrying Britons

A cruise ship carrying British, American, Australian and Canadian passengers was fired on in the Gulf of Aden

Britons stranded as Thai 'ghost flights' leave

Flights take off from the Thai capital but planes are empty as thousands remain trapped by anti-government protests

Defiant café shows Mumbai is not afraid

Farzadi Jehani, the owner of the café, said he wanted to re-open quickly to show the terrorists they have not won

Bangkok protesters threaten fight to death

Rallies by thousands of government supporters fuel fears of violent clashes with militants demonstrating at the airport

Strike threatens La Scala gala opening

Inaugural opera performance, the social and musical highlight of the year, threatened by strikes and protests over cuts

Beware rogue US visa websites

American authorities Esta warning and more travel news in brief

India and Thailand: is it safe to go?

Directions analyses the risks and the options faced by those planning travel to these regions

Confessions of a tourist: It started with a Jack and Coke...

... and ended in a near miss and pitiful humiliation for Nigel Morgan

Campaign to free Dubai hotel's captive dolphins

Row rumbles on over the 24 dolphins at Dubai’s Atlantis hotel, plus more travel style news

My hols: Phil Daniels

The actor loves Coney Island, Spain and getting into a spot of bother abroad

Brits wait at naval base to leave Thailand

Up to 2,000 Britons stranded in Bangkok, where militants have closed both main airports, were waiting in Pattaya

Martina Navratilova's pre-jungle spa break

Visit the Mauritius hideaway of the tennis star, and more travel news in brief

Green tax is the end of low-cost flights

Many low-cost flights face uncertainty because of government plans to raise flight taxes, says Tom Chesshyre

Rumours of new airline giant in Middle East

Western airlines on alert as speculation mounts that Abu Dhabi Government is ready to buy 30 per cent stake in Emirates

Heathrow T5 disaster a lesson for Dubai T3

The new chief executive of Dubai Airports watched the horrors at T5 and insisted new terminal should not be publicly shamed

Eurostar faces disruption after strike vote

Unions vote for action over shift patterns introduced after Channel Tunnel fire