Jellyfish invade western Med

A plague of jellyfish of "unprecedented" size is gathering from Valencia to Monte Carlo, marine biologists have warned

Confessions of a tourist: All’s fair in love and camping

The Italian girl stole Will Jackson’s heart. So he stole her car keys

My hols: Tracey Emin

My ideal holiday now is to go somewhere like the Golden Door health retreats in Australia and spend a week detoxing

All on board were riveted, but was a panel loose?

It is not unusual that parts fall off aircraft in flight, but it is uncommon that they cause a decompression of the cabin

Passengers record drama at 29,000ft

Investigators are focusing on the possibility of an explosion in the baggage hold or corrosion on the 17-year-old aircraft

The spa gondala of Venice

A massage in a gondala, lavender tours of Somerset and more travel news in brief

Late travel deals: July 26

The Lake District for £99 for teens, free kids' stays in Wales and more late travel deals around the UK

The top ten holiday first aid essentials

From remedies for dodgy tums to sunburn salve, here are the trusty treatments to pack for your holiday

Britons embrace the motorhome holiday

Holidays on wheels are enjoying a renaissance buoyed by recession and celebrity motorhomers

Air passengers' terror as hole appears in fuselage

Passenger terror as London to Melbourne jet drops 20,000ft midflight after a faulty door blew a hole in fuselage

Britain and Ireland to tighten border check

People travelling to the Irish Republic by air or sea will be required to show an identity document under new proposals

Britain and Ireland's new border checks

Immigration controls will crack down on illegal movement across Irish border in the first policy change in 80 years

Teenager dies after binge-drinking in Greece

Boy dies on Zakynthos amid police crackdown on the behaviour of British tourists

An authentic sand between the toes holiday

Holidaymakers can take advantage of a £10 a night hotel - but the offer expires when it rains as the room is made of sand

Schott's Almanac of New Tourism

A miscellany of modern trends in tourism and travel - by Ben Schott

Canoe man and Bond boost Panama tourism

The unlikely combination of a faked disappearance and a new Bond film has seen visitor numbers rocketing to Panama

Passport strike to hit holidaymakers

The holiday plans of thousands of Britons could be disrupted this summer because of strike action by Passport Service workers