the sunday times

10 tips for the perfectly packed suitcase

Sean Davoren, head butler of the Lanesborough Hotel gives his trade secrets to Katie Bowman

• Think you know how to pack a suitcase?

10 celebrities: where we're going on holiday

From Sydney to Corfu, via Venice and Whitstable, here’s where the great and the good are going this summer

• My hols: Daniella Helayel

10 simple continental holiday pleasures

Not everything costs a fortune - Brian Schofield reveals the little holiday treats that are still within our grasp

driving holidays  

Driving in France: oh, the joy

A series of celeb Francophiles confess their French driving experiences to Carolyn Boyd

• New superferry brings France within 60 minutes

The three best routes to the Med

Anthony Peregrine is your expert guide on the three smartest routes to those sparkling beaches

• Europe's road laws: a guide

summer 2009 special  

Croatia: the flashing blades of Korcula

Visit the Adriatic island by all means. But watch out if a sweaty man asks you to the local dance

• Opatija: Croatia's lusty riviera town

• Lesic Dimitri Palace, Korcula, Croatia

This summer's best long-haul bargains

For the best deals, head beyond Europe. We find the long-haul bargains worth the journey

• The best last minute travel deals and bargains

The 15 best Mediterranean hotels under £100

Beat the euro crunch with bargain sleeps in sunny Italy, Turkey, Greece and beyond

• 20 chic (and cheap) places to stay

• Europe's 20 best boltholes under £100

business travel  

Profile: Kavita Oberoi

Channel 4's Secret Millionaire and healthcare entrepreneur has a penchant for shoes, sometimes taking up to eight pairs on a two-night business trip

BA: five year recovery for business class

Carrier estimates business class travel will take five years before any signs of recovery as travel budgets are slashed

Schiphol: Britain's favourite business airport?

The Dutch have abandoned departure taxes just as the UK is about to ramp up air passenger duty

your say today  

Cheapest flights to Seattle

Indirect flights are the best way for Jeremy Golding to save money as BA is the only airline flying direct

• City style: Seattle

Florida Space Shuttle launch trips

Mark Whall is keen to travel later in 2009 or next year. We have the best places to see them from - if they take off

• Nature trail on Florida's Highway One

Is Virgin 'starving its passengers'?

Virgin Atlantic answers Brian Laidlaw's complaint over lack of food on a flight delayed by 9.5 hours

• Baggage loss and hire cars

travel images  

The Times travel photo competition

View the June winner and enter the July competition for your chance to win a Leica camera worth £765

• A photography course in Abruzzo

Smugshots special: a new perspective

Fifty of the best optical illusions and camera trickery in our new perspective-bending competition

• Your travel smugshots

British photo competition winners

We have a gallery of the DK Eyewitness Travel PhotoBritain Competition winners as a London exhibition begins

summer in britain  

The 50 best beaches in the UK

Rugged cliffs, limestone archways and vast sweeps of sand - our stunning coastal landscape

• 20 secret beaches in the British Isles

• Britain's 15 best secret coves and beaches

The 50 best campsites in the UK

We've got it all covered - kids, old school, boutique, wild, coastal and much more

• The Scouts’ guide to wild camping

Eight great weatherproof days out

Picnics with a place to shelter when it rains - Stephen Bleach has the answers

the good spa guide  

Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex

A country club spa with an 18-hole golf course and acres of ancient woodland on its doorstep

• The Bailiffscourt Hotel and Health Spa

Vinothérapie Spa at Les Etangs de Corot, near Paris

Wine therapy is top of the spa menu at this peaceful lakeside retreat away from the crowds of nearby Versailles

• Hotel Le Bristol, Paris

Aquae Sulis Retreat, Fowey Hall, Cornwall

This stylish spa at a family hotel overlooking the Cornish coast has a creche, so parents can be pampered

• Cowshed at St Moritz Hotel, Cornwall

• The Oriental Spa at Es Saadi Palace, Marrakesh

and finally...

Airline food - ah, the memories

A feature on who serves the best airline food at 40,000ft got many of you salivating for the past

• The best airline meals at 40,000ft

It’s time to reclaim our rivers

Our waterways are a national treasure. They need to be opened up for everyone, says Griff Rhys Jones

• Britain's best rivers for swimming

• Sing the praises of Britain's city rivers

Confessions of a tourist: who needs a guidebook to find a good time?

Curious what can happen when you blaze your own trail, says Monty Munford, after a memorable trip to Egypt