My Europe Series

Busting the boom: why Barcelona wants to curb mass tourism

Barcelona is booming. A little too booming for many of its inhabitants and city officials who have taken measures to clamp down on a surge of tourism

31/07/2015

My Europe Series

What can I take with me when I travel within the EU?

This week on UTalk, a question from Mary in Dublin: “I will be travelling to several EU countries this summer. I was wondering if I am I allowed to

31/07/2015

World News

Send us your holiday memories

Holiday’s aren’t what they used to be. The rise of internet travel has opened up new destinations and changed the way people choose their holidays

30/07/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: honouring the founders of the Kazakh Khanate

A statue in Astana celebrates the legacy of Kerey and Zhanibek Khan

27/07/2015

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China: the fury of the Hukou Waterfalls

25/07/2015

Greece

Greece: tourists pack extra clothes for refugees along with sunscreen

Arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, tourists come to soak up the sun and relax in beautiful surroundings, but these holiday makers are not coming

22/07/2015

Greece

Domestic tourism in Greece suffers dramatic downturn as debt crisis deepens

Domestic tourism in Greece has suffered a dramatic downturn as a result of the debt crisis with many Greeks unable to afford to take a holiday. The

22/07/2015

Thailand

Thailand: murder trial to resume of two Burmese men accused of murdering British holidaymakers

The trial is due to resume in Thailand of two Burmese men accused of killing two British packpackers. The hearing will examine the reliability of

22/07/2015

Spain

Spain: woman dies during bungee jump from bridge

A British woman has died during a bungee jump from this bridge in Spain. It happened near the town of Lanjaron in Granada. The 23-year-old is

22/07/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: the monument dedicated to everlasting love

The beautiful Aisha Bibi mausoleum in Taraz dates back to between the 11th and 12th centuries

20/07/2015

Mali

Timbuktu tombs rebuilt after militant destruction

19/07/2015

France

Beach row: Saudi royal family anger locals on the French Riviera

The authorities in the South of France have halted building work aimed at closing off access to a public beach. Plage de la Mirandole privatisée

16/07/2015

China

China: British nationals deported but three remain

Three British nationals are being held for a sixth night by police in China on suspicion of having links to a terrorist group. The tourists were

15/07/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: the mountain playgrounds close to the former capital

The Medeu & Shymbulak mountain resorts attract locals but also holidaymakers

13/07/2015

Spain

Tourists gored by bulls during San Fermin 'bull run'

A British man and two Americans have been gored by bulls as thousands of people ran through the streets alongside the animals on the first bull-run

07/07/2015

Explore

Life's a beach in Batumi, Georgia's top Black Sea resort

06/07/2015

Explore

Traveller's diary: Batumi

06/07/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: the massive mausoleum revered by pilgrims

The spectacular Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi dominates the landscape near Turkistan

06/07/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia beach attack: unity and mourning a week after tourist massacre

As victims of Tunisia’s terror attacks are remembered a week after an Islamist gunman ran rampage on a beach, people of different faiths came

03/07/2015

Spain

Barcelona blocks new tourist accommodation licences

Barcelona’s new mayor has launched a one year ban on new tourist accommodation. Mayor Ada Colau says she wants to avoid a saturation of the market

03/07/2015