Annie McNamee

Reminiscing on festival season 2025? Well, the good times ain’t over yet, and if you ask us, it’s never too early to start planning which festivals to book in next year. Loads of great music festivals have already announced their headliners, and some of them kick off as early as January.  It’s worth noting that, in 2026, one of the planet’s biggest and best music festivals is not happening. That’s right – after an electric 2025, good old Glastonbury is on a fallow year to allow the land a bit of TLC. Not to worry, mind. No matter your music taste, who you’re going with, your weather preference or your capacity for camping, the world will have a festival that’s right for you, from Europe to the USA, Canada to Japan and Australia to India.  The best festivals in the world at a glance: ☮️ Best for hedonists and hippies: Boomtown 🔈 Best for beat freaks: Outlook 💡 Best for discovering something new: Tremor 🎵 Best for R&B and afrobeats: Afro Nation 🗽 Best city festival: Governors Ball 🎸 Best rock festival: Fuji Rock 🤩 Best for big names: Primavera Sound 🌠 Best for escaping reality: Big Red Bash Overwhelmed? Don’t sweat – here’s our comprehensive roundup of the best festivals in the world taking place in 2026. RECOMMENDED:🌍 The 26 best new things to do in the world in 2026🌤️ The best festivals in Europe in 2026🎭 The world’s coolest neighbourhoods to explore🌃 The best cities in the world right now

Even after a couple of vintage years for new music, 2025 has been special. Sure, we didn’t get a clear-cut ‘song of the summer’, but artists have been instead putting out defining works in a longer format. The past 12 (well, 11) months have featured all manner of extraordinary album releases.  Belted-to-the-rafters country pop, plunderphonic majesty, ecstatic dance music, intimate electronic world-building, history-collapsing art rock, triumphant hip-hop… these are just a few of the sounds and styles that have been executed marvellously in 2025. Here are the year’s finest 25 albums, chosen by Time Out editors and contributors.

A planear as suas viagens para o novo ano? Deve, sem dúvida, contar com aqueles clássicos da bucket list, mas se procura inspiração fresca, 2026 promete um mundo de experiências totalmente novas. Desde dormir num museu ao ar livre até percorrer paisagens ancestrais em e-bikes, fazer zipline sobre magníficas reservas naturais e festejar durante um eclipse solar – sim, a sério – há dezenas de experiências fora do circuito habitual e fora da caixa a acontecer nos próximos 12 meses. Pelos quatro cantos do mundo, a Time Out escolheu as 26 coisas mais incríveis, surpreendentes e emocionantes para fazer em 2026. Recomendado: Podes vir, 2026. Temos as melhores agendas para planear o novo ano

Planning your travels for the new year? You should absolutely factor in those long-standing bucket list entries, but if you’re looking for some fresh inspiration, 2026 promises a world of brand-new travel experiences.  From sleeping over in an open-air museum to journeying through ancient landscapes on e-bikes, ziplining over glorious wildlife reserves and partying through a solar eclipse – yes, really – there’s a shedload of off-the-beaten-track, out-of-the-box stuff happening over the next 12 months. Scroll on for our handpicked selection of the 26 coolest, weirdest and most exciting things to do in 2026.  RECOMMENDED:🎶 The biggest and best music festivals in 2026🛍️ The coolest streets in the world🏘️ The coolest neighbourhoods in the world🌃 The best cities in the world right now Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out Travel newsletter for all the latest travel news and best stuff happening across the world.

It’s been another stellar year for music in 2025, packed full of belters, breakouts and hook-laden earworms.  Lorde returned to her angsty roots, Pulp dropped their first album since, and Bad Bunny reigned supreme on the streamers. We were blessed with new music from pop heavyweights Lady Gaga, Lily Allen and Robyn. In a plot twist, Rosalía dropped a classical album packed with religious references, and Turnstile made hardcore mainstream. Breakout stars CMAT, Addison Rae and Jim Legxacy proved that they are here to stay. Here Time Out editors and contributors have hand-picked the tracks they’ve had on repeat this year. These are the 40 best songs of 2025.  RECOMMENDED: The 25 best albums of 2025. 

This year of music has started with a bang. We’ve seen Chappell Roan go country, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco smothering audiences with gushy love songs and Playboi Carti’s rapturous return from the underground. We've even been blessed with the return of Lorde! Alongside these pop heavyweights, we’re witnessing rap superstar Doechii continue her chart domination and the breakthrough of Gen Z artists like 2hollis, Tate McRae and Kai Bosch. What songs are defining 2025? Well, we’ve searched through our playlists and extracted the best songs of the year so far, to give you a mid-year vibe check of where we are currently at. But it doesn’t stop there. Keep your eyes peeled for updates to this list throughout the year as we’re still awaiting albums from Turnstile, Miley Cyrus, Pulp, A$AP Rocky and many more. RECOMMENDED: 🎧 The best albums of 2025 (so far)🎥 The best movies of 2025 (so far)📺 The best TV of 2025 (so far)

Sure, winter has its perks. Cosying up by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate in hand is lovely. Big woolen jumpers are ever-chic. But there’s no warm, fuzzy feeling that comes close to feeling actual warmth. In our eyes, you just can’t beat the sunshine: sitting on a rooftop terrace, ice-cold cocktail in hand… bonus points if everyone back home is stuck with endless grey drizzle. There are plenty of places across the world still basking in glorious sunshine from October to February. Our list of the best winter sun destinations this year spans six continents and five months, giving you 20 recommendations for the very best places you can visit during the winter months. Whether it’s Thai beaches, African safaris or sunny city breaks in Europe, we’ve got you covered. The best winter sun destinations at a glance: 🏖️ Best for beaches: Thailand 🏙️ Best for a city break: Cape Town, South Africa 🌡️ Warmest in Europe: Tenerife, Spain 🐘 Best for wildlife: Namibia 🎭 Best for an arty break: Cartagena, Colombia 🍜 Best for food: Vietnam At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts. RECOMMENDED:☀️ Europe’s 10 best winter sun destinations

This list is from 2024. Our latest ranking for 2025 is live here. In 2024, what exactly makes a neighbourhood cool? Craft breweries, natty wine bars and street art are well and good, but the world’s best, most exciting and downright fun neighbourhoods are much more than identikit ‘hipster hubs’. They’re places that reflect the very best of their cities – its culture, community spirit, nightlife, food and drink – all condensed in one vibey, walkable district. To create our annual ranking, we went straight to the experts – our global team of on-the-ground writers and editors – and asked them what the coolest neighbourhood in their city is right now, and why. Then we narrowed down the selection and ranked the list using the insight and expertise of Time Out’s global editors, who vetted each neighbourhood against criteria including food, drink, arts, culture, street life, community and one-of-a-kind local flavour. The result? A list that celebrates the most unique and exciting pockets of our cities – and all their quirks. Yes, you’ll find some of those international hallmarks of ‘cool’. But in every neighbourhood on this list there’s something you won’t find anywhere else. Ever been to a photography museum that moonlights as a jazz club? Or a brewery with a library of Russian literature? How about a festival dedicated to fluff? When communities fiercely support and rally around their local businesses, even the most eccentric ideas can become a reality. And that, in our eyes, is

On March 25, 1925, at London’s Selfridges department store in central London, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird made the first public demo of his latest creation: a way to broadcast visual information from a camera to a screen. A full century later, Baird’s discovery has led to perhaps the most vital, creative and popular mode of artistic expression in the entire world. But it’s only in the past 25 years that television has really fulfilled its artistic potential.  The result has been the so-called ‘Golden Age of Television’, a boom kickstarted roughly around the turn of the century with the rise of shows like The Sopranos and later Breaking Bad, and continuing with awards-winners from Succession to Shōgun to Slow Horses. So while our list of the 100 greatest TV shows may pay tribute to the unmissable programs of yesteryear, you’ll find that the majority hail from our own century – meaning there’s no excuse not to watch every single one. Paring the list down to only 100 was a painful process, so we decided to omit sketch shows, talk shows, news and non-fiction in order to focus on scripted drama and classic comedy. Time to go goggle-eyed. Recommended: 🔥 The best TV and streaming shows of 2025 (so far)🍎 The best shows to watch on Apple TV+ right now📺 The best Netflix original series to binge🎮 The best ‘90s TV shows

This bustling coastal city is absolutely steeped in history, maritime heritage, and of course, there's loads to see. It’s roots date back as far as the Stone Age, and its first ever museum (the Tudor House) remains a top attraction, with gorgeous gardens and guided tours on offer.  There’s plenty of modern-day action too, with a treasured football team, The Saints, and their fans bringing life to the city on match day. Southampton is also only a 20-minute drive away from the New Forest, or a ferry-ride away from the Isle of Wight, there's plenty going on that makes this city worth a visit. Check out our list of top picks for all the best things to do in Southampton.  RECOMMENDED:  🚆The best day trips from London⛰️ The best things to in the New Forest🏖️ The best seaside towns in the UK💕 The best things to do in the UK Annie McNamee is a writer at Time Out UK. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

This is about the time when the January blues start to hit pretty hard. It’s dark at 4pm, you’ve got no money left after Christmas and winter feels like it’s dragging on forever. But we’re here to tell you that things are looking up, because 2025 is going to be a corker of a year for the UK.  It turns out that 2025 is going to be a bit of a big one, with a number of landmark occasions being celebrated across Britain. There’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in Southampton, as well as the art-packed Folkestone Triennial, a celebration of 200 years of the British railway in York and Bradford’s 2025 City of Culture festivities. Then, there are up-and-coming foodie towns in Cornwall, music scenes that are popping off in Cardiff and Belfast, and the reopening of grand cultural insitutions like the Tate Liverpool.  If there’s ever been a good time to book a trip, it’s now (it might even help keep some SAD at bay). There is so much fantastic stuff happening across the country this year, so read our list curated by local experts of the best places to visit in the UK in 2025, and get stuck in.  RECOMMENDED: 🇬🇧 The 25 best new things to do in the UK in 2025📍The 12 most underrated city breaks in the UK 🏨 The UK’s 13 best new hotels opening in 2025👨‍👩‍👧 6 amazing places to stay with Kids in the UK

If people make Glasgow, music is what fuels it. The city's music scene was thriving long before the rest of it had caught up, with places like the Barrowlands and the Old Fruit Market offering locals good, cheap live music when general attitudes of Glasgow were, let's just say, less than favourable.  But those days are behind us, and Scotland's biggest city is now known across the UK for its vibrant cultural heritage, nightlife, and, of course, its music scene. Whether you're looking for an arena of people to scream along your favourite songs with, or a small makeshift stage at the back of a bar to find your new favourite band, Glasgow's got you sorted. Fair warning though: crowds here are famously rowdy. They're a lot of fun, but don't be surprised if you end up beer-soaked. Oh, and brush up on our local chants. You don't want to be the only person not shouting along with 'here we, here we, here we f'ing go!'. 

When you’re booking a luxury UK staycation, you probably don’t think of Darlington. In fact, you probably don’t think of Darlington much at all. But nestled about ten minutes from the town’s centre, in the wilds of County Durham, sits Rockliffe Hall, a super-swish hotel resort with all the trimmings. Upon check-in, we asked if it was possible to push our dinner reservation back half an hour. The answer? ‘Of course! There’s nothing worse than feeling rushed.’ This would become the theme of our stay: take it slow, and the staff will make everything work around you.   Why stay at Rockliffe Hall? This isn’t the sort of place to book if you just need somewhere to sleep. Rockliffe Hall is for your big birthday/anniversary/other significant life event. Or, if you simply fancy splurging on yourself, switching your brain off and enjoying the quiet life for a bit.  Everything at Rockliffe is a treat: the views, the fact that it’s grand enough to feel special but compact enough that everything you need is a short stroll away, the minibar with olives and champagne, the Nespresso coffee machines; even the tea bags are fancy. This is proper indulgence, surrounded by gorgeous Durham hills and valleys waiting to be explored.  What are the rooms like at Rockliffe Hall? At the moment, Rockliffe is operating at half-capacity, as the renovation of its Old Hall is in full swing. It’s due to be complete by next spring, but until then you’ll be in one of the 33 New Hall rooms, starting at £392 a ni

Inn Deep is like spending the evening at your mate’s house, only with ten times the energy and fresh pizza available without a delivery fee. The low-lighting and stripped-back interiors create a space you can relax in, but it’s the staff that really make you feel at home.  The prime location – underneath a railway bridge 30 seconds from Kelvinbridge tube station – helps to make this a prime meet-up spot, and provides glorious river views to anyone sitting outside. Add to that a huge (and we mean huge) selection of beers and spirits, and this could become your new West End go-to for ‘a chill one’. Having originally opened more than a decade ago, in recent years the Great Western Road pub has been on a mission to keep things fresh by welcoming new pop-ups to its kitchen every so often. The latest guest is Sub Rosa, a local pizzeria with two permanent locations in the southside, and a delicious marinara sauce.  What should I order? The menu is small for all the right reasons. Sub Rosa knows what it’s good at, and each of the six pizzas on offer play to those strengths. Our favourite was the pepperoni & pickled chili, as the tang and bite of the chilis cuts through the sweetness of the tomato sauce perfectly. Any pizza can be made vegan or gluten free upon request. Sides include chicken tenders in a gochujang honey butter glaze, and a range of chips. If you’re hungry opt for the Mexican loaded fries, but if you just want a snack the regular portions are crispy, salty, and definit

You’ve been here before. Almost.  With a clientele which would be perfect for a Love Island spin-off featuring exclusively people with ‘entrepreneur’ in their bios and a healthy amount of exposed pipework, The Counter is what those in the know would probably call ‘trendy’. Its dim lights, small plate selection, and strategically chipped brick feature wall put it on the verge of parodically hip, but a glance at its menu and a quick chat with any member of its team reveal it to be much more down to Earth than some of its equally Instagrammable peers. If you close your eyes you can almost feel the Istanbuli breeze flowing through your hair The sense of deja-vu you feel may not be coming solely from its open-plan bar though. Chef Kemal Demirasal’s first UK venture, opened up two years ago in Notting Hill to much success. Originally from Turkey, he’s taken much of the charm of the original joint (as well as its most popular recipes and excellent cocktails) and transported it to Kingly Street – and combined it with a series of fresh ideas and a lot of seafood. Fresh is definitely the operative word. The cocktails are infused with real fruit. The tomatoes have been imported from Turkey. There’s sort-of-caviar sprinkled on avocado-topped fish. If you close your eyes and just bite, you can almost feel the Istanbuli breeze flowing through your hair. A series of enthusiastic staff members recommended a variety of dishes to us. Some, like the tomato salad or prawns, were familiar classi

Hi ha dos tipus de persones quan es tracta de viatjar: les que veuen el menjar com un simple combustible i prefereixen cenyir-se al que ja coneixen, i les que converteixen en la seva missió tastar tants plats nous de restaurants i cuines diferents com sigui possible durant l’estada. Si t’identifiques amb aquest segon grup, la llista de Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) amb els millors destins gastronòmics del món t’interessa. Cada any, CNT elabora una sèrie de recopilacions de “el millor de” per a l’any vinent. Això inclou una guia de les ciutats amb els panorames gastronòmics més emocionants; és a dir, els millors llocs per menjar el 2026. Enguany, CNT està especialment interessada en “les destinacions que tot just ara comencen a ser reconeguts per les seves propostes culinàries úniques, així com aquells que només han millorat amb el pas del temps”, de manera que no hi trobaràs ni París ni Roma. En canvi, la llista és plena de destinacions on potser no t’hauries plantejat anar, cosa que la fa encara més engrescadora.  Foto: Shutterstock    Alguns dels llocs escollits Creta és la primera entrada europea de la llista. Aquesta assolellada illa grega és una de les tres Regions Europees de la Gastronomia per al 2026, segons ha decidit un jurat independent d’experts de tot el continent. La guia de viatges destaca els productes de proximitat de l’illa i l’“abundància d’un oli d’oliva verge extra realment excel·lent”. També proclama el dakos com el plat estrella: un tros gran de pa d’ordi

Já alguma vez quis espreitar como vive a outra metade? Pegue numa edição da Condé Nast Traveller (CNT) no final do ano e vá directamente à chamada Gold List. É aí que vai encontrar uma lista dos hotéis e resorts mais impressionantes do mundo – daqueles que normalmente só se vêem em séries como The White Lotus ou nos quadros do Pinterest intitulados “Se eu ganhar o Euromilhões”. A CNT percebe de viagens de luxo como poucas publicações, por isso, para um espaço entrar na Gold List global, tem de ser praticamente perfeito em todos os aspectos. Se a comida for apenas “boa” ou se a localização for um pouco afastada demais – ou demasiado próxima da civilização, dependendo do ambiente – então não há hipótese. Se tiver a sorte de poder oferecer a si próprio umas férias num sítio especial, a Gold List da CNT deve ser o seu Santo Graal. Quer uma piscina com vista panorâmica sobre a Costa Amalfitana? Feito. Apetece-lhe experimentar um hotel Four Seasons? Há vários mencionados. Precisa de um refúgio tranquilo no centro de Quioto? Não procure mais. De uma antiga fortaleza militar em Espanha a glamping de safari no Botsuana, com paragem num pequeno paraíso no Douro, aqui ficam alguns dos nossos favoritos da lista. Europa The Connaught, Londres, Reino Unido Photograph: The Connaught O Connaught é há muito um dos grandes candidatos ao título de opulência no centro de Londres. Está em actividade há quase 200 anos e é a imagem perfeita da grandiosidade de Mayfair – pense em mogno por todo o

O mundo está a mudar, e nem sempre para melhor. Infelizmente, as temperaturas globais voltaram a subir este ano, e os desastres naturais relacionados com o clima estão a tornar-se comuns em locais que não estão preparados para lidar com eles. Entre furacões, ondas de calor e incêndios florestais devastadores, milhares de milhões de pessoas estão hoje em risco de deslocação ou de sofrer danos devido às alterações climáticas. Mas os seres humanos são resilientes. Não estamos simplesmente a aceitar um destino inevitável: estamos a trabalhar para estar preparados da próxima vez que a catástrofe bater à porta – pelo menos é isso que as autoridades espanholas pretendem com a construção de novos "abrigos climáticos" por todo o país. Espanha tem sentido directamente os efeitos do aquecimento global, com partes do território a atingirem temperaturas recorde de 46°C neste Verão. Embora o sul seja a região mais quente, as zonas centrais em redor de Madrid foram atingidas por incêndios florestais em Agosto, levando o Governo a tomar medidas adicionais para proteger a população. O primeiro-ministro Pedro Sánchez explicou os seus planos para introduzir abrigos climáticos – espaços públicos onde qualquer pessoa pode entrar para se refrescar durante aquilo que descreveu como "secas e ondas de calor devastadoras" – numa conferência sobre alterações climáticas, realizada esta semana em Madrid. Acrescentou ainda que os meses de Verão com temperaturas acima dos 40°C são "agora o novo normal", e

If you’re not from the UK, it’s hard to understand the significance of Wetherspoons. There’s a subset of the population who would argue that the budget pub chain is one of the greatest things to grace the nation, and an equally large group of people who refuse to set foot in the place. What they would agree on, however, is that the brand is an inescapable part of British life. For those not in the know, Wetherspoons (or, simply, Spoons) is the largest pub chain in Britain, and now it’s expanding across the channel with the opening of the first ever location outside of the UK and Ireland. The company announced earlier this month that it had plans to enter the European market, and now it has revealed the exact location for the new opening: Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport. That’s where British tourists tend to fly into if they’re on their way to Benidorm, so it’s pretty certain to do a roaring trade. The pub will be next to the non-Schengen Zone departure gates, so will primarily serve Brits returning home from their holidays. It is set to cover more than 1000 square feet of space, and will be called ‘Castell de Santa Bàrbera’ after the nearby Alicante Castle. After it opens its doors for the first time on January 29, the Castell de Santa Bàrbera will serve thirsty travellers seven days a week from 6am until 9pm. That’s plenty of opportunity to try out a bit of British culture next time you’re flying through – foods on offer will include English breakfasts, pizzas, and b

Hay dos tipos de personas cuando se trata de viajar: las que ven la comida como un simple combustible y prefieren ceñirse a lo que ya conocen, y las que convierten en su misión probar tantos platos nuevos de restaurantes y cocinas diferentes como sea posible durante la estancia. Si te identificas con este segundo grupo, te interesará la lista de Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) con los mejores destinos gastronómicos del mundo. Cada año, CNT elabora una serie de recopilaciones de “lo mejor de” para el año siguiente. Esto incluye una guía de las ciudades con los panoramas gastronómicos más emocionantes; es decir, los mejores lugares para comer en 2026. Este año, CNT está especialmente interesada en “los destinos que solo ahora empiezan a ser reconocidos por sus propuestas culinarias únicas, así como aquellos que no han hecho más que mejorar con el paso del tiempo”, de modo que no encontrarás ni París ni Roma. En cambio, la lista está llena de destinos a los que quizá no te habrías planteado ir, lo que la hace aún más atractiva. Foto: Shutterstock Algunos de los lugares elegidos Creta es la primera entrada europea de la lista. Esta soleada isla griega es una de las tres Regiones Europeas de la Gastronomía para 2026, según ha decidido un jurado independiente de expertos de todo el continente. La guía de viajes destaca los productos de proximidad de la isla y la “abundancia de un aceite de oliva virgen extra realmente excelente”. También proclama el dakos como el plato estrella: un gra

There’s something slightly humiliating about being a tourist. No matter how respectful and cool you try to be, you're going to end up spending time going places where locals wouldn’t be caught dead, and that’s okay. Some tourist attractions are worth fighting through the throngs of slow-walkers and camera-wielders, but others are, for lack of a better term, complete flops. But as a tourist, how can you know which is which before you visit? Enter the Telegraph. The Telegraph travel team has put together a list of the ‘most naff attractions’ in Europe, so that you can make sure you avoid them at all costs. To qualify, a destination can’t be awful; instead, it should be very boring, overrated, and offer no insights into the local culture. In other words, if beige was a place, it would be here. RECOMMENDED: The 26 best new things to do in the world in 2026 So what attraction should you cross off your 2026 to-do list? First, the Juliet balcony in Verona. It is true – this landmark has nothing to do with Shakespeare or his star-cross’d lovers. In fact, it was built more than 300 years after he died. It’s just a balcony like any other, except now you have to pay €12 to access it. If you’re a huge Romeo & Juliet fan, you might think that price is worth it for the photo op, but we can definitely see why this tops the Telegraph’s list of Europe’s most ‘naff’ attractions. Coming in second was Leicester Square in London. You could argue that this spot is less of an attraction and more of

When Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, did he know that 430 years later it would lead to tourists being charged €12 to stand on a random balcony in Verona? It’s unlikely, given that ‘tourism’ as we know it today wasn’t a thing in the sixteenth century, but we can never know for sure. However the bard would have felt about it, Verona’s ‘Juliet balcony’ has become one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions – but that popularity has led to overcrowding issues. Now, visitors will have to pay €12 (or £10.50) for access. In addition to this new cost, only 100 people at a time will be allowed inside the house, which is decorated like an upper-class Italian family home from the seventeenth century, at any one time. This is down from 130 in the past. On top of that, anyone wanting to take photos on the balcony will be given a strict time limit of 60 seconds. Fingers crossed no one’s blinking when the photo’s talen, because there’s no time for do-overs. RECOMMENDED: Juliet’s balcony has been named the most ‘naff’ tourist attraction in Europe The new fee and its accompanying restrictions have been controversial amongst local tour guides and business owners, but the city’s council insists the measures are necessary ‘for reasons of public safety’. Essentially, they claim the flow of people into the house was unsustainable and uncontrolled, and hope that these new rules will create a better environment for all. But why do so many people make a pilgrimage to this house anyway? Whi

Boxing Day means very different things to different people. For some, it’s a day of rest after the chaos of Christmas. For others, it’s time to head back into town and make the most of the famous Boxing Day sales. But let’s be honest; no matter how much you love a bargain, most of us are all shopped-out by the time December 26 rolls around. That’s why travel deals are so great. Instead of fighting through crowds for clothes of the latest bit of tech, all you need to do is grab your laptop this Friday and order yourself a holiday instead.  To help you out, we’ve put together all the best travel deals to take advantage of this Boxing Day. Here’s to more travel in 2026! Are there Boxing Day flight sales this year? There are several great Boxing Day flight sales this year, although the best deals seem to be for package holidays. This is a great time to sort your family/lads/girls summer holiday before prices spike and you end up having to pay double what you would’ve liked to for a worse hotel room. How long do Boxing Day sales last? Boxing Day sales don’t end when the clock strikes midnight. They generally extend throughout the ‘Twixmas’ period (aka December 26-31), and in the world of travel, you’ll find excellent deals to be had well into January. The best Boxing Day deals in travel Airlines British Airways BA always hosts a big Boxing Day sale, and this year is no different. From December 26 until January 27, the airline is offering money off flights and package holidays, wit

Há dois tipos de pessoas quando se trata de viajar: as que vêem a comida apenas como combustível e preferem ficar pelo que já conhecem, e as que fazem disso uma missão – experimentar o maior número possível de novos restaurantes, cozinhas e pratos durante a viagem. Se pertence ao segundo grupo, então a mais recente lista da Condé Nast Traveller (CNT), com os melhores destinos gastronómicos do mundo, é para si. Todos os anos, a CNT prepara uma série de “best ofs” para o ano seguinte. Entre eles estão uma mega-lista dos melhores destinos para viajar, a prestigiada Gold List, que reúne os hotéis mais opulentos e singulares do planeta, e um guia das cidades com os panorâmas gastronómicos mais vibrantes e excitantes da actualidade – ou seja, os melhores lugares para comer em 2026. Cada um dos destinos mencionados neste artigo tem o seu próprio atractivo distinto. Diferentes especialidades, culturas e ingredientes garantem que encontrará algo especial em cada lugar, razão pela qual estes são “cenários gastronómicos em torno dos quais vale a pena planear um ano inteiro de viagens”. Este ano, a CNT mostrou especial interesse por “lugares que só agora começam a ser reconhecidos pelas suas propostas culinárias únicas", bem como por aqueles que têm melhorado com o passar do tempo. Não encontrará as evidentes Paris ou Roma nesta lista. Em vez disso, está repleta de destinos que talvez nunca lhe tenham passado pela cabeça. Creta é a primeira entrada europeia da lista. Esta soalheira ilha

It’s been a great year for European trains. In October, we got the news that the iconic Orient Express is returning to the railways in 2027, with original refurbished carriages, then in November it was announced that every major city in Europe could be connected by high-speed railways by 2040. But all of that is far in the future. If you want something to get excited about right now, you’ll be interested to hear that a brand new high-speed rail route launched on December 14, and it’s cut the journey time between Austria and Italy down by three hours. The connection between Vienna, Austria’s capital, and the northern Italian town of Trieste is operated by Austrian rail company ÖBB. Previously, the train journey was nine hours and 20 minutes long, but it will now take just over six and a half. Trains are scheduled to run daily, departing Vienna at 6.53am and arriving into Trieste at 1.31pm. In the other direction, services depart Trieste at 2.22pm on weekdays and at 2.37pm on weekends, pulling into Vienna at 9.07pm. RECOMMENDED: 13 of the most exciting new train routes launching in 2026. The new route is part of a wider project to create ‘faster travel options between the Adriatic coast and [Vienna]’, which has also involved the construction of the €6.1 billion, 130-kilometre Koralm Railway and tunnel, which cuts through Austria’s Koralpe mountain range. With this extension, several new stops have been added, including Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach, Udine, and Grado. Austrian passe

Ah, Rome. Home to some of the greatest historical sights in the world, and the most annoying tourists. Even if you’re only visiting, and are therefore absolutely part of the ‘slow walking crowds’ and ‘stopping every five steps to take a picture’ problem, you can’t help but get annoyed at all the other people doing the same. After all, it’s just different when you do it. But that issue could soon be a thing of the past at one of the city’s most famous landmarks, as officials have just announced that from next year you’ll have to pay a fee to get a close-up look at the Trevi Fountain. From February 1, 2026, visitors will have to pay €2 to get past a new barrier that’s being installed at the iconic fountain. Tens of thousands of people come to visit the site every day, so it is estimated that the fee could raise up to €6.5 million a year. All the money will go towards the upkeep of the monument and the wider city. That is on top of the thousands of euros worth of coins people toss into the fountain for good luck, which is donated to local charities instead of being claimed by the council. Although the move will be unpopular with some, Mayor Roberto ‌Gualtieri is confident that it’s the right choice. He argues that ‘two euros isn't very much’, and added that it could actually improve the visitor experiences because ‘it will lead to less chaotic tourist flows’. Locals will not have to pay to see the fountain. This is part of a wider push to make some sights, like the Napoleonic Mu

There are two types of people when it comes to travel: those who see food as fuel and prefer to stick to what they know, and those who make it their mission to try out as many new restaurants, cuisines, and dishes as is humanly possible during their stay. If the latter sounds like you, then Condé Nast Traveller’s recent list of the best food destinations on Earth awaits. Every year, CNT creates a series of ‘best of’ roundups for the year ahead. This includes its prestigious ‘Gold List’ of the most opulent and unique hotels on the planet, which you can find out more about here, a megalist of the best places to go next year, and a guide to all of the cities which have the most exciting, thriving food scenes right now – aka ‘the best places to eat in 2026’. Each of the places named in this article has its own, distinct draw. Different specialties, cultures, and ingredients mean that you’ll get something special everywhere you go, which is why these are ‘food scenes worth planning your year of travel around’. RECOMMENDED: The world’s 20 best cities for food right now, according to Time Out This year, CNT is particularly interested in ‘the places that are only now getting recognised for their unique culinary offerings, as well as those that have only gotten better with time’, so there’s no Paris or Rome to be found here. Instead, the list is chock-full of places you might not have thought to try, making it all the more exciting. Crete is the first European entry on the list. This