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Cheap flights, blissful sunshine… and no crowds! I’ve spent 21 years as a travel writer

It’s been a travel industry phrase for decades, but now most holidaymakers are aware of the ‘shoulder season’. The expression refers to the months on either side of the peak summer travel season, when holiday hotspots are quieter than…

Europe’s tourist invasion: Unbearable crowds clog up famed sites in Rome, Athens and

Europe's most popular cities are being overrun, as record-breaking tourist numbers turn once-scenic streets into overcrowded, chaotic hotspots.Videos show locals and visitors alike struggling to navigate packed squares, endless queues,…

Europe’s holiday hotspot hell: Videos show streets groaning with crowds and huge queues

Europe's most famous holiday hotspots are busier than ever this week - despite anti-tourism protests taking place across the continent.Images show swarms of holidaymakers packed shoulder-to-shoulder and forming huge queues waiting for…

The Spanish city with hardly any crowds – and flights are only £27

British tourists have been urged to skip some of Europe's top destinations this summer in favour of underrated hidden gems. And it could be the right time to swerve the more popular spots with Santorini introducing a hefty cruise tax and…

The UK’s top secret beach bays without the crowds

Tired of jam-packed car parks, overpriced ice creams and never-ending toilet queues at some of the UK's most bustling beaches? Then it's time to ditch the crowds and head to the nation's most secluded bays instead. As Brits brace for a…

Insider’s Cornwall: Where and when to go to beat the crowds, get a bargain and find the

By Sophie Hines For You Magazine Published: 03:01 EDT, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 12:17 EDT, 28 September 2024   …

I went to Niagara Falls and HATED it – the water was dirty, the crowds were insane and it

A travel influencer has shared the harsh realities of what it's really like to visit Niagara Falls - claiming it's not as beautiful and glamorous as some may think.Avid traveler Amy, from Canada, often jets around the world and documents…

Crowds weep for teenager, 16, killed in horror Irish car crash alongside her best friend,

Crowds of mourners wept as they gathered to say their final farewells to a teenage girl who was killed in a horrific crash in Ireland alongside her best friend on their way to a prom.Dlava Mohamed, 16, of Clones, Co Monaghan, died…

Crowds flock to see Angela the ‘fake’ bear: Chinese zoo is inundated with 20,000…

Visitors are flocking to a zoo in eastern China to see a strange-looking bear that has gone viral online over speculation it is, in fact, a person in a costume.Around 20,000 people a day are now going to Hanzhou Zoo, a 30 per cent rise…