Travel gift ideas: 15 of our editors’ favourite gifts for globetrotters

We are a peripatetic generation: restlessly curious and forever plotting the next trip. It’s a trait that proves surprisingly useful when it comes to gifting. Travel-minded presents rarely miss the mark; they signal care in its most pragmatic form, helping to plan, elevate or ease someone’s journey. Our edit strikes a balance between function, comfort […]

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Wendy Wu Tours hires John Docherty from easyJet holidays

Wendy Wu Tours has hired former easyJet holidays trade distribution manager John Docherty as business development manager (BDM) for Scotland, with Trailfinders’ Demi Johnson joining as BDM for the north.   The appointments, forming part of the company’s “most significant trade investment” in its history, come after a 35% year-on-year rise in sales in Scotland […]

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Overcrowded Travel Destinations In 2026, As Per Fodor’s ‘No List’

Summer 2025 broke records for tourist visitors around the world, but in places that have reported suffering from overtourism over the past few years, there was an increase in unrest among locals against the people arriving on vacation. Many of these places feature in Fodor’s annual ‘No List’ that highlights the places in the world […]

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Scottish World Cup qualification sparks surge in agent enquiries

Scottish travel agents say requests for flights and packages to North America shot up overnight after Scotland qualified for next year’s World Cup.   Immediately after Scotland’s historic 4-2 win against Denmark on Tuesday night, agents reported a surge in enquiries from regular clients regarding travel to the World Cup – even though fixtures are […]

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Barrhead travel launches World Cup packages for Scotland fans

The tournament, which will be staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico, is set to be the biggest in its history. For Scotland’s long-suffering fans, many of whom have waited nearly three decades for the chance to follow their team on football’s biggest stage, the opportunity is already sparking huge interest. Scotland fans at […]

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Scotland is going to the World Cup, should you book a flight now?

Getty Images Scotland fans are already turning their attentions to a trip across the Atlantic next year As the dust settles on a historically jubilant night for Scotland’s national men’s team, many in the Tartan Army will be planning the holiday of a lifetime. Hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada, the 2026 World Cup […]

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The world’s 18 best overseas wedding venues revealed by top wedding planners and travel experts – including one from just £2,600. These hidden gems are gorgeous, sunny and make everything seamless – but you’ll need to move fast to book…

Once the preserve of celebrities, whose palm-fringed nuptials were staple fixtures in glossy magazines, destination weddings have now captured the imagination of ordinary couples, too. Whether it’s a gothic, mist-swathed chateau or a sun-bleached beachfront, these far-flung celebrations are more popular than ever. Last year, around 21 per cent of UK weddings took place abroad, […]

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Hays Travel records pre-tax profit of £81m

Hays Travel recorded a pre-tax profit of £81 million and group revenue of almost £507 million for the 12 months to April, both 11% up on the previous year. Company revenue was more than double that in 2018-19. Hays’ travel agency revenue has doubled in that time to £280 million and its tour operator revenue […]

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