Category: Travel
Your rights if Spain and Portugal’s storms have delayed or cancelled your flight
Orange weather warnings have been issued across Spain (Picture: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) If you’re heading to Spain or Portugal for a sunny getaway this weekend, you might be disappointed. While the UK basks in 24C heat, orange alerts for storms and rain have been issued by AEMET, Spain’s weather agency. And the adverse weather is…
How I spent a weekend in Amsterdam, without stepping foot in the Red Light District
The ultimate guide to Amsterdam (Picture: Getty Images) As someone raised on the other side of the world, I’d always been fascinated by Amsterdam’s eccentricities, bolstered by sordid tales of the Dutch capital. From the Red Light District and its window hawkers to its proclivity for ‘coffee shops’ that are not coffee shops at all,…
What I Own: I got on the property ladder at 38 with my £180,000 Rotherham flat
This week, we’re in Rotherham visiting 38-year-old nurse Swapna (Picture: Paul David Drabble) Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. This week, we’re in Rotherham in South Yorkshire, visiting 38-year-old nurse Swapna Narayanan Maniyatan. Originally from India, Swapna took on extra shifts at work to save…
The UK’s most ‘walkable’ city is a vibrant coastal spot just an hour from London
Locals and tourists alike love this spot on the south coast (Picture: Getty Images) Whether you don’t like flying or Europe’s sweeping anti-tourism measures have put you off, there are plenty of reasons to holiday closer to home. For one, Britain is bursting with quality staycations, from off-the-beaten-path gems, to destination dupes to vibrant cities.…
TUI launches UK flights to ‘laid-back’ holiday paradise for summer 2025
TUI has launched direct flights to the picturesque town (Picture: Getty Images) If you’re craving sunshine and golden sands, you don’t have to hop on a long-haul flight to the Caribbean to get your fix. TUI has just announced brand new flights from Newcastle to Agadir, a laid-back Moroccan beach city on the Atlantic coast.…
New direct train set to connect London with Switzerland in five hours
A direct rail service from London St Pancras to Geneva could take around five hours (Picture: Getty Images) British travellers are one step closer to getting a direct train to Switzerland — and a significantly shorter journey. That’s because the UK and Switzerland have reached an agreement in a bid to resolve obstacles to the…
The buzzy European city crowned the world’s most walkable — with £4 beers
No need to book expensive Ubers here (Picture: Getty Images) Sayonara to crammed buses, delayed trains and expensive taxis — the world’s most walkable destination is just a short flight from the UK. Beating out stiff competition from Paris and Milan, Munich, Germany, has been crowned the easiest city to explore on foot. A study…
10 unmissable Time Out deals — including London’s crispiest fried chicken for 50% off
These are London deals you won’t want to miss (Picture: Thunderbird Fried Chicken) Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to do in this city for cheap in 2025! At least… There is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday,…
New UK airline slashes flights to New York by £100s — even cheaper than EasyJet
Flights are even cheaper than EasyJet (Picture: Shutterstock/Minh K Tran) A new UK airline has almost halved the price of tickets for its first ever flight from Glasgow to New York. Global Airlines, the brainchild of self-made UK millionaire, James Asquith, raised eyebrows last month, when eye-watering ticket prices were announced. Back in April, Global…
‘Don’t tell everyone’: Your favourite lesser-known European cities that aren’t Paris or Berlin
Several destinations are pushing back against tourists (Picture: Getty Images) Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Venice, Berlin. Europe’s most popular cities are flooded with tourists for good reason. But as we navigate a delicate time for travel, with several destinations pushing back against overtourism, Metro wants to put lesser-known locations that are actively welcoming visitors on the…
