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Travel desk: Remembering the Blitz, hotels in Munich and high flying wifi

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 00:00
USA breaks: City slickers

USA breaks: City slickers

It’s been a busy summer for Fionn Davenport, as he criss-crossed the United States. Here are three of his favourite cities to visit

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 06:10
Travel Desk: Zurich’s best hotels, budget beds in Paris and Dollywood takes off

Travel Desk: Zurich’s best hotels, budget beds in Paris and Dollywood takes off

News, views and holiday deals

Sat Aug 22 2015 - 02:00
Travel Desk: Berlin museums, Portugal car hire, in-flight entertainment, Liverpool’s Shankly Hotel,  get away at home and Valencia microguide

Travel Desk: Berlin museums, Portugal car hire, in-flight entertainment, Liverpool’s Shankly Hotel, get away at home and Valencia microguide

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 00:00
Travel Desk: Hotels in Edinburgh, city tours led by homeless, Cuban cigars, Disney in China, airport dining app, home getaways and Toronto micro guide

Travel Desk: Hotels in Edinburgh, city tours led by homeless, Cuban cigars, Disney in China, airport dining app, home getaways and Toronto micro guide

Sat Aug 08 2015 - 00:00
Travel Desk: Parisian summer, where to go in Denmark, and a guide to Turin

Travel Desk: Parisian summer, where to go in Denmark, and a guide to Turin

News, views and holiday offers

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Travel desk: what to do in Iran, tourist cap in Canaries and a guide to Toulouse

Travel desk: what to do in Iran, tourist cap in Canaries and a guide to Toulouse

News, views and holiday offers

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 03:00
Travel desk: Street food cities, frequent flier seats,  terrace   time in  Barcelona and Father’s Day breaks

Travel desk: Street food cities, frequent flier seats, terrace time in Barcelona and Father’s Day breaks

Hanoi food authorities recently had to test street food samples following rumours that vendors added marijuana to make it more addictive. The tests came up negative, but it just proves how good street food can be

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 12:25
Travel Desk:  Pavarotti museum, best of Havana and exploring Tokyo

Travel Desk: Pavarotti museum, best of Havana and exploring Tokyo

News, views and holiday offers

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 12:24
Travel Desk: Cruising to Cuba, NYC restaurants and what to do in Madrid

Travel Desk: Cruising to Cuba, NYC restaurants and what to do in Madrid

News, views and holiday offers

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 04:30
Traveldesk: San Diego, Palm Springs and the best up-and-coming neighbourhoods

Traveldesk: San Diego, Palm Springs and the best up-and-coming neighbourhoods

Celebrate Independence Day with travel news from across the USA

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 00:00
Traveldesk: best places in Ethiopia, shrinking hand luggage allowances and volunteer cruising

Traveldesk: best places in Ethiopia, shrinking hand luggage allowances and volunteer cruising

Fionn Davenport rounds up all the latest travel news from around the world

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
High Society stay in Ashford Castle

High Society stay in Ashford Castle

World-class hotel is a delight, thanks to a restoration and its friendly, expert staff

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
Travel desk: Finding the perfect hotel, Roman palaces to visit, and the next big festival island

Travel desk: Finding the perfect hotel, Roman palaces to visit, and the next big festival island

All the latest travel news from around the world

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Traveldesk: Indian e-visas, secret restaurants in LA and parties with Mamma Mia

Traveldesk: Indian e-visas, secret restaurants in LA and parties with Mamma Mia

A round up of all the latest travel news

Sun May 03 2015 - 01:00
Traveldesk: Disney cruises, top hotels in Chicago and a micro-guide to Rome

Traveldesk: Disney cruises, top hotels in Chicago and a micro-guide to Rome

Fionn Davenport's round-up of travel news from around the world

Sun Apr 12 2015 - 11:00
Walking tour of Paris couture

Walking tour of Paris couture

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 10:02
Travel Desk: Cultural tours in Cape Town, cherry blossoms in Washington and great value Irish breaks

Travel Desk: Cultural tours in Cape Town, cherry blossoms in Washington and great value Irish breaks

Cultural tours in Cape Town, cherry blossoms in Washington and great value Irish breaks

Sun Apr 05 2015 - 06:00
Travel Desk: views in Florence and card carrying in Vegas

Travel Desk: views in Florence and card carrying in Vegas

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 06:00
Travel desk:  news, views and holiday inspiration

Travel desk: news, views and holiday inspiration

Swiss to Geneva, Magaluf cleans up, conquer your fear of flying and visit Reykjavik

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 02:00
‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign greens up for St Patrick’s Day

‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign greens up for St Patrick’s Day

7.6-metre sign erected in 1959 is one of most photographed landmarks in casino city

Wed Mar 18 2015 - 10:03
Travel Desk: Best Marigold Hotel,  star-gazing stays and prices in the Big Apple

Travel Desk: Best Marigold Hotel, star-gazing stays and prices in the Big Apple

Fionn Davenport rounds up the latest travel news from across the globe

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 05:00
Travel Desk: Day trips to Havana and things to do in Texas

Travel Desk: Day trips to Havana and things to do in Texas

Fionn Davenport rounds up the latest travel news from across the globe

Sun Mar 08 2015 - 09:00
Ryanair’s revised customer charter promises to make travel   enjoyable

Ryanair’s revised customer charter promises to make travel enjoyable

Second phase of ‘Always Getting Better’ plan prioritises reliability and choice of destinations

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 17:20
Travel Desk: New Orleans' hotels and converted Parisian brothels

Travel Desk: New Orleans' hotels and converted Parisian brothels

Fionn Davenport rounds up the latest travel news from across the globe

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 00:00
Travel Desk: Romantic getaways and Spanish spas

Travel Desk: Romantic getaways and Spanish spas

Fionn Davenport rounds up the latest travel news from scross the globe

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 08:00
Travel Desk: News, views and holiday offers

Travel Desk: News, views and holiday offers

Oil price drop, hotels in Singapore, Phnom Penh micro-guide, boutique hotels in Vegas and short breaks at home

Sat Feb 07 2015 - 17:00
Have clubs, will travel: Graeme McDowell’s touring year

Have clubs, will travel: Graeme McDowell’s touring year

He’s on the go for most of the year, but sightseeing isn’t on the agenda for the golfer, whose dream holiday would be a Mediterranean road trip

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 05:45
Travel Desk: Venice, Van Gogh and a London tourist tax

Travel Desk: Venice, Van Gogh and a London tourist tax

Fionn Devenport rounds up the latest travel news from scross the globe

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 00:00
Ten "must-see" destinations

Ten "must-see" destinations

Fionn Davenport selects this year’s must-visit holiday spots

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 13:58
Ten wonderful music holidays

Ten wonderful music holidays

Trips for classical music lovers around the world

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 07:40
Ten great golfing breaks

Ten great golfing breaks

Get into the swing on these great golfing holidays around the world

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 07:39
Ten money-no-object holidays

Ten money-no-object holidays

From the worth-saving-for to the absolutely unaffordable, 10 extravagant trips worth dreaming about

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 07:37
Ten trips for food-lovers

Ten trips for food-lovers

Cook up a holiday to remember with these foodie breaks in the best culinary destinations

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 07:36

Fionn Davenport on ... the places in between

"A couple of weeks ago I took my first ever London bus journey. Ok, not quite on a par with scaling Kilimanjaro but riding the top deck of the 189 from Cricklewood to Oxford Circus was memorable, if only in a way that was obvious to me alone."

Sat Jan 03 2015 - 01:00
Downton getaways

Downton getaways

Wed Dec 31 2014 - 16:11
Travel Desk: Strictly Jane Austen and bus rides to Nepal

Travel Desk: Strictly Jane Austen and bus rides to Nepal

All the latest deals and travel new from Fionn Davenport, including a hotel guide to Prague, Watergate hotel reinvented and a 60-secod guide to Orlando, Florida.

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 00:00
Travel Desk: Home getaways and Chicago calling

Travel Desk: Home getaways and Chicago calling

All the latest travel news and deals

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 14:00
Travel Desk: Gladiators and Christmas getaways

Travel Desk: Gladiators and Christmas getaways

Fionn Davenport rounds up all the travel news and best deals from Waterford to San Francisco

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 12:00
Traveldesk: Montreal city guide, new London restaurants, French wine fairs and cheaper hotel rooms

Traveldesk: Montreal city guide, new London restaurants, French wine fairs and cheaper hotel rooms

A round-up of great new deals and destinations

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Scottish golf down to a tee

Scottish golf down to a tee

Getting tee times at the famous St Andrews golf course can be tough, but there are lots of other great Scottish courses to try

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Travel desk

Travel desk

Sat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Travel desk: news, deals and holiday   inspiration

Travel desk: news, deals and holiday inspiration

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Travel desk

Travel desk

News, views and holiday inspiration

Sat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Travel desk: News, views and holiday inspiration

Travel desk: News, views and holiday inspiration

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Andiamo al mare: Italians’ favourite seaside resorts

Andiamo al mare: Italians’ favourite seaside resorts

In the month of August Italian cities empty as the citizens head for the beach. Here’s a guide to the Italians’ favourite seaside resorts

Mon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Travel Desk: News, deals and holiday inspiration

Travel Desk: News, deals and holiday inspiration

Puccini in the open air, earn rewards for writing reviews, eat well in Bologna and stay with the Coppolas

Sat Aug 09 2014 - 01:00
Italy’s food is delizioso from top to toe

Italy’s food is delizioso from top to toe

Benvenuto to a region-by-region guide to Italian cuisine

Sat Aug 09 2014 - 00:00
Travel desk: news, views and holiday inspiration

Travel desk: news, views and holiday inspiration

Istanbul micro guide, Turkish Raffles, places to stay in Zurich, insurance for Thailand and more

Sat Aug 02 2014 - 00:00
A taste of the real Hawaii

A taste of the real Hawaii

There are untold rewards if you venture beyond the palm-clad convenience of Waikiki

Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
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