Stansted Airport strike to go ahead
Baggage handlers and other ground staff at Stansted Airport are to go ahead with a four-day strike over the Jubilee weekend after talks failed to resolve a row over new rosters.
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Off the rails in Bermuda
This tiny mid-Atlantic outpost is best known for beaches, but it's also home to a stunning hiking trail that follows the route of an old railway line. Simon Calder makes tracks
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48 Hours In: Faro
More than just the gateway to the Algarve, this city has much to tempt you off the beach, says Nick Boulos.
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Summer 2012: Family friendly hotels
Children's rooms take on a different meaning at Hesperia Lanzarote (00 34 828 080 800; nh-hotels.com), in Puerto Calero, where seven new Junior Suites have been colourfully redecorated, furnished with bunk beds dressed in themed bed linen, and supplied with toys and a healthy "mini bar".
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Get ready for a royal good time
Saturday sees the start of the Diamond Jubilee long weekend and half term for many schools. There are plenty of events to help you fly the flag
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The jewel of the Arabian Peninsula
Whether you want a beach holiday, a bustling city break or a desert adventure, the unique destination of the Sultanate of Oman can provide it all
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Summer 2012: French favourites
Brittany's south coast is the setting for Les Jardins d'Arvor, a new complex of 134 family friendly apartments at Bénodet that is being sold through Brittany Ferries (0871 244 1444; brittanyferries.com/holidays).
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Off the rails in Bermuda
This tiny mid-Atlantic outpost is best known for beaches, but it's also home to a stunning hiking trail that follows the route of an old railway line. Simon Calder makes tracks
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Out on the tiles in Tunis
The finest mosaic museum in the Mediterranean is about to reopen in the Tunisian capital. Simon Calder gets a sneak preview of what may be the last piece in the puzzle of how to tempt tourists back to the city
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Travel Challenge: A wildlife tour of Borneo
Each week we invite three companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a 10-day wildlife tour in Borneo. Prices are per person, based on two sharing. Each includes Malaysia Airlines flights from Heathrow via Kuala Lumpur in the first week of July, with transfers, mixed-board hotels, guides and excursions.
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