Family holiday + Jordan. Does it work?
There’s an immutable truth about children and holidays, and, like a boulder on the path to enlightenment, there’s no getting around it. While civilised humanity seeks culture, cuisine and climate alien to common experience, kids just want a pool. And maybe some ice cream.

Golf break bargains abound in Britain
Next year the golf world will descend on a stretch of land that was until recently the province of a handful of sheep and the odd crow â€" not far from a dreary section of the M4.

Video: 'Deathride' in Brussels

Video: 'Deathride' in Brussels
CBS News RAW: Adrenaline seekers across Europe have journeyed to the Belguim capital of Brussels for a chance to jump off of the city's tallest monument, The Atomium, on the "Deathride."
Barcelona's best beds
From the September issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Thailand is deadliest holiday destination for Britons
British tourists are more likely to be kiiled in Thailand than any other destination, according to new figures released today.

August Bank Holiday strike threat at four UK airports
Workers at Stansted, Manchester and Gatwick airports have voted in favour of industrial action over the Bank Holiday weekend.

19 of the best gap year adventures
God knows it’s hard to feel sorry for 18-year-olds, but the recent announcement by the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) makes it tempting.

Choose an all-inclusive cruise
The thrill of a luxurious cruise can go flat when you get the bill for all the extras at the end. All those apéritifs, meals, coffees, bottles of wine and excursions can make a trip that started out as an indulgent treat seem, by the end, like an act of financial lunacy.

Havana: the complete guide
From the September issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Heathrow Hires Writer-In-Residence
Alain de Botton will Chronicle Modern Travel Experience in Book Due out Next Month
United broke my guitar: Song 2
A month after musician Dave Carroll musically lambasted United Airlines for breaking his guitar, the composer is back with a second ditty on You Tube.

Can you name London's 9 airports?
Your starter for 10:

Travel Insurance: When to Get, Skip

Travel Insurance: When to Get, Skip
Travel Guru Peter Greenberg Offers Advice on What to Look For and Avoid When Insuring Your Trips
The 10 best silly events in Britain
In their new book, Wacky Nation, James Bamber and Sally Raynes whittled their experiences at Britain's most bizarre sporting events down to a top 50.

Mass truancies as families flock to the Med
Almost one in five families will either miss the beginning of the new school year or bunk off in the early weeks of the autumn term as parents try to snap up cut-price, off-peak holiday bargains, a new survey has revealed.

A Step Up from Camping -- Go "Glamping"!

A Step Up from Camping -- Go "Glamping"!
That's Short for Glamorous Camping; There's Wide Range of Experiences, and Prices
Times Walks: Berwick St John, Wiltshire
Squirrels had been harvesting the green hazelnuts along Woodlands Lane; the split shells went crunching under our boots as we set out from Berwick St John on a cloudy morning. Beyond the gabled old house of Woodlands there was a bit of a pull up the breast of the hill and then the exhilaration of a good old step-out along one of the ancient ridgeways that ride the nape of these south Wiltshire downs.

Hiking Norway's high peaks
I bend to the river and my hand is frozen by glacial water. I fill the bottle quickly, take a swig and its cold leaves me breathless.

The best last minute travel deals and bargains
* Read our Budget Travel special for hundreds of ideas * Search the Times Online travel directory to find a holiday

Flight Prompts Calls for Passenger Rights

Flight Prompts Calls for Passenger Rights
Man Among 47 People Stuck in Plane on Tarmac for 6 Hours to Testify Before Congressional Panel
Which airlines carry kids unaccompanied?
The idea of the research by Cheapflights.co.uk came when UK general manager Francesca took a flight to Marseille.

Walk the Appalachian Trail in winter
The big promise of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,000-mile path that picks its way along mountain ridges and through hardwood forests, from sunny Georgia to breezy Maine, is wilderness.

Video: Tragedy on the Hudson

Video: Tragedy on the Hudson
Rescue crews in New York raced to the Hudson River to search for survivors from the mid-air collision. As Dave Price reports, witnesses say both aircraft sank, and the survivor search continues.

Video: Auto Dealer Inventories Down

Video: Auto Dealer Inventories Down
Auto dealer inventories are down as a result of the government Cash for Clunkers plan, the yearly auto sales spike and decreased number of cares built during the recession. Jeff Glor reports.
The modern history of northern Cyprus
The Turkish officer eyed us intently. “So,” he began, “you are travelling by monkey?” As military interrogations go, this was an unusual opening gambit â€" but so were the circumstances. In 1974 I spent a summer in Istanbul teaching English.

Clean breaks and eco-holidays Q&A
Key “ecotourism” or “responsible travel” into an internet search engine and you’re likely to find thousands of results, from remote ecolodges and luxury hotels to safari holidays and voluntourism.

The best last minute travel deals and bargains
* Read our Budget Travel special for hundreds of ideas * Search the Times Online travel directory to find a holiday

Airports Delays: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Airports Delays: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Travel Expert Gives Tips for Flying Smart This Summer
Celebrating sand by the Seine in Paris
For the past seven years as Parisians have closed up their apartments, cafés and restaurants for August and fled to seaside resorts the beach has made the reverse journey, coming to city in the form of Paris Plages and leaving one of its best-loved attractions to tourists and the mavericks who don’t join the exodus.

Australia for £10 (but there's a catch)
The latest cut-price flight deal to Australia has seen tickets drop to £10 â€" with no taxes or charges.

Video: All Pets Can Fly
Airlines are having trouble filling in seats these days, but reserving a kennel for a pet on this new airline, and you will wind up on a waiting list. Sandra Hughes reports.
British hotels offer huge summer incentives
Traditionally, Sunday is the night when tumbleweed rolls through hotel lobbies â€" but that might change now that canny hoteliers are offering inducements, such as Michelin-starred meals and A-list spa treatments, to get us interested. Here are the best deals.