As an LGBT+ traveller, here’s why I still have to consider my safety before every trip
I was just a teenager when I first went to a country where it was illegal to be gay. My parents had…
Iconic A380 super jumbo jet returns to the skies as airlines struggle with travel demand
The iconic Airbus A380 super jumbo jet – the world’s biggest passenger plane – had…
Forget Venice: How to explore the UK’s City of Canals by kayak
A monochrome cat peeps tentatively through a narrowboat’s cratch cover, eyeing my kayak with…
Entire British Airways crew in quarantine in Singapore after monkeypox case detected
An 11-strong British Airways flight crew is being kept in isolation in Singapore after one of the…
Montezuma Castle: Arizona's Stark Stone Cliff Dwelling
When a group of European settlers first spotted a stark stone cliff dwelling near modern-day Camp…
Tourist quoted €51,350 for nine-day car hire in Ireland
Car hire rates have rocketed since the travel slump of the pandemic – as one tourist found out…
Read Your Way Through Stockholm
This story is part of a new series exploring the world through books. We’ve asked some of our…
Nonbinary Airline Passengers Ask: What’s Gender Got to Do With It?
In the United States, gender is a required data field for flight bookings. The requirement was set…
Striking contrast: what a difference 33 years make in rail disputes
The very first article in The Independent’s series of 48 Hours coincided with the last great rail…