The Visa Restrictions Index ranks countries globally in accordance to the travel freedom their inhabitants enjoy, with Finland, Germany, Sweden, the US and UK coming out on top.

The cheeky monkey is captured on video snatching the banana from the hand of a tourist in the Thai town of Kanchanaburi, before getting aggressive when she ventures too close.

Passengers escaped injury after the winglet of a Boeing 737 scraped the tail fin of another as they taxied to a runway. It's the second time in six months two Ryanair planes have collided at Dublin Airport.

Pointing them out doesn't always make for a happy holiday, however, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they complained about their partner's behaviour and it led to a row.

The 48-year-old tourist was stopped by police after she wrote her name and the day's date on marble at the famous Renaissance dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.

In a bid to engage with visitors, SeaWorld launched an #AskSeaWorld social media campaign, only to be inundated by comments from animal rights campaigners.

As passengers began to settle into their seats aboard the Virgin flight to Sydney, a green snake slithered its way up the stairs to the entry door.

Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' or 'Good Dead Christ' brotherhood carried a Jesus Christ figure as they took part in a haunting night time procession.

After getting lost in the labyrinth of narrow streets, relax by the scenic pool at Thomson's Couples Medina Gardens resort, which makes for the perfectly romantic retreat.

In the sleepy town of Whittier, Alaska, nearly all of the town's 218 residents live together under one roof: the 14-story Begich Tower, which houses the entire neighborhood.

A passenger told Chinese media that travellers and flight attendants were screaming and crying, and they feared the plane would break apart in the sky as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.

After jumping off the plane in front of stunned passengers, Akash Jain asked a ground crew member for directions to the exit and walked out of Mumbai's airport without being apprehended.

Condor Ferries has released a new 'fun' safety video for passengers, with dancing staff and a rapping captain - but not everybody is a fan.

The dreamlike treehouse overlooking Falmouth Bay was originally built by artist Jonathan Melville-Smith for his children but has now been transformed into a popular miniature hotel.

Filmed in the tourist-heavy area along the river Seine in Paris, this footage shows a woman trying to pressure a holidaymaker into signing a petition, without explaining why or what it is for.

The flight from Istanbul scheduled for Sao Paulo, Brazil touched down in Casablanca, Morocco after declaring an emergency over North Africa.

Despite BA freezing passengers' accounts for at least the next day until the issue has been resolved, they say no personal information has been viewed or stolen.

Jet Airways' Chandigarh to Mumbai flight 9W469 had landed around five minutes earlier before a man, who has been named locally as Akash Jain, sprang into action.

Tom Ayzenberg, from Birmingham, demonstrates a bundled wrapping method of packing - otherwise known as 'clown car style' - that he learned from his mother.

While celebrities emerge from long haul flights looking polished and paparazzi-ready, most air passengers arrive looking - and feeling a little less pristine.

Those who've waited until the last second to book an Easter holiday, the biggest savings are found in the Portugal's Algarve and the Spanish Costas thanks to the strengthening pound, a study suggests.

Home-sitting is the latest travelling craze, allowing individuals to stay in strangers' homes from free. Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune were living in Birmingham before their adventure.

Jordan's Queen Rania is spearheading a push to encourage more people to travel to the Middle Eastern kingdom despite terrorist threats or political turmoil in neighbouring countries.

Quotes from Adolf Hitler are stencilled on the walls around customers, as they sit in the Nazi-themed SoldatenKaffe in Bandung, but they don't seem to be bothered by the controversial theme.

It's a good time to be popular on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, with travel companies and hotels throwing amazing 'freebies' at visitors in exchange for recognition on social media.

Mile-high meals have seen highs and lows, from the first hot meals being served in 1936 to low-cost carriers slicing food budgets in the 1970s. KLM reveals what their airline meals were like in 1965.

Celebrities from Beyonce and Miranda Kerr to Lady Gaga are showing off the latest social media trend, the smug yoga selfie, which shows off their impressive moves amid stunning backdrops.

With its desert landscape and bustling souks, Marrakech came out on top in the website's annual Travellers' Choice Awards for the first time, finishing in front of Siem Reap, Cambodia and Istanbul.

Police who patrol Gatwick Airport hope the new crime-fighting machine - a cross between a segway and moped - can improve response times to crimes or complaints from passengers and staff.

The music is being rolled out on all of Ryanair's planes following a Twitter poll last year that saw customers vote to remove the original recording which included blaring trumpets.

Often refered to as Dubai's little brother, Abu Dhabi has matured and moved out of the shadows of its more showy rival.

Costa Rica, a peaceful gem of a country tucked between Nicaragua and Panama, was recently declared the happiest place on earth. It was easy to see why.

It may lay claim to being the 'Happiest Place on Earth', a magical kingdom ruled by fairytale princesses and the like, but even Disneyland was still built with bricks, mortar and hard graft.