From Virgin Atlantic's Vivienne Westwood designs (pictured left) to Etihad's haute couture in-flight uniforms (top right), MailOnline Travel is rounding up the best dressed cabin crews in the sky. Among the most noteworthy are Emirates' sophisticated look (bottom right) and Russian national carrier Aeroflot's style (centre), known for its tangerine hue.
The list of movie stars who've stayed at the stupendously lavish Athenaeum hotel in London's Mayfair is as long as a feature-length movie reel. They include Sandra Bullock (top right) and Steven Spielberg (bottom right). TravelMail checked into the hotel's swish rooftop suite.
British holidaymakers are leaving Tunisia in their droves following the deadly terrorist attack that left 39 tourists dead. Travel agents will today evacuate as many as 2,500 Brits from Tunisia.
Flight KU188 is believed to have declared an emergency over Belgium, and turned back to land in the UK.
Leonardo Edson Pereira, 23, and his girlfriend Victoria Medeiros Nader, 18, are fearless as they hang off Brazil's 2,769-foot-high Pedra de Gavea in a series of breathtaking photographs.
More than 100 people have volunteered to be official midge count recorders after a nationwide hunt was launched. One square metre of land will contain 500,000 of the insects.
The annual Club Sandwich Index has found Geneva to be the most expensive city in the world for hotel dining, where a burger meal, sandwich, coffee and wine sets travellers back £56.52.
Why not be greeted daily by some of the most breathtaking views around the world? From rolling mountains to waterfalls, the options are endless when you can pitch a tent wherever you feel.
Despite the company announcing in May that they were banning the use of the devices, the man extended one on the California Screamin' ride.
Police spokesman Christian Olsgaard said the discovery led to bomb-sniffing dogs and army bomb experts to comb the aircraft.
Dozens of the animals were gently captured, shorn of their long, tawny brown and white wool, then set free in the ancient festival known as the 'chaccu' in Peru. The shearing festival was overseen by a man dressed as an Inca king. For centuries, hunters killed the elusive vicuna for its wool and leather rather than shear the animals live. The species was on the brink of extinction by 1964, when Peru's government established the Pampas Galeras National Reserve, now the principal sanctuary for the species.
North Korea has revealed a gleaming new international airport terminal, which is set to open July 1. The modern, glass-fronted building is six times larger than the old building.
The ShelfPack roller suitcase, shipped by California-based McKaba Luggage, comes complete with four built-in, extendable shelves - to help you win the war with wrinkles.
Tama, the beloved calico cat, who served as stationmaster an an obscure Japanese railway stop, has passed away at the age of 16. The cat has been credited with saving the station from closure.
The struggling airline said it has revised its flight network in Australia to focus on profitable destinations and services.
The US Department of Justice estimates that annually 340,500 children get separated from an adult for at least an hour and the market for GPS trackers for kids is expanding.
A surfer in Australia captured footage of a great white shark after bravely lowering his GoPro camera into water and filming the fish circling his board menacingly.
In an effort to restore prestige to the nation's favourite drink, London could soon have a pub dedicated purely to drinking tea. Brew is set to open in London in September for tea-lovers.
Thanks to the likes of Al Capone, Vito Corleone and Tony Soprano, the mafia both in the US and Italy has captured the public imagination since the 1920s.
Prora was built by Hitler between 1936 and 1939 to be a 'Baltic Butlins,' but plans halted as attention went on the war effort. Berlin firm Metropole have turned the resort into five-star flats and a spa. Over 57 luxury flats have been sold ahead of the October opening.
With demonstrations ongoing in Europe over the cutback on 'sleeper train' services, it appears the UK has its own issues to deal with.
Once we've signed up to an airline points scheme, or paired our credit card with a carrier, what's the best way of managing and maximising our points?
Unruly visitors will be hit with fines by the weekend as the Spanish tourist resort - a magnet for young holidaymakers looking for sun, sand and sex - cracks down on anti-social behaviour.
Punters cheered and hollered as Frances Kennedy performed her four-minute song at a packed pub as Cahersiveen, Ireland hosted the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarrai music festival.
Sports-fanatic Joe Tobin is just like any other Welsh teenager - except that his parents have to pay a hefty £400 premium to take him on holiday. The family is backing fairer treatment from insurance firms.
The cleaning team of the Shinkansen bullet train showed off their incredible skills, and some trade secrets, by sprucing up a carriage in just seven minutes.
Edinburgh is now even more expensive for tourists than London with a night's stay in the Scottish capital this summer £5 tougher on the back pocket, reveals a new survey on summer hotel and travel trends.
Quiiky, an Italian tour operator, is now offering LGBT-themed itineraries to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, highlighting the 'gay backstories' of the world's most famous artworks.
A high flyer proposed to his girlfriend aboard an Aer Lingus flight cruising at 30,000 feet, travelling from Cork to Lanzarote. The adorable gesture was captured on camera and featured the man popping the question over the aeroplane's PA system and the woman saying yes.
There were 19.7 million trips domestically for the first quarter of 2015. This was a significant increase on last year where much of the country was hit by flooding and stormy conditions.
The Egyptian Museum of Torture Tools, which displays 650 items from the darkest periods of human history, was opened to the public today for one day only.
In typically flamboyant style, Branson arrived amid fireworks at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, descending from a helicopter dressed in a captain's uniform and shorts.
Nightclub-style doormen will stand guard at the Glasgow-Prestwick airport's main and airside bars, monitoring specific flights out to Ibiza and Alicante.
Alerts for the $4 deal - to destinations in the US, Mexico and Caribbean -will be sent via text or email on July 3, giving passengers time to stroll up to the private jet just 15 minutes before takeoff.
People who had arrived from Verona in Italy were forced to wait for two hours while airport staff hastily arranged for a Border Force worker to travel up from Stansted.
Britain's full English dishes are to be brightened up by colourful newcomer, Purple Sauce, created by TV chef Ed Baines, which is inspired by blackberry ketchup that dates back 400 years.
A flamingo at Sorocaba Zoo, Sao Paulo, is adjusting to life with a prosthetic limb after its leg, which became infected as the result of a fracture, was amputated.
The face of an Amur tiger was printed to the front of a Transaero Boeing 747-400 aircraft as part of a project entitled 'Tiger Flight', in a bid to bring attention to the plight of one of the most endangered big cat in the world. The decorative aircraft - a joint project of the Amur Tiger Center and Transaero Airlines - was presented to the public at Moscow Vnukovo airport.
The stunning video has been posted on Youtube, and has been credit to Myagmarsuren Ricci, who it is believed used a GoPro to film the incident.
James, 36, and Amanda Billaney, 35, were diagnosed after their stay at The Majesty Club Tarhan Beach Hotel in Didim, along with a number of different families and couples.
Detroit may no longer throb to the sound of epic manufacturing but it is revving up for a bright future and Virgin Atlantic, who are backing the comeback kid, are offering a daily flight to the city.
During the journey, the driver had to change his car tyre, and once the destination was reached, the 59-year-old passenger was charged €80 in instead of €30, it was claimed.
Jacob Cook, 26, and Bronwyn Hodgins, 22, met at Leeds University three years ago at a rock climbing club. Since they met they have scaled a 3,280 foot cliff face in Yosemite.
The views are always readily available because the hotel occupies floors 47 to 52 of the Toranomon Hills skyscraper, located between the famous Tokyo Tower and the Imperial Palace.
Authorities in the Spanish city said the driver pulled over after he began to feel unwell, and the thieves were able to steal the bus even though he had closed the doors and set the emergency brakes.
St Mawes Retreats is a family-run business whose five homes dotted around the village, sleeping between four and 12, have been fitted out with ultra-modern conveniences.
Twenty-three year old, Nicola Collings, left critically ill with a rare kidney infection, following a 'dream holiday' to the five-star Siva Sharm Resort & Spa in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Just hours after returning to the UK, Collings was immediately rushed to hospital for emergency dialysis and blood transfusions, and was forced to take two months off of work to recover.
The island nation of Iceland was found to be the safest, most peaceful country in the world according to this year's Global Peace Index from the Institute for Economics and Peace.
While it may not include a massive airlift, the Government confirmed plans that 'take in a wide range of scenarios' are being looked at amid the threat of a Greek exit from the eurozone.
A drone flown at a height of 11,000ft has captured some incredibly rare aerial footage inside, over and around the craters of the most active volcano in Europe - Mount Etna.
Camping is not always to everyone's tastes. But Ready Camp - which offers pre-pitched tents in the Welsh countryside - should win over the most reluctant dwellers, says David Atkinson.
Passenger Victoria Xipolitakis, 29, from Buenos Aires, documented being allowed to sit in the plane's cockpit with a number of selfies with the pilots, reportedly from Austral Airlines, which she uploaded to Twitter after her flight. The busty traveller was allegedly allowed to remain in the secure area for the entirety of the journey, including landing, and even boasted she was allowed to fly the plane.
European rail operators and politicians believe increased competition between budget airlines has affected the numbers of passengers using sleeper trains.
Photos show the men taking turns as they chugged the wine - which was in a container shaped like a tiger - before boarding a plane at an airport in the Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Milan's famous church is in need of minor repairs after a camera-equipped drone operated by three men from South Korea crashed as they snapped aerial photos of the attraction.
Kerry Sue Newman (pictured) flew to Thailand earlier this month but is now being kept in a solitary hospital room in the seaside district of Hua Hin for two weeks.
Matt and Jessica Johnson (pictured), both 32, decided to give up their 'American Dream,' quit their jobs, sell their possessions and raised enough money to buy their dream boat in 2008 and have never looked back. Leaving behind everything they knew, the adventurous couple departed their hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 12, 2011, and have so far explored 16 countries with their cat Georgie (inset).
Parisian art director Nicolas Amiard has created an impressive portfolio of Star Wars-inspired portraits - complete with battleships superimposed into famous cityscapes.
Thieves use a variety of techniques to catch tourists off guard and pick their pockets, including hugging them and asking for directions to distract them.
A llama expressed its annoyance and spat in a woman's face after she lent in to give it a kiss at a petting zoo. The hilarious clip, which was posted to YouTube, shows the lady recoiling in disgust.
Dubai Miracle Garden features over 45 flower species from all over the world and includes a multitude of shaped archways, flower beds and structures spread over an 18-acre site.
Adventurer Ian Argus Stuart spent 11 solitary nights on the remote island of Hunga Tonga, 2,200 miles from Sydney. He became the first person to spend a night there. He survived eating nothing but seagull eggs and squid and made history by becoming the first person to spend a single night on the earth's youngest island.
To stay in the $44,000-a-night villa at Fiji's Laucala Island Resort, guests must receive approval from the owner. In St Lucia, two villas at Ladera Resort are reserved for notable and celebrity guests.
It can prove to be a real conundrum; when exactly is the best time to buy foreign currency and where should we get it from? MailOnline Travel looks at how to get the best deal on currency...
Britain's beaches could be set for a jellyfish invasion this summer. Many believe urinating on the affected area will help the sting, but that's not the course of action the NHS recommends.
Clearly having more fun than you, are the tanned, bikini-clad revellers laughing down the three slides in the BSR Cable Park in Waco, doing backflips and cheering on friends in the sun.
Forget Peppa Pig World and Legoland, now parents can send to their children to get jobs - as a brand new educational theme park opens in London. At KidZania, in Westfield, west London, children aged between four and fourteen can 'play' in an ultra-realistic, indoor replica of a city, where they can try out professions,from playing dentists (top left), and firemen (top right), to acting as supermarket staff (bottom left), doctors (bottom right) and midwives (inset).
Stormchaser Blake Knapp operates Weather Adventures Storm Chasing Tours, which takes adventurous tourists on 10-day itineraries to photograph storms in the USA's Tornado Alley.
A diver in the Bahamas was unlucky to lose his expensive underwater camera after a tiger shark swam by and stole it from his hands while he was taking snaps of it in murky water.
You can see the wild excitement in his eyes. Extraordinary footage of one of the world's rarest tigers being released into the wild in a mountainous region in Russia's Far East, shows the raw survival spirit of an animal set free. The young male Amul tiger was identified as a 'conflict tiger' who was living in a prey depleted area, so was considered a threat. But after being successfully captured and collared, the Russian government opted to give him a second chance, but rather than confining him to a life of captivity.
Marmite is creating a travel-sized 70g jar which is hand-luggage friendly and can be taken through customs. Available from July 1, the spread will cost £1 from Poundland and 99p stores.
A traveller making his way through Spain got quite the shock when large hail stones began falling onto his car and ended up shattering his front windscreen.
For those with cash to spend, consider renting out an 11-bedroom Georgian mansion to stay in during Glastonbury - or opt for one of the many luxurious glamping options nearby.
For £612, you can enjoy all the luxury this elite mode of travel can offer, before touching down in what often turns into a mud-fest of a summer event at Glastonbury.
The carpets that line the hallowed halls of airport terminals around the world have become a cult phenomenon with fans posting pictures of their favourites online. One UK-run site has 100 designs.
In the tiny village of Broad Oak in south west Wales, guests can spend the night in the middle of a pig sty - on inflatable mattresses inside a 10ft x 8 ft ark on Cwmrcwth Farm.
Adventure photographer Patrick Dykstra captured some incredibly rare footage of the marine mammals while on a trip with a group of researchers studying the whales in Sri Lanka.
Go inside Glastonbury's most famous toilet: the loo with a view. Installed by WaterAid, the 'see-through' door ensures that festival goers won't miss a moment of the main acts on the Pyramid Stage.
Adventurous snorkeller and photographer, Ricardo Castillo, aged 39, was snorkelling in the sea off Cuba when he spotted - and snapped photos of - saltwater crocodiles swimming alongside him. At one point, one of the 12ft long reptiles even touched his camera lens, providing a unique opportunity to photograph its jaws and teeth.
On average, Britons have over 500 photos stored in their smartphones. This year one trillion photos will be taken around the globe; and around 1.3 billion photos will be shared online every day. Enter Google Photos, a new free app, with a unique search function allowing you to keep tabs on your photos; unlimited storage (meaning no more annoying 'camera full' messages) and some very nifty editing tools to polish your pics to perfection. To showcase all the app can do, Google teamed up with Instagram whiz and lifestyle blogger 'Poppy Loves London' for a photo-taking masterclass - and Mail Online Travel put her advise to the test. The main images show just how useful her advice was.
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Plane bound for Kuwait from New York makes emergency landing at Heathrow
Flight KU188 declared an emergency over Belgium.
The exodus begins: Holiday firms rush to airlift more than 2,500 British tourists from Tunisia today, as Thomson and First Choice cancel all bookings for next week
Inside the £1,900-a-night rooftop suite at the lavish London hotel A-listers including Sandra Bullock and Michelle Pfeiffer have stayed in (and where Spielberg edited ET and Indiana Jones)
The height of fashion: From Vivienne Westwood's Virgin Atlantic designs to the bold hues of the Aeroflot fleet, these are the most stylish cabin crews in the skies
The rodeo of the Andes! Peruvian villagers celebrate traditional festival by capturing rare vicunas and shearing them of their wool (which is worth its weight in gold, literally)
The stunning pictures that show how you can wake up to the best sights in the world without paying a penny... from inside a perfectly placed tent
The Tokyo hotel where guests savour the city's skyline from 52 floors up (shame the service doesn't hit the heights)
A stay at a luxury retreat in St Mawes confirms that the Cornish village is the new St Tropez (after all, it even has a helipad)
America's comeback kid! Motor City revs up for the future with daily Virgin Atlantic flight from London set to put Detroit back on map
No rides, mummy? The new London theme park where children as young as seven ditch their parents and get JOBS
Living on the edge! Stunning images show daredevil couple cling on to Rio de Janeiro's 2,769-foot Pedra de Gavea to 'feel alive'
Love is in the air! High flyer proposes to girlfriend at 30,000 feet on Aer Lingus flight (and bravely pops the question using the aircraft's PA system)
Cat-ar Airways now boarding: Stunning Amur tiger face printed to nose of aircraft to highlight animal's endangered status
Crowd-sourcing scheme brews up plan to open a pub that's dedicated to tea (and lots of cakes, too)
The secret gay-themed tours of the Vatican: Visitors can now hear the 'homosexual backstories' behind the famous art collections there
Passenger captures the terrifying moment a LIGHTNING BOLT strikes wing of airliner as it flies through a raging storm
'Perfect swarm' of midges wreaking havoc in Scotland with tourism industry expecting to lose £286MILLION because the biting insects put visitors off
Revealed: Edinburgh hotels now MORE expensive than those in London with average room costing £175
'Staycations' reach seven-year high: Major boost for England's economy with 19.7million domestic holidays in 2015
The sky's not the limit! Sip champagne on a luxurious private jet on 4th of July... for just FOUR DOLLARS
Shamed pilots 'sacked after letting busty model into the cockpit for selfies and to fly the plane'
Disney roller coaster left stranded at top of hill for nearly an hour after rider extending banned selfie stick prompts staff to shut it down for safety reasons
Geneva named most expensive city in the world for hotel dining... with the average club sandwich costing TWENTY POUNDS
Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York diverted to Copenhagen after bomb scare... that turned out to be a camera bag
Torture museum displaying 650 items from some of the darkest periods in human history opens to public for one day only
Scottish airport to bring in BOUNCERS to its bars following spree of booze-fuelled incidents on flights taking off there
Hotel manager, 23, left fighting for her life with rare kidney infection following 'dream holiday' at five-star Egyptian resort, which she claims had issues with hygiene
Inside Glastonbury's loo with a view! What it's REALLY like in the festival's see-through toilet... which offers a glimpse of performers on the Pyramid Stage
Oh we do Reich to be beside the seaside: Hitler's holiday retreat for Nazis finally opening as a luxury destination
Now THAT'S a holiday snap: Photographer captures stunning images of deadly saltwater crocodile while snorkelling in Cuba
When ice attacks: Alarming footage shows huge hailstones pound car and SHATTER the front windscreen
'My six-year-old was limp and ended up on a drip': Agony of British families hit by salmonella on 'nightmare' holiday at Turkish resort
Is this the best suitcase ever? Expanding design that turns into a rack of SHELVES means no more rummaging
Death of CAT that saved a Japanese railway line and became a national treasure sparks mourning... and there will even be a funeral
Malaysia Airlines grounds flights to Brisbane to cut costs as carrier continues to struggle following MH370 an MH17 disasters
Secrets of the PERFECT holiday snap revealed: Instagram star shares her tips for stunning, envy-inducing pics
The real life Robinson Crusoe! 'Bored millionaire' leaves his luxury yacht business behind to spend 11 nights alone on remote South Pacific island (surviving on seagull eggs and squid)
You'll love this... or hate it: Marmite launches hand-baggage friendly 70g jar that's safe to take on aircraft after revelation it's second-most confiscated item at London City Airport
Where's the check-un desk? North Korean leader opens Pyongyang's shiny new international airport terminal (an important building in the world's least visited country)
What happens when a big cat is set free? Breathtaking footage captures moment a rare Amur tiger is released into the wild (...and he doesn't even look back)
Smokin' footage of Europe's most active volcano: Drone captures incredibly rare images inside, over and around the craters of Mount Etna
Seas the day! Historic lifeboat station that saved over 130 lives is on sale in Britain for £500,000 and could be transformed into a holiday home
Caring or creepy? The growing trend of parents using GPS trackers to keep tabs on their children on holiday
Shark! Brave surfer lowers GoPro into the water and captures footage of great white circling his board in menacing manner
Stopped in its tracks: 120 passengers left stranded after Inverness to London sleeper train is cancelled because guard 'failed to turn up for shift'
From visiting famous Godfather locations to meeting a deadly gangster's son for a chat: How Mafia tourism is booming in Sicily (but the locals aren't too happy about it)
British holidaymaker quarantined in Thailand after sitting behind someone on a plane who had deadly MERS virus
Would YOU try and get it back? The moment a tiger shark steals £6.3k underwater camera from diver... who bravely holds on to it as the predator swims off
Family's anger over £400 holiday insurance bill to take keen sportsman son Joe, 14, on holiday - just because he has cystic fibrosis
Ahoy, there! Richard Branson dons his captain's hat to reveal how he'll 'make some waves' in the cruise industry with plans to build three luxury liners
Home Office probe after passengers arrive at Cambridge Airport to discover NOBODY working on passport control
The bullet train cleaners are lightning fast too! Timelapse video shows team sprucing up carriage in seven minutes flat (and pressing a secret button to rotate the seats)
Qantas becomes first airline in the world to introduce exercise video to combat DVT (but don't worry, you don't need to change into your gym kit)
Sailing away from the rat race: Couple quit their jobs, sell all their belongings and travel the world on a boat (with their cat, Georgie)
The sea safari with a BIG difference: Photographer captures stunning new images of blue whales including 'world first' footage of a baby being fed by its mother
How to REALLY make your air miles take off: Experts reveal why upgrading to first class is often the best use of your points
The reward for dicing with death: Stormchaser's eye-popping images of tornadoes taken as he pursued them for thousands of miles across the US
How the other half camp! Luxury mansion with a NIGHTCLUB in the basement is available to rent at Glastonbury for £14k... or you could glamp in a chic 'tenthouse suite'
Scared? They should be: TripAdvisor's millions of reviewers can now vent their rage at the world's airports
Young Brits abroad aren't as wild as you think: New research shows they actually prefer holidays full of culture NOT partying
'I am mother of seven children and Vladimir Putin will kill you:' Video captures moment drunk woman causes chaos on Paris to Moscow flight and is removed by security
Hilarious footage captures the moment llama spits in woman's face after she leans in to give it a kiss at petting zoo
Rock solid relationship: Amazing pictures show daredevil duo taking romance to new heights to brave vertical cliff faces, skydiving and bungee jumping together
Would YOU be brave enough? Incredible video shows bikini-clad revellers flying off gigantic 'Royal Flush' water slide in Texas
Beat the Glastonbury traffic in rock-star style: Taxi firm Addison Lee takes to the skies with PRIVATE JET service to festival for £612
Thought you needed to be a billionaire to own a slice of paradise? Stake a claim to the world's first crowd-share island in Belize for as little as SIXTY PENCE
The hotels you'll (probably) never stay in: The ultra-exclusive five-star resorts where you need an INVITE to check in
The party's over: Police in Magaluf ordered to punish badly-behaved Britons as by-laws aimed at curbing drinking, nudity and urinating finally enforced
'I didn't read the small print, the tax was a disgrace': Woman sings sarcastic ballad about Ryanair's fees for punters in pub
Are these the ugliest airport carpets of all time? Website documents the crushingly dull designs that have somehow achieved cult status
Hard to stomach? Now you'll be able to put PURPLE sauce on your breakfast buttie
British tourists waste £350 MILLION a year on holiday... because they don't have the maths to cope with currency conversions
Tourists spark security scare in Milan after crashing remote-control drone into famous cathedral
Taiwan-based EVA Air voted the world's cleanest airline, with the rest of the top 10 also Asian-owned
Barcelona police hunt holidaymakers who stole tour bus while driver was in the loo... and crashed into car on dangerous joyride
Incredible pictures show extreme adventurers bungee jump off a 150-foot-high ledge at the spectacular 'Eyes of God' Bulgarian cave
Airport immigration officers in the future will be ROBOTS: Machines unveiled at Paris Air Show that ID criminals at lightning speed
Infographic chronicles how air travel transformed the British family holiday over six decades
Los Angeles is the best place in the world to find a hot holiday date, claims poll... followed by Rio de Janeiro, Paris and Miami
Ready, steady, camp: How I was converted to life under canvas by Ready Camp - the getaway where everything is done for you
'The little Wales beyond Wales': An Argentina with a different accent - the small corner of Patagonia that is forever Welsh
Italian taxi driver charges 24 stone passenger more than double the fare after blaming puncture on man's weight
Revealed: How, when and where to get your summer holiday money (and why Europe and Australia offer the best value right now)
The Egyptian Museum of Torture Tools, which displays 650 items from the darkest periods of human history, was opened to the public today for one day only.
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