Alexandra McCauley, 22, was aboard a Monarch flight from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, when it was forced to make a 1,000 mile diversion to Porto, Portugal.

On a tour of Poland, Mail on Sunday's Sarah Lucas discovered a fragile beauty in a country that has suffered for several decades.

Independence was initially marked in 1966 following the raising of the national flag the first time. Mail on Sunday's Frank Barrett reveals how you can get involved in next year's celebrations

Mail on Sunday's Neil English shares his take on the 'village centrepiece' premier ski resort South Lake Tahoe.

The reality star, who claims her love of the Big Apple stems from watching Friends growing up, shares her take on the city during the winter months.

Bride Sharon Lanning, 41, and her husband Alun, 42, from Shrewsbury were hoping for fun and frolics but, were booked into a hotel that was like a mixture of 'Cocoon, Fawlty Towers and Benidorm'.

Mail on Sunday's Alex Holt winds her way through alleys of heart-stopping steepness, to the bombastic grandeur of buildings dedicated to God and Mammon.

Mail on Sunday's Frank Barrett reveals why he believes Florida, the home of Disney World, Miami Vice and Anna Maria Island, makes the perfect summer holiday destination.

Originally scheduled to open for business in 2011, the airport was supposed to be state-of-the-art and eventually merge in with the city's other two operating sites, Tegel and Schönefeld.

The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry has granted preliminary approval for the use of a non-invasive radar to find 'ghost' tomb doors hidden behind King Tutankhamun's 3,300-year-old tomb.

Starfish, which are mainly water, have low tolerance for acid and vinegar kills it within 48 hours.

PETA filed a lawsuit on Tuesday arguing that a macaque monkey who took a selfie that's now published in nature photographer David Slater's book should have ownership of photo.

Homeless Kris Mole visited 23 capital cities in the European Union - without spending a pound, euro, krone or lev. His trip took over 165 days to complete and involved hitch-hiking for transport.

The photograph shows a single airplane and its twin condensation trails as seen from space, spotted just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas.

Salisbury resident and barrister Cecil Chubb brought the then-neglected ruin of Stonehenge 100 years ago today, for the sum of £6,600, only to gift it to the nation three years later.

Soiled mattresses, gag-inducing blocked toilets and a deluge of festering takeaway dishes; these are the sickening scenes left behind after a series of guests.

Torbay Council spent £2.35million on its 'English Riviera' seaside chalets at Broadsands and Meadfoot beaches between 2013 and 2015, despite approving £22million of cuts earlier this year.

A Chinese national park in Hubei Province has installed a set of glass lifts on the side of a near-vertical cliff. The 20 million Yuan (£2 million) project was put into operation on September 1.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT More than 400,000 indigenous Guarani Indians (pictured) lived in South America in the 16th Century, but only tens of thousands remain in the continent today.

The heart-warming footage was captured by a group of tourists to the Kruger National Park in South Africa and shows the moment the elephant calf decides to show his mettle.

The Premier Grandstand at the Singapore Grand Prix race is at the apex of the action. Fans are given front row seats, from watching a high speed crash to a 27-year-old man casually crossing the track.

In his first pledge since storming to victory in last week's leadership election, Mr Corbyn vowed to create a 'people's railway' under government control.

New York Parks police say they are searching for a woman they believe 'intentionally' went over the falls near Prospect Point - on the American side of the tourist attraction - at around 6pm.

Thai photographer, Chompoo Baritone has created a photo series to reveal what really goes on outside of Instagram's square frame

Sixty-six-year-old Hideto Uedo was believed to have been taking a photograph at the Royal Gate at the Taj Mahal in India when the incident occurred.

Roughly 3million people from around the world are expected to converge on Tuesday at the he Kaaba, in Mina and other nearby areas for the Hajj, which lasts about five days.

Fisher folk, golf enthusiasts, grouse and pheasant shooters will all feel at home at The Roxburghe in Kelso. There's even a spa in this hotel in the Scottish Borders.

More than 120 of the priciest private vessels in the world will be on show over four days at historic Port Hercule, starting on September 23.

A fearless model came face-to-face with a 4metre long crocodile in an extraordinary photo-shoot. Italian thrillseeker Roberta Mancino fulfilled a dream swimming with the reptiles in the Gulf of Mexico.

With direct Eurostar trains from London now running to Marseille, the rebirth of this once rundown Mediterranean port is complete.

Sipping on champagne aboard the Silver Discoverer, travellers can sail from Auckland to Dunedin via some of the most remote New Zealand outcrops seeing sea life along the way.

Canadian Jean Beliveau's 11-year walk is believed to be the world's longest uninterrupted circumnavigation on foot. He shares the highs and lows of his trip with MailOnline Travel.

For the first time ever, National Geographic Traveler is inviting readers to shoot their cover image. Triggering wanderlust, here is the first selection of breathtaking photography submissions.

Airlines and the Government are so worried by a spike in drunken, dangerous incidents they are considering establishing a passenger blacklist and restricting booze.

The White Isle comes into its own when the raucous crowds have gone. All the coolest bars are still open and clubs host closing parties. Going off season means Spain's expensive island is better value.

These are the dangerous animals and insects that tourists could encounter on their holiday, from deadly spiders and killer sharks to lethal jelly fish and giant hornets.

There's always been plenty of water in the Lake District, but now there's vodka, gin and whisky, too.
All thanks to the new Lakes Distillery.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Kimber had to fly back to Britain from Majorca alone, because his elderly mother Shirley was too ill to take a commercial flight even though she had a seat booked.

Emma Schmidt, a ranger for Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, said she saw the endangered mammal (pictured) frolicking with a pod of around 10 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins.

Built by LA-based Icon, the all-composite flying boat weighs just 1,000 lbs and has a range of 450 miles (725km). It can be flown after just 20 hours of training, and will be available in three years.

Warm welcomes should be guaranteed in the Maldives, Spain and Iceland because so much of their GDP comes from tourism, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

The radio presenter revealed last week how she found the coconut crab - so-called because it can crush coconuts with its pincers - in her suitcase on her return from the Pacific island of Mogmog.

Here experts reveal to MailOnline Travel how not taking enough holiday can lead to serious health issues both physical and mental.

In an effort to push so-called 'churchyard tourism', the UK's burial grounds are being touted as a retreat for those in search of nature, tranquillity and a lesson in local history.

The youngster was visiting Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee when she came across the aquatic bird and instantly struck a chord.

Yuk Chin Mini Zoo in Tawau, Borneo, dubbed 'Zoo from Hell', has been shut down by wildlife rescuers after a shocking MailOnline investigation proved animals there were being mistreated.

Nadia Lonsdale and her husband Dave, from Brighton, East Sussex, had paid £3,300 for the two week, all inclusive stay at the Paradisus Rio De Oro in Guardalavaca, Cuba.

Such is the height of the New York skyscraper, the thousands of people below appear as tiny specks in the distance while the daredevil precariously places one foot in front of the other.

Take your coffee in a chemical beaker served by baristas in yellow boiler suits, or down a cocktail sitting next to a life-sized tardis. These are the weirdest TV-themed attractions.

There is one thing we cannot avoid on holiday - annoying tourists. Here, MailOnline Travel takes a look at tourists' behaviour that leaves us feeling hot under the collar.