Now THAT'S a holiday snap! Thousands of travel junkies share their favourite vacation pictures using the hashtag #helloworldrelay in celebration of World Tourism Day  

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• Now THAT'S crazy golf: The incredible moment a man hits a ball from a boulder balancing 3,245ft above the ocean
• The mountain even daredevils fear opens for business: K2 set to become the next Everest as commercial expeditions to the summit begin for the first time... for up to $60,000 a person
• The ultimate retreat: Stunning walled medieval town on Tuscan hilltop goes on market for £30MILLION (you'll need a lot of money to do it up)
• Thrillseekers pay £48,000 for a ticket on board the world's fastest private jet to experience the Caribbean's top 'rollercoaster' runways
• Tourists are left screaming in terror after a brand new glass-bottom walkway CRACKS under their feet at 3,540 ft high in China
• Tomb Raider: The photographer whose images reveal the breathtaking beauty of the scene-stealing abandoned temples made famous in the Angelina Jolie movie
• The yacht that's powered by the sun: On board the world's first solar-powered, zero emissions boat set to cost £1.85million
• Why the stunning Scottish locations for Macbeth upstage actors Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
• Heathrow Airport releases new images of proposed £19billion third runway, central terminal and extended business park
• Three in four British travellers 'now actively avoiding' Islamic countries as holiday destinations, says new research
• Classical musician 'threatened with arrest and patted down by security' at airport after she refused to remove expensive gold flute from its case
• Never have enough time to catch up on your favourite TV shows? Now there's a binge-watching retreat at a HIMALAYAN monastery for uninterrupted viewing  
• Hot tub canoodlers, inattentive parents and hallway hellraisers: The most annoying hotel guests revealed (are you one of them?)
• PICTURED: American Airlines pilot who died after suffering a 'heart attack' at the controls despite desperate efforts of stewardess to save him
• Passengers delayed for 90 minutes after security officials discover pilot had 'sneaked bluetooth recorder into the cockpit'
• Leading animal charity accuses Thomas Cook of continuing to promote 'cruel' elephant-riding tours
• And you thought planes were cramped now! Airbus files patent for radical split-level mezzanine seating design that would see passengers placed top of each other
• We are never ever getting back together (if we get lost in this maze): Fans pay the ultimate tribute to pop sensation Taylor Swift... by creating a giant corn labyrinth in the shape of her face
• View from the canoe: Stunning Norwegian Fjord Instagram snaps taken from the seat of a kayak
• 'Coughing fit over... eye mask on... open mouthed snoring': Actor Russell Tovey live-tweets from flight to US about his 'embarrassing' fellow passenger 
• 'I'm guessing she's not a Burberry fan': Chinese tourist shamed on Twitter for allowing a young boy to defecate in front of shoppers at designer outlet mall in Bicester
• Foul stench sparks fears of terror attack on train travelling from Brussels to Marseille... but it was just a package of smelly meat in a passenger's bag
• 'Insensitive' easyJet refuses to refund woman's cancelled holiday flight after she was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer (but do offer a voucher)
• DO give up your day job! Engineer who dreamed of becoming a photographer ditched his career to travel the world taking pictures... he's now a full-time snapper (and these images show why)
• Don't make demands for freebies, NEVER insult staff and speak to a manager if you still aren't satisfied: How to complain to a hotel or airline and get what you want
• British holidaymakers to pay more to visit Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza as Balearic government plans tourist tax of £1.50 a day
• Isn't it precious? $675-a-night tree house inspired by The Hobbit has Elvish language signs, film memorabilia and a 5ft circular door that would make Bilbo Baggins proud
• So THAT'S how they do it! Fascinating timelapse video shows British Airways' new 787-9 Dreamliner plane being assembled and painted in just four minutes
• Out of thin air! Mesmerising footage shows passenger jets emerging through dense fog while landing at Manchester Airport
• From enchanting forests on sacred lakes in Japan to New York's multi-coloured Central Park: These are the places where autumn leaves look the most magical
• Better than the Celebrity Big Brother house: Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and her young family enjoy a caravan staycation in Wales
• From a gothic castle with tree houses to a 900-year-old inn with a priest's hole: These are the 10 best hotels in Britain
• Inside the world's only ocean liner: What it's REALLY like to sail across the Atlantic on board Cunard's Queen Mary 2
• Book your flight at 1am, ask for an upgrade and check in as late as possible: How you could save almost 20% on the cost of your break (and get a few freebies, too)
• Must have a head for heights! Fearless holidaymakers are the first to cross Germany's longest rope suspension bridge... 300 FEET above a canyon floor
• Is this the most beautiful island in the world? The atoll that dazzled Lord of the Rings fans on screen is even more beautiful in the flesh (and there's not an Orc in sight)
• Chase away the winter blues... in Finnish Lapland: Meeting Santa Claus and staying in a magical ice hotel at the village Father Christmas and his reindeer call home
• It's not just for newlyweds! How whale sharks, ice cream parlours and beach cinemas make the Maldives an ideal place to bring the kids
• The Crafty Traveller: Is it best to book direct with hotels or should you go through an agent? The pros and cons revealed
• From a trading city founded in 8th century BC to stunning Unesco World Heritage Sites: Why Albania should be high on your travel list (and not just for the Adriatic beach parties)
• So peaceful the sea turtles have been returning for 40 million years: From deserted beaches to ancient ruins, the hidden treasure of Cirali is one of Turkey's best kept secrets
• Blackened shrimp, zingy mango sorbet and pan-fried foie gras: Is Barbados THE new foodie hotspot?
• More than just Santa's helpers: Meet the nomadic Mongolian mountain tribe who have depended on REINDEER for thousands of years for food, clothes and transport
• A spontaneous Greek odyssey: From luscious Crete to sun-drenched Santorini, how you can wing your way through five-star paradise using an APPLE WATCH
• It's no Disneyland! Critics blast new children's theme park that celebrates China's Communist Party (and doesn't have a roller coaster in sight)
• Do Dubai without a sheik's budget: Forget seven-star hotels and flashy cars, here are the top tips to experiencing the glamour without breaking bank
• Late passenger arrested after 'phoning in bomb threat so he wouldn't miss his flight' (and he could now be banned from flying)
• A whiff of ancient Rome in Bavaria: Touring the cobbled streets and colourful towers of Regensburg (and standing in awe of a stone wall that looks like it's from Game of Thrones)
• 'Red fluid was leaking from the wing': Passengers forced to jump from moving plane on runway after it suffered a mid-air hydraulics malfunction and made an emergency landing
• Aircraft's ceiling is left CRACKED after passenger is hurled against it during 'terrifying' turbulence... and travellers are stretchered off after the plane lands
• Lost... and found! Airport documents Ra Ra the teddy bear's extraordinary journey home to a four-year-old girl after being left 1,800 miles behind in Toronto
• Rose-tinted Instagram spectacles: Image collection called Broken India shows the sometimes stark realities behind glamorous shots
• The superpod strikes again: Video of the incredible moment THOUSANDS of dolphins race a tourist boat in Costa Rica
• 'The passengers... they're going to be pretty upset': Shocking audio recording of the moment pilot radios emergency after door falls off mid-flight .
• Table salt mountain? The incredible Monte Kali in Germany that attracts 10,000 climbers every year
• Holidaymakers booking Airbnb in Paris will be charged a 'tourist tax' for each night they stay that could see authorities pocket as much as €5m 
• A 'Day 1 vacation shirt', a 'special' stick of deodorant and a bacon sandwich en route to the airport... travellers reveal their top tips for getting into vacation mode fast 
• Celebrity guests, a ballroom with 26ft high ceilings and a terrace with stunning views of New York: Inside the $75,000-a-night hotel penthouse suite that is the most expensive in the world
• A dog-surfing instructor, 'sleep concierge' and fairy godmother: The weirdest jobs in travel revealed
• When bungee jumping and swimming with turtles is all in a day's work: The 21-year-old who gets paid for travelling the world
• Bear-knuckle boxing: Cub sent reeling back by uppercut in amazing pictures showing play-fight and life in the Alaskan wild
• Two British tourists swept to their deaths in Costa Brava were posing in the waves for photographs at the time 
• No Instagram... but they still had a good time! Vintage pictures of Butlins holiday camps in the 1950s hark back to a time when British breaks were full of simple, heartwarming home-grown fun
• From intertwined beech branches in Northern Ireland to blossom covered streets in Japan: The world's most beautiful tree tunnels revealed
• Not for the faint-hearted! The devilish obstacle course in Madagascar where hardy explorers navigate across razor-sharp rocks and narrow rope bridges (but the resident lemurs don't seem to mind)
• Causing a locomotion: Now TRAINS have introduced charges for passengers exceeding luggage limits
• The 'bird in a biplane' takes off for Australia: Pilot starts 14,000 mile route across 23 countries to follow in footsteps of her heroine Amy Johnson
• Incredible photographs show powerful tornado ripping through Brisbane countryside and leaving a trail of devastation
• Somewhere over the rainbow...in North Carolina: Incredible photos reveal 'creepy' theme park based on The Wizard of Oz
• Cure for jet lag is one step closer as scientists discover 'switch' that controls the body clock - raising hopes for drug therapy
• Ruff landings ahead: Ryanair may allow small dogs in the cabin on short-haul flights
• Could YOU travel the world on £7 a day? An ex-stockbroker who spent five years crossing 40 countries on a shoestring shares his secrets
• From blow fish to raw deer: Couple obsessed with fine dining document their meals in more than 100 Michelin-starred restaurants around the world on Instagram
• Beauty queen on trial in plane assault: Former Miss Venezuela attacked male flight attendant in drunken rage 'after being denied a PILLOW in first class'
• 'Trapped in solitary confinement and immensely stressed': Borneo's sad sun bears caged for tourists' entertainment
• Mother needs hospital treatment after she was 'bitten' at London Zoo attraction which allows visitors to go inside spider enclosure
• Grounded: 26 passengers arrested and 80 stopped from boarding planes at Gatwick Airport since June as police crack down on drunk and disruptive behaviour
• The REAL treasure islands you could actually own: From the South Pacific to the USA, the retreats that cost less than £250,000
• They even make a staycation look exotic: The beautiful travelling couple who show the natural treasures right on their Norwegian doorstep
• Wish you were him? Beautiful girls, sunsets and plenty of beer: 'Hot plumber' records his epic European summer holiday on GoPro and instantly becomes the envy of every man
• The amazing moment a dolphin gives a Miami Heat dancer her phone back after retrieving it from the bottom of the ocean
• Calling all witches and wizards: Harry Potter super fans invited for the first Christmas feast at Hogwarts' Great Hall (but it will cost £230 for a ticket)
• Hilarious video calls for couples in Denmark to go on holiday and have more sex (to boost country's population)
• The chilling moment a killer whale jumps out of the water to catch a baby porpoise in its jaws before diving below the surface to eat its prey
• Plane food you DO want to eat!  Travellers share photos of First Class three course feasts featuring caviar, cheeseboards, sushi and champagne
• Virgin America takes film and TV binge-watching to the sky with Netflix streaming service
• Family's anger as 98-year-old woman 'left strapped into wheelchair and abandoned for 90 minutes' in airport baggage hall by staff
• 'Glowing' TURTLE discovered in South Pacific: Diver captures first known case of biofluorescence in a reptile
• Keep your hands above the table in France, use your fingers to eat asparagus in Britain and NEVER use cutlery for tacos in Mexico: A holidaymaker's guide to table manners around the world
• Now THAT'S a holiday snap! Thousands of travel junkies share their favourite vacation pictures using the hashtag #helloworldrelay in celebration of World Tourism Day  
• Flight attendant who was caught with man in plane toilet 'earned £650,000 from having 'mile high' sex with passengers'
• Chilling photos from inside crashed Air Canada plane show gaping holes in the fuselage; abandoned luggage and oxygen masks that helped save all 133 passengers
• Eurostar passengers stunned to see French rail staff working flat out to fix the signals - using an IRONING BOARD as a work bench 
• Beautiful decay: Photographer travelled Europe for 15 years capturing haunting images of crumbling animal testing labs, subway tunnels and factories
• Dancing bears, daredevil motorbike stunts and shooting stands: Vintage Oktoberfest pictures reveal there has always been more to the event than just beer
• Disappearing world: Pictured the crumbling village of temples being reclaimed by the Myanmar jungle (which can only be reached by boat)
• From the Alaskan glaciers to Sydney Opera House: Ship captains reveal the most spectacular panoramas at sea
• Fast and furious: Intrepid traveller breaks records by visiting a whopping 22 American states in less than 24 HOURS (with three flights actually slowing him down)
• British barrister's leg BURST OPEN after he was bitten by a spider 'while flying from Qatar to South Africa' - and nearly had to be amputated 
• Let's hope there's money left over for gifts! Luxury tour operator launches £50,000 'ultimate Christmas trip' with stops in eight cities over 17 nights