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Frying Pan Tower offers bed and breakfast guests spectacular views of the sea

Located in the Atlantic off the coast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, the Frying Pan Tower has eight rustic bedrooms that stick to the original look and feel of the station, which was built in 1964. read


Iran to build 125 luxury hotels as it plans to be 2016's must-see destination

Accor, which is Europe’s largest hotel group, has already constructed two four-star hotels, and Rotana have put plans forward for four hotels in Tehran and Mashhad. read


Travel experts reveal how to get 20 EXTRA days holiday in 2016

Experts have analysed when this year's bank holidays fall for workers to get the most out of holiday leave. For example take a 16-day trip to St Lucia in March booking just eight days off work. read


Revealed: Brits are more likely than Germans to reserve sun-loungers with their towels

Findings show that 11 per cent of Brits are now more likely to reserve a lounger with a towel compared to eight per cent of Germans - who were also identified as being more healthy and active when going abroad. read


Airbnb listings in the most most remote and dangerous locations on earth

Airbnb has over 1,500,000 listings around the world, that include very remote or dangerous locations. Travelers can stay with a nomadic Mongolian family or in a village hut in Papua New Guinea. read


Beijing Capital Airlines passenger tries to open emergency exit mid-flight before fight breaks out with crew

The shocking incident happened on board a Beijing Capital Airlines that was travelling from from Changsha in Hunan province to Sanya in Hainan in China. read


Kriti Sanon shames plane passenger for watching pirate version of Dilwale next to her on flight

Kriti Sanon (pictured) was on the flight to Delhi with her mother last week when a man began using an iPhone projector to watch Dilwale, which had only been released in cinemas 10 days earlier. read


Hotels reveal the most embarrassing items left behind by guests

Hotels from the UK to the USA have revealed the weirdest and most embarrassing items left behind by guests in 2015. read


Murder is biggest cause of deaths in aviation with over 900 people killed since 2014

It is the second year running that 'unlawful interference' has claimed the most lives in the skies, with the recent Metrojet crash in Egypt continuing the tragic trend. read


Tourists have VERY close encounter with tiger at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary

The worrying footage was shot during a safari at the Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Nagpur in India and shows a tiger come within inches of a truck load of tourists. read


Passengers flying home to Scotland for New Year diverted to airport HOURS away

Passengers flying home to Scotland on New Year's Eve touched down one minute before midnight after being forced to endure a 10-hour journey after being diverted to a different destination. read


Commuters blast railway service over Arriva Trains strike and South West breakdowns

Trains into London's Waterloo suffered major disruption while Arriva Trains Wales was shut down by strike action. A number of South West Trains were cancelled. read


Taihang Mountain waterfalls in China FROZEN into thousands of icicles

The mesmerising images, which were taken in the Hebei Province of northern China, reveal the waters that attract tourists from all of the world annually, have been suspended in icy shards by the cold. read


Why airlines charge so much for in-flight wifi and who offers it for FREE

Analysis of current pricing plans has found that just a handful of airlines offer free wifi, and most are cashing in with plans that cost as much as £30 ($45) for a six-hour flight. read


Phuket tourists fined for dancing topless in public after video went viral

A video that went viral on the internet shows the half-naked women flashing passers-by as they hang out of the vehicle's windows on a busy road in the Thai beach resort of Patong. read


What flight attendants are REALLY thinking when they greet passengers

A veteran flight attendant says she analyses every passenger she greets at the door to identify those who may cause problems or may be able to help cabin crew if there is an emergency on board. read


Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Newcastle forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland

Police officers met the plane when it landed at Shannon Airport and arrested the woman, who could face criminal charges or a lifetime ban by the British leisure airline. read


Hull is named one of Rough Guides' top 10 cities to visit in 2016

Rough Guides has revealed its top holiday destinations for this year, including the likes of Hull (best cities), Wales (best countries) and Scotland's Western Isles (best regions). read


Flybe plane forced to make emergency landing in Southampton after bird strike

The bird struck a propeller while the Embraer E170, carrying about 80 holidaymakers, was taking off from Southampton Airport for Alicante, Spain. read


The hauntingly beautiful abandoned locations that are being reclaimed by nature 

These striking images include a derelict theme park in Japan, a chilling hospital which once treated Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and a prison in Philadelphia where inmates were tortured. read


Everything you should know about a Marseille football and foodie trip

This year’s European football championships in France promises to be a rare treat for British football fans, and not just for the games. Marseille is easy to access and bursting with food and culture. read


Ditch the overpriced beach hut for this ship-shape hotel

While many head to Dorset to take adantage of the colourful huts at Mudeford Sandbank, the nearby Christchurch Harbour Hotel offers an incredible stay with fine dining and attentive staff. read


How to have a divine mountain adventure in India

At sunrise, the towering peaks of the third-highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga, are bathed in pink light. This is just one of the otherworldly experiences to be had in the Indian paradise. read


A Mediterranean cruise that is the perfect mother-and-daughter trip

Jo Kessel and her 10-year-old daughter, Hannah, took their first mother-daughter getaway on a seven-day trip on MSC Preziosa, the newest addition to the MSC fleet. read


Costa Rica's Boruca tribe re-enacts resistance against Spanish conquerors

Boruca tribesmen don hand-carved masks before chasing a man dressed as a bull, which represents the Spanish, through the streets during the colourful El Juego de los Diablitos (Dance of the Little Devils). read


South Africa holiday ruined after boy was barred from Emirates flight due to child trafficking laws

Joshua Brookes, 12, from New Mills, Derbyshire, was turned away at Manchester Airport because he did not have his full birth certificate - a new requirement for child visitors to South Africa. read


Paul McKenna 'made British Airways attendant cry after he was refused booze' on flight to Barbados

A passenger claimed the celebrity self-help guru was refused alcohol after he became abusive in the business class cabin while flying to the Caribbean to celebrate the New Year with friend Simon Cowell. read


Living the A-lister high life from surfing in Huntington Beach

From the chilled out pace of Huntington Beach to the glamour of Hollywood. MailOnline Travel samples the two very different lifestyles California has to offer; laid back surfing and sparkling city nights. read


The Turkish road trip and hotels that suit every member of the family

It is hard to please every family member's tastes during a trip away, so why not opt for a holiday that includes stays at a range of hotels. One way to do this is to hotel hop through along the Turkish coast. read


Drinking in Slovenia's countryside on a wine tour with a visit to the world's oldest vine tree

From crisp pinot noirs to bold black cherry cabernets, Slovenia boasts a bountiful wine selection. MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks tours the vineyards of the Northern hills. read


Where to travel in 2016 revealed by MailOnline Travel

There are plenty of options for relaxing breaks in 2016, from sleepy Balinese resorts and a quiet island in the Grenadines to majestic waterfalls in Iceland and Norway's wilderness. read


Instagram's most popular locations in the UK revealed

Busbud has revealed the most Instagrammed destinations in Britain, with London's Big Ben being revealed as the most popular, followed by some surprising attractions. read


EasyJet plane lands on wrong runway at Pisa airport

Flight EZY1847 from Manchester was given permission to land on runway 04L but touched down on runway 04R instead. The airline says the safety of passengers was not compromised. read


Virginia State University gospel chorale performs on KLM flight from Amsterdam to Washington

Members of the Virginia State University gospel chorale broke into song near the end of an eight-hour KLM flight from Amsterdam to Washington, DC, on New Year’s Eve. read


An Inspector Calls: Berkshire's Crab & Boar hotel has 'poshed-up'

The Crab & Boar in Berkshire has changed hands twice in recent times, but is now part of the expanding Epicurean Collection - so it was only fair to give it another go, writes the Inspector. read


Tenerife's Mount Teide National Park offers dramatic landscape

Tenerife is a holiday hotspot of contrasts, from the picturesque Mount Teide National Park with volcanic tunnels and some of the best star-gazing on earth, to the nearby luxury hotels. read


Ryanair reveals redesigned cabin interior on its new Boeing 737 planes

Blue and white are the dominant colours in the redesigned cabin on Ryanair's new planes, which feature slimmer seats with yellow trim on the headrest, larger windows and LED lighting. read


Rustic appeal: A stay at a luxury Trois Vallees ski resort chalet

Desirable ski chalets including Chamois Lodge in St Martin de Belleville were until recently nothing more than a cabbage patch. But an English couple has created a portfolio of luxury rentals. read


Cocktails, calypso and cricket on the paradise island of Antigua

West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards witnessed MailOnline's Arthur Martin and his cricket team get beaten by the Antigua Legends but that still couldn't ruin a Caribbean holiday for the reporter. read


MailOnline Travel's ultimate travel photographs of 2015 revealed

There were so many captivating images that it was hard to decide on the very best. But these images, taken in all four corners of the globe, all packed a photographic punch. read


Heathrow staff keep working long after the last plane lands at 11pm

London Heathrow has around 1,290 flights every day that arrive and take-off to 84 different destinations, but even after the last scheduled flight of the day - at 11pm - the airport does not sleep. read


British man arrested at Amsterdam airport after making bomb threats

Several check in desks were shut and passengers evacuated after the British man (pictured, on the floor), 29, who has not been identified, told other passengers very loudly that he had a bomb read


Suranga Weeratunga photographs US Navy Douglas Super DC-3 and Northern Lights

The fuselage of an old and abandoned US Navy Douglas Super DC-3 provides an eerie accompaniment to the bright green and yellow lights of the Northern Lights. read


Northern Lights spotted in YORKSHIRE on New Year's Eve

Last night the heavens above the country's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire, lit up with a breathtaking show of the Northern Lights. read


Video shows people cooling off on the stunning Rere Rockslide in New Zealand

A drone video showcasing a happy, carefree New Zealand summer day spent sliding down Rere Rockslide in New Zealand's North Island. has gone viral, clocking almost 200,000 views. read


A year in the life of London: Incredible aerial photos snapped each week capture the capital's striking beauty throughout the seasons

Photographer Jason Hawkes captured London during a series of jobs he undertook every week by helicopter, and selected his favourite shots of the magnificent city. read


Saga Sapphire passenger feared to have drowned after falling overboard

Jennifer Ann Warner, 69, known as Ann, from Sudbury, Suffolk, was reported missing from the Saga Sapphire cruise ship (pictured in file image) on December 13 while on her way to the Caribbean. read


Dubai hotel fire investigators probe cause of New Year's Eve 2016 blaze

The five-star hotel in Dubai engulfed by flames just before the New Years' firework display was still smouldering this morning, as reports suggest the inferno was triggered by curtains catching fire. read


Aberystwyth ticket office transformed into a cottage with sea views

The ticket office of the Aberystwyth funicular railway has been converted into a cliff-side cottage with two bedrooms, with views across the Irish Sea. read


Edinburgh named the most expensive city in Europe for NYE hotel

A survey compared hotel prices across 30 destinations in Europe for the cheapest double room available, with the Scottish capital topping the pile as it celebrates Hogmanay. read


George Osborne has announced a shake-up of the tax regime over airport stores

Airport shops across Britain could be forced to stop ripping off customers by refusing to pass on VAT savings under a government crackdown. read


Iceland's blue crystal ice caves where no two days are ever the same

Helen Björnsdóttir works as an ice cave expert in Iceland - assessing the safety of the caves before leading tourists inside - but also takes photographs herself. read


Four Seasons opens overwater wedding pavilion at Maldives resort

At Four Seasons’ Landaa Giraavaru resort, brides can walk down a glass-bottomed aisle in a chapel-like venue that is just a few feet over a turtle enclosure in the Indian Ocean. read


The world's ugliest statues revealed

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but these hideous or bizarre monuments from the UK to the USA are mocked for looking nothing like their namesake or being erected in the first place. read


Thousands of Britons have their Christmas skiing holidays ruined after a lack of snow leaves resorts in chaos and sparks rise in accidents as holidaymakers cram onto dangerously narrow slopes 

Austrian officials say that every day they have now recorded around 330 skiing accidents that have resulted in hospital treatment, with broken legs being a common injury. read


Stevin Tuchiwsky's photographs capture Canada's Abraham Lake and Moraine Lake

Stevin Tuchiwsky, a civil engineer technologist from Calgary, Alberta, travels the countryside in search of these unique locations. On his travels, he uploads images to his social media platforms. read


Air Canada flight forced to make diversion and passenger arrested

The Air Canada flight was en-route to New Delhi from Toronto when the pilot took the decision to turn back to Canada after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. read


Ryanair flight aborts landing attempt at Dublin Airport during Storm Frank

Footage captured by a plane spotter shows the Boeing 737-800 approaching the runway at Dublin Airport at a sharp angle and then climbing as it roars overhead. read


Forget New York as Britons head to Tenerife and the Canaries for NYE

From 14.5million searches on TravelSupermarket in the three-month period between September 1 and November 30, 8.3 per cent of all searches were for holidays to Tenerife. read


Delta Air Lines pilot turned plane around to pick up family for a funeral

If not for the act of kindness, the Short family would have missed their connecting flight from Minneapolis to Memphis – the last flight of the day – and the funeral the following morning. read


The Three Fingers lookout hut overlooking Washington mountain range

The Three Fingers lookout hut, situated on top of the North Cascades mountain range in Washington, is the perfect place for adventurers looking to enjoy memorable views. read


Inside the newly restored dwellings of Pompeii

Over 13,000 people are believed to have visited the archaeological site of Pompeii in just two days since it re-opened thanks to a €3m restoration project. read


US customs officers reveal what happens to prohibited food seized from passengers

Customs officers seize 400-600lbs of prohibited food at New York's JFK Airport every day - from Chinese beef candy and Indian mangos to Guyanese peppers and Spanish ham. read


Gregg Franco proposes to Libby Garrison in an airport lounge where they met

Travellers Gregg Franco and Libby Garrison first met on an Air New Zealand flight five years ago at Auckland Airport - with a video by the airline showing their return to the spot where they met. read


New Year's Eve Paris hotel bookings plunge 40& after terror attacks

Paris hotels are usually crammed with revellers on December 31, but the head of the regional hotel union said Novembers terror attacks, which left 130 dead, ‘have made people fearful’. read


Storm Frank makes planes struggle to land at Manchester and Edinburgh airports

Photos taken in Edinburgh and Manchester (pictured) show aircraft rocking from side to side as pilots struggled to take of and land in the face of the gale-force winds sweeping across Britain. read


Cuba's classic motors make it a 'Jurassic Park for cars'

Piotr Degler spent a month travelling the length and breadth of Cuba, snapping images of the old cars he saw on the roads, being repaired in garages – and decaying in vegetation. read