The British north or the British south? North or south of the river? Upper East Side or Upper West Side? Here William Hanson enters the debate on the latter. He checks into the noble Pierre hotel on the Upper East Side and the contemporary Mandarin Oriental on the Upper West Side. The former has elevator attendants, the latter fancy cocktails and celebrity 'fans'. Find out which one gets the etiquette guru's vote.
Exploding car ahead? The tricky quiz that mixes real and fake road signs that's guaranteed to catch drivers out
Most drivers would like to think that they can tell the difference between a real and a fake road sign. But when 2,000 Brits in a study took a new tricky quiz that asked them to differentiate made-up signs from real ones found on Britain's roads - many didn't fare very well and not one scored 100 per cent. And if Brits themselves are unable to spot the difference, then what chance do tourists coming to the UK stand? See how you fare here.
Thai villagers are stunned when they wake up and discover a BOEING 747 in a field near their homes
When an enormous Boeing 747 appeared overnight in a muddy field in Thailand earlier this month, locals were left baffled. At first sight, the Queen of the Skies appeared to have landed on the remote patch of grass in Chai Nat, in the north of the country. Villagers flocked to take pictures of the jumbo jet, which has a distinctive purple and gold Thai Airways livery.
Meet the stunning Swede who gave up hairdressing to become a pilot - and now sets Instagram alight with pictures of her globe-trotting lifestyle
This is the ex-hairdressing female pilot whose behind-the-scenes shots of her job and globe-trotting lifestyle have made her an Instagram star. First officer Sara Johansson from Borås, Sweden, has amassed more than 22,000 followers on the social media site thanks to her incredible images. Striking shots show the stunning blonde in her uniform at work in the cockpit or chilling inside an engine, while others show Sara on her days off exploring the exotic locations she gets to fly to. The 33-year-old has worked as a commercial pilot for two and a half years, flying both passengers and cargo on a Boeing 737. She now flies a Falcon 7X on corporate services.
A timetable change worth celebrating: Discovering that the new Eurostar service to Amsterdam takes you straight to one of Europe's best hotels
When Eurostar launched a direct service to Amsterdam from London St Pancras on April 4 it's likely that many people thought 'ah, marijuana, beer bikes and the Red Light District - plus canals' - all now within easy reach. Yes, they are. But there are several other very good reasons why Eurostar's new train ride to this watery wonderland is an extremely splendid thing – it means that one of Europe's classiest hotels, the De L'Europe (exterior inset), is under four hours away, along with fabulous wine bars and streets of such quaintness that it beggars belief. These were all on Ted Thornhill's itinerary on a trip to the city by Eurostar recently and he was left desperately yearning to return. Pictured: The hotel's chandelier-laden lobby (top left), one of its marble bathrooms (top right), its terrace dining area (bottom right) and one of its deluxe bedrooms (bottom left).
Is this now Paris's best hotel? Inside the historic £750-a-night Lutetia - which once welcomed Hemingway and Picasso - after its £177MILLION revamp
The Lutetia hotel in Paris, favoured by the likes of Picasso and Hemingway, reopens this week after undergoing a 200million-euro (£177million) refurb that it hopes will win it the 'palace' label reserved for the most opulent of French lodgings. The new five-star Lutetia will re-open on Thursday (July 12) with a spa, indoor pool and jazz bar with a frescoed ceiling. It will offer 184 rooms, including 47 suites, down from its original 233 rooms. The new guests will pay rates starting at 850 euros a night, rising to 19,000 euros for the two-bedroom Presidential suite. Before the revamp the average rate was 300 euros.
From the Malaysian jungle to snow-capped mountains in Greenland: The most amazing football pitch locations in the world
It's known as the beautiful game - and sometimes it's played in beautiful places, as these pictures show. From Brazil to Singapore via Norway and Greenland, it's game on for eye-popping pitches. Among the world's most stunning pitches are those in Tasiilaq, Greenland, top left, the Faroe Islands, top right, the Malaysian jungle, bottom left, Singapore, bottom right, and an island in Norway, inset.
Pictured: The Kashmiri scarf and carpet makers who take more than A YEAR to make ONE product with foreigners paying thousands for the intricate goods
MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks visited artisans (inset and top right) in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar. Cottage industries in the region are dying out with the rise of new technology, with youngsters just not having the patience to work in them, Sadie writes. Pictured: An intricate scarf being worked on during Sadie's visit (top left), a carpet-making studio (bottom right) and a worker weaving colourful silk (bottom left).
Did this acrobatic duo risk lives with this stunt? Photograph of daring pose at Maho Beach provokes fury
A Ukrainian acrobatic duo has been criticised for posing underneath a low-flying aircraft and ‘risking their lives and hundreds of others’. Yuliia Nos did a one-handed handstand on the head of her partner, Oleg Kolisnichenko, on Maho Beach on the Caribbean island of St Maarten-St Martin as a cargo plane passed right overhead. It seems that she was just mere feet away from the plane’s wheels as it came into land at the adjacent Princess Juliana International Airport. But instead of being impressed, some people reacted with fury when Mr Kolisnichenko posted the striking image to his Instagram page.
Couple spend $40k converting a vintage school bus into a solar powered mobile home - and they now live on the open road with their pet dog, Milo
A couple who dreamed of a simpler life on the open road with their pet dog, Milo, have spent $40,000 (£30,000) converting a vintage school bus into a solar powered mobile home. Nicholas Underwood from Atlanta and his partner Heather Yandziak of Ashburn, Virginia, wanted to travel across the US and decided on a bus conversion. The adventurous pair wanted the ability to stay out in the wilderness for long periods of time so made a 1998 Thomas Vista 3600 School Bus fully solar powered.
From open cockpits and flying boats to jets and Concorde: Stunning images chart the most influential aircraft that have changed aviation
A new book called 50 Airliners That Changed Flying has detailed the aircraft that have each been pivotal in changing aviation since 1914 when the first passenger planes were developed. It shows how aircraft moved from early piston planes with open cockpits to luxury airliners with sleeping berths, pressurised cabins and faster engines. Pictured are a Boeing 707, top left, an Imperial Airways boat plane, top right, Concorde, bottom left and a BEA Viscount 800, bottom right.
From a tiny hangar with a single route to Amsterdam to one of the UK's busiest hubs: Nostalgic images show the development of Manchester Airport as it celebrates its 80th birthday
Vintage images have shown how Manchester Airport has been developed over the past 80 years to become one of the world's major hubs welcoming almost 28 million passengers a year. Originally called Ringway, Manchester Airport opened in June 1938 with the first flight taking place two days later. It was operated by KLM on a Douglas DC2 aircraft and it carried up to 14 passengers to Amsterdam's Schipol Airport. Today around 107,000 travellers pass through the airport a day and the A380 flies from hub three times a day.
Live like Marilyn! Inside the stunning New York hotel suite where the iconic actress lived with her baseball player husband Joe DiMaggio - and it's now $1,200 per night
The Lexington Hotel Autograph Collection on Manhattan's Lexington Avenue has unveiled its Norma Jeane Suite, in honour of Monroe's real name where stays cost from $1,200-a-night. As guests enter the suite, they are greeted with a marble entry foyer with pictures of both Monroe and DiMaggio dotted around the room. It has a subtle colour palate of black, white and pink with only flashes of red honouring the actress's love of bright lipstick. Guests in the suite can enjoy a spacious living room with huge sofas where they could watch Monroe's movies on the 55-inch high-definition flat-screen TV.
The tourist sites that draw you in! Stunning images see detailed sketches combined with photos of famous landmarks to create mind-boggling 3D illusions
Italian artist Pietro Cataudella started his project called CityLiveSketch in Sicily in 2014 and it sees him sketch the landmarks before taking snaps of them. He then merges them together to create the unusual images, which he likes to refer to as postcards. Among the 3D illusions he has created, they include images of the Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, top left, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, top right, the Houses of Parliament in London, bottom left and the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, bottom right.
Making a splash! From a violin to a foot and even an ice cream, the world's most bizarre-shaped swimming pools
These wacky watering holes take the art of swimming pool design to a whole new level. MailOnline has scoured the world for some of the kookiest places to dip, with a number of gems floating to the surface. At the Sweet Escape vacation home near Orlando, there is an ice cream-shaped swimming pool which follows the resort's candy theme. Meanwhile, at the Apartelle de Francesca apartment rental in the Philippines, there is a pool shaped like a foot, after the owner's fashion brand logo.
Would you take a holiday on a VOLCANO? With black beaches, stews cooked in burning ground and swimming with dolphins the Azores offer an explosive family holiday
It is an extraordinary thing to holiday on a volcano. The beaches are black (bottom right), you can swim in hot springs and eat stews cooked by burial in volcanic earth (top right). Welcome to the Azores (main), writes Jake Wallis Simons, an archipelago of Portuguese islands marooned in the North Atlantic. He took his three kids (eight-year-old twins and a 10-year-old) there for an adventure that would give them memories that definitely won't blur into all the others when they are older.
Mesmerising footage how shows more than 200,000 flights took off and landed on one of aviation's busiest days in history
Flight monitoring service FlightRadar24 released the animated map showing aircraft filling the skies around the globe on Friday after tracking 202,157 aircraft taking off and landing in one day. The Swedish-based website added that it was the first time it had ever tracked more than 200,000 flights in a day and that at the peak time, over 19,000 flights were in the air at the same time.
Celebrities including Olivia Colman, Joanna Lumley and David Walliams feature in new hilarious, star-studded British Airways safety video
The award-winning actors have come together to create the second instalment of the celebrity filled safety briefing which will be shown before all British Airways flights starting this month. The video shows seven well-known faces who are seen 'auditioning' in humorous sketches while giving out important messages. They appear to be under the watchful eye of comedian Asim Chaudhry, who plays Chabuddy G as he attempts to direct their every move. Pictured are David Walliams, top left, Joanna Lumley, top right, Naomie Harris, bottom left, Olivia Colman, bottom right and Sir Michael Caine, inset
From jungle-inspired décor to a plush marble bathroom: Inside the stunning London hotel suite where Rudyard Kipling used to write - and it's now £6k a night
Boasting exotic wallpaper and a plaster monkey swinging from one of the doors, a swanky hotel suite in London promises to transport guests to the colourful world of Rudyard Kipling. Brown's Hotel in London's Mayfair is where Kipling penned some of the Jungle Book and it has a rather fabulous suite in honour of the British writer. The 1,665 square foot Kipling Suite - which costs from £6,000 a night with breakfast included - boasts a large king size bedroom, a spacious living room area and a stunning master bathroom clad with Italian marble. Pictured from top left, clockwise to centre: The suite's entrance way, the living room, the master bathroom, the bedroom and a portrait of Kipling, inset.
Life in the fast lane: How a weekend of glitz, glamour and fine dining in magnificent Monte Carlo will leave you feeling like a movie star
As a playground of the rich and famous, Monte Carlo conjures up images of glitz and glamour like no other. What the tiny principality of Monaco lacks in terms of size, it makes up for in stunning hotels and restaurants that have cemented the elegant destination as one of the world's most chic locations. Just a two-hour flight away from the UK, the coastal city - famed for its annual Grand Prix - is the perfect choice for a weekend of living life in the fast lane that will make you feel like a bona fide movie star, writes Louise Saunders, who stayed in the amazing Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort (top left, top right and bottom left). She also dropped in to the rather famous local casino (inset).
From 'Cut and Shoot' in Texas to Sexbierum in the Netherlands and Dull in Scotland, the world's funniest place names revealed
Should you continue half a mile to Ham or journey further on to Sandwich? MailOnline Travel has scoured the world for some of the most comical place names. They are so wacky it's hard to believe that they're real. Pictured, from top left clockwise: Cut and Shoot in Texas, Fertile in Iowa, Ham and Sandwich in Kent, Accident in Maryland, Condom in France and Sexbierum in the Netherlands.
Who wood live in a house like this? Kooky home adorned with tree trunks and branches hits the market for $7.6 million
Bringing a touch of the great outdoors inside, this kooky home in America is adorned with eye-catching pieces of wooden sculpture. The two-bedroom, five-bathroom property, located at 2700 N in Ashfield, Oregon, is currently on the market for $7.6million after its owners spend several years lovingly building it from scratch. From the outside, the 8,880 square foot home looks pretty standard but on walking inside, the place features an eclectic mix of lumber, from branches seemingly growing out of the walls to tree trunks propping up breakfast counters. Pictured, from top left clockwise to centre: One of the bathrooms, the kitchen, the main staircase one of the bathrooms, and an exterior view of the home.
Private jet company set to bring luxury travel to the masses, with tickets on board its state-of-the-art aircraft starting from $280
Offering luxury jet travel for a snip of the price, a new airline is set to change up the aviation industry. AURA, which will start running flights in early 2019, has unveiled renderings of its state-of-the-art aircraft, complete with comfy armchair-style seats, large windows and slick interior design. A spokesperson for the Florida-based firm told MailOnline Travel that tickets will cost from $280 with frequent flights connecting Miami, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, and Los Angeles.
A whaly great shot! Striking close-up of a humpback calf's tail and stunning shot of Dubai are among the winners of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest
A stunning close-up shot of a humpback whale calf's tail has been revealed as the grand prize winner of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest. Reiko Takahashi from Japan, who quit her office job to pursue her passion for underwater photography, took the striking image, titled 'Mermaid', off the coast of Japan's Kumejima Island. Along with choosing an overall winner, judges of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest went about selecting winning photos in three categories including 'nature', 'people' and 'cities'. Pictured, from top left clockwise: Reiko's grand-prize winning shot, Alessandra Meniconzi won first place in the 'people' category, Enrico Pescantini scored second place in the 'cities' group and Gaanesh Prasad came third in the same class.
Luxury rental in the Hamptons with a stunning ocean view rents for £29,000 A NIGHT (and the minimum stay is one month)
For deep-pocketed holiday makers, this luxury rental property in the Hamptons might appeal. Meadow Lane Estate in Southampton - which rents out for an eye-watering £29,299 a night - boasts a stunning ocean-facing location with amenities including a game room, tennis court, heated pool and gym. In total, the large main house can accommodate 18 people, with nine bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
From drawers stuffed with chocolate to a secret Disney Cinderella suite: The world's best hotel rooms for children revealed
Ditching the mini bar for stashes of chocolates and sweets, these wacky and wonderful hotel rooms have been specially designed for children. For wannabe princesses, the Eloise Suite at The Plaza Hotel (inset) would be the ultimate place to kip - although stays come in at a bank-busting £1,653 ($2,193) a night. Meanwhile, aspiring knights might want to check out the castle-themed rooms at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel Singapore (bottom left), with turreted beds to keep them entertained. Other spots catering to tiny tots include the Gruffalo rooms at Chessington Safari Hotel (top right), the Despicable Me Kids’ Suites at The Loews in Orlando (top left) and the exclusive Cinderella Castle Suite at Walt Disney World in Florida (bottom right).
Aeroflot wins for seat comfort, Alaska gets top marks for food, Southwest has the No1 cabin service and Norwegian is best budget carrier in awards decided by passengers
The Passenger Choice Awards took into account passenger feedback from almost one million flights across 428 airlines. Aeroflot (top left) was deemed the comfiest airline in Europe, while Southwest Airlines (top right) scored top points for its cabin service in the Americas. On the food front, Alaska (bottom left) came first in North and South America, with Norwegian (bottom right) being crowned the best budget carrier in Europe.
Try copying THESE selfie poses! Hong Kong tourist board promotes the city with extraordinary pictures of ballet dancers performing in front of landmarks
Striking eye-watering splits and sky-high leaps against the Hong Kong skyline, these ballet dancers certainly take the standard holiday 'jumping pose' to a whole new level. The Hong Kong tourist board has revealed a collection of stunning images by award-winning photographer Dean Alexander ahead of the city ballet's opening season. The eight ethereal images capture male and female performers in gravity-defying poses with various landmarks in the background. Pictured from top left clockwise: A dancer at Tin Hau Temple in Repulse Bay, a group with Hong Kong Island in the backdrop, two dancers on a traditional fishing boat and jumping among apartment blocks in Quarry Bay.
On board the Alaskan train passengers can FLAG DOWN at any point on the route
Train journeys tend to start and end at railway stations. But in Alaska they do things a little differently - and run a train that picks up passengers who simply flag it down. Anywhere on the route. The service is called the Hurricane Turn Train (main) and it is, as the Alaskan Railroad website points out, 'a train like no other'. Pictured left is luggage and a pet dog being loaded on board after passengers flagged down the train.
TripAdvisor reveals the world's most popular experiences for 2018: Tuscan cooking class takes the global No1 spot (with a £139 tour of Stonehenge's inner circle rated the best in the UK)
The world's top travel experiences have been announced by TripAdvisor, with a cooking class at a Tuscan farmhouse revealed as the most sought after and best-rated tour. The £87.60 ($116) experience, which sees people rustle up Tuscan cuisine from ingredients bought at a market, was followed in the rankings by a £28.60 ($37) bike tour of Berlin and a one-day sightseeing tour of New York, costing £64.41 ($84). Experiences in the UK were ranked separately, with a £139 ($184) trip to Stonehenge, which gives travellers exclusive access to the 'inner circle', bagging the number one spot.
Pretty in pink: Incredible pictures show the bullet train that's been given an eye-popping Hello Kitty makeover
Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek 'Hello Kitty' bullet train, complete with special carriages festooned with images of the global icon from Japan, has been unveiled before it chugs into service this week. The special shinkansen or bullet train will run for the next three months between the western cities of Osaka and Fukuoka from Saturday, the West Japan Railway firm said, hoping that one of the country's most famous exports will boost tourism. Passengers will be in left in no doubt what train they are on, with Hello Kitty smiling down from the shades of every window and adorning every passenger seat cover.
From a polar bear navigating melting sea ice to an eye-popping volcanic eruption: The stunning winners of a prestigious nature photo contest are revealed
A stunning shot of an enormous piercing blue chunk of ice in Iceland and an image of flames erupting from a volcano in Mexico are among the winning images of a prestigious photography contest run by The Nature Conservancy. This year the non-profit said its photo contest received a record number of entries, with 57,489 shots sent in from applicants dotted across 135 countries. Pictured, from top left clockwise: A polar bear in the high Arctic, a volcano erupting in Mexico, a chunk of glacier in Iceland and an extremely narrow slot canyon in southern Utah.
Private jet once owned by Elvis Presley for sale - again: 1962 plane with red shag carpet and velvet seats returns to the market after being bought last year for $430,000
A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley that has sat on a runway in New Mexico for nearly four decades is back up for auction. Online auction site IronPlanet has announced that the plane with red velvet seats had returned to the market. A previous auction house said that Elvis designed the interior. But the red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar has no engine and needs a restoration of its cockpit. The plane was owned by Elvis and his father, Vernon Presley. It has been privately owned for 36 years and is sitting on tarmac in Roswell, New Mexico.
Electricity for three hours a day, one telephone and tea made from rancid yak butter: A glimpse into life in a remote Himalayan village with no road access
MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks ventured to the Ladakh region of northwest India where she trekked to the remote village of Rumbak. A translator she was travelling with explained that around 200 people live in the mountain community, with farming being the primary occupation. The residents only get electricity for three hours a day, from 8pm to 11pm, and there is just one spot for trekkers to stay in. Pictured: A villager returning home (top left), a view of Rumbak (main), the valley where the community is situated (top right), a tea room in one of the houses (bottom right) and butter tea being served (bottom left).
REAL LIFE Mario Kart: Tourists can tour Japanese cities dressed as characters from the smash-hit Nintendo game
It's the video game that sees Nintendo characters whizz around on go-karts as they race on gravity-defying tracks. But tourists in Japan can go one better - and zoom around in a real-life Mario Kart game. Sort of. MariCAR tours allow fans of the game - or anyone who's partial to a zany outing - to dress as characters from it and tour Tokyo, Osaka and Okinawa in go-karts.
Ahoy there! Meet the couple who earn $100k a year travelling the world: They've visited 75 countries and are now sailing with their rescue kitten, Captain Ahab
From splashing around in the Bahamas to exploring the wilds of Antarctica, these photos reveal how one globetrotting couple have managed to create a business that allows them to travel the world and earn $100,000 a year as they go. Jonathan and Kach Howe, aged 33 and 30 respectively, both gave up their day jobs in 2013 and met while travelling in Luang Prabang, Laos. They now run their own travel and lifestyle site www.twomonkeystravelgroup.com and sell their skills in marketing and trip planning, with this spread of work bringing in $70,000 to $100,000. Pictured, from top left clockwise to centre: Kach at the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the couple catching up on some work, Kach swimming in the Bahamas, with her beau in Antarctica and the lovebirds with their cat, Captain Ahab.
A blade above the rest! The 252-foot superyacht that comes with TWO helicopters as owner combines 'outdoor adventure with ultimate comfort'
Taking the world of adventure yachting to new heights, one expedition vessel comes complete with two Airbus helicopters. The 252-foot SeaXplorer 77, from Dutch ship builders Damen, has been commissioned by an unnamed client who has a passion for the outdoors and wants to use the choppers for heliskiing and touching down in remote places. Explaining the inspiration behind his luxury cruiser, the anonymous owner said: 'Some people think that fans of outdoor activities should stay in fleabag motels and dry their wet socks on radiators. I believe that you can combine the most active outdoor adventures and sports with ultimate comfort.'
Now THAT'S a man cave! Inside the 65ft-deep underground world dug out by a builder over 23 YEARS... using just a chisel and hammer
These fascinating photos show how one man painstakingly created a jaw-dropping basement under his house, using just a hammer and chisel. Builder Levon Arakelyan (inset) spent 23 years crafting the incredible 65ft-deep, 3,000-square-foot subterranean space and he was even working on the project on the day he died in 2008, aged 67. He began working on it after his wife, Tosya, asked for a cool space for her potatoes. He got carried away. Today the hand-crafted cellar in the village of Arinj in Armenia is open as a museum and New Zealand-based Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple recently journeyed to the attraction to shed some light on it.
Inside the quaint English seaside hotel where Enid Blyton found inspiration for her Famous Five series of novels
Complete with homely interiors and sweeping seaside views, these photos show the hotel which is said to have inspired Enid Blyton's classic Famous Five children's novels. Picturesque Knoll House Hotel in Studland, Dorset, passed to new owners last year and efforts have been made to retain its traditional charm, with rooms featuring Roberts radios and vintage-style furniture adorning the place. Blyton, also famed for writing the Secret Seven and Noddy books, was such a fan of the historic guesthouse, that she would visit three or four times a year, often for weeks at a time. Nowadays rates start from £70 for a single room and £175 for a three bedroom suite.
Magic! The historic holiday rental opposite the £1million medieval house used as Harry Potter's birthplace in the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter fans can immerse themselves in a world of wizardry and dark arts at this quaint holiday rental - because it sits right opposite the creaky old house that was used in the Deathly Hallows Part One as the birthplace of the young magic wrangler (inset). Pilgrims cottage (pictured) - which is available to rent from £470 per week - is situated in Lavenham, Suffolk, and the two-bedroom property can be found across the road from De Vere House. This beautiful old building is where the young wizard's parents were killed by Lord Voldemort, who then gave baby Harry his zig-zag forehead scar.
'Engine crack' caused British Airways fire at Las Vegas airport and the captain was to blame for the chaotic evacuation, say federal investigators
A crack in an engine caused the British Airways jet to burst into flames at Las Vegas airport while the captain, Chris Henkey (inset) from Reading, Berkshire - hailed as a hero at the time - was to blame for a 'chaotic evacuation', federal investigators said. One flight attendant was seriously injured after fire ripped through the engine of the aircraft at McCarran International in September 2015. All 157 passengers and 13 crew on board the Boeing 777-236ER jet, which was bound for London, were able to evacuate but the plane was substantially damaged by fire. Investigators said Henkey took 22 seconds to shut off fuel to the engine that was on fire and that he called for an evacuation before completing an evacuation checklist. He left an engine running that hampered the deplaning process.
The hilariously crafty Airbnb photograph that fooled guests into thinking they were booking a rental with a big pool table...
They say the camera never lies. That may be true. But as this photograph shows, it can definitely be hilariously crafty. The image here duped a group of young men from Scotland into thinking they were getting an Airbnb rental in Croatia that would feature a full-size pool table. In fact it was just children-sized, the owners having used a clever angle to make it look big. One of the group, Brian Ashe, posted a series of images on Twitter showing the picture from the listing and how big the actual table was. Uploading a side-by-side image, he said: 'Hahahaha when one of the troops books an Airbnb specifically for the pool table.'
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- Brits booking package holidays online will get more compensation if something goes wrong under new regulations
- Mesmerising footage how shows more than 200,000 flights took off and landed on one of aviation's busiest days in history
- Celebrities including Olivia Colman, Joanna Lumley and David Walliams feature in new hilarious, star-studded British Airways safety video
- Budget hotel chain Travelodge launches new range of 'chic' rooms featuring king-sized beds, trendy coffee machines and luxurious rain-drop showers
- Kindness defeats the Killing Fields: Falling in love with Cambodia and its determination to escape the horrors of the past
- Popping out to the shops... in Marrakech: Lisa Snowdon tries some serious relaxation and retail therapy in Morocco
- The city break... Brooklyn: From vintage stores galore to fabulous food markets, see it all in 48 hours
- The chef who soothed my cabin fever: Hotel inspector Alex Polizzi dines en famille in Hampshire's Blackwood Forest
- The Crafty Traveller: Slowing down in France following a speed limit change - and other tips for road trips
- Married by a Maori chief... in his shorts: Carol Drinkwater recalls her holidays of a lifetime
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- Exclusive for MoS readers - get a real taste of Bordeaux with Gregg Wallace: Join the MasterChef star, and one of its winners, on this cruise along the Garonne
- Would you take a holiday on a VOLCANO? With black beaches, stews cooked in burning ground and swimming with dolphins the Azores offer an explosive family holiday
- Here we go again! The Croatian island where the new Mamma Mia! movie was filmed will make your heart sing...
- Life in the fast lane: How a weekend of glitz, glamour and fine dining in magnificent Monte Carlo will leave you feeling like a movie star
- From jungle-inspired décor to a plush marble bathroom: Inside the stunning London hotel suite where Rudyard Kipling used to write - and it's now £6k a night
- British Airways owner to launch new budget airline serving Europe - and it could spark a price war on cheap fares
- Holidaymakers on Ryanair and Easyjet set for travel chaos yet again this weekend due to French air traffic control strikes
- Who wood live in a house like this? Kooky home adorned with tree trunks and branches hits the market for $7.6 million
- From 'Cut and Shoot' in Texas to Sexbierum in the Netherlands and Dull in Scotland, the world's funniest place names revealed
- Oodles of charm on an East Sussex farm: The tranquil retreat with six lavish lodges (run by a famous DJ)!
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- Getting to know Mexico's art and soul: Let Frida Kahlo introduce you to this captivatingly complex country
- Private jet company set to bring luxury travel to the masses, with tickets on board its state-of-the-art aircraft starting from $280
- Pet hotel in California boasts luxury suites with DOUBLE BEDS for pampered pooches, stress-relieving massages and web cams so owners can dial in for a powwow - all for $99 a night
- A whaly great shot! Striking close-up of a humpback calf's tail and stunning shot of Dubai are among the winners of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest
- It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a... WHALE? Airbus' oddly-shaped Beluga plane gets a makeover making it more like its animal lookalike
- Luxury rental in the Hamptons with a stunning ocean view rents for £29,000 A NIGHT (and the minimum stay is one month)
- Inside the underground mud hotel that took one man 11 years to dig with rooms costing just 68 CENTS
- Barbados introduces hotel tax with just a week's notice that could see tourists forced to pay up to £200 on top of the cost of their holiday
- Hotel booking sites told to stop issuing 'one room left warnings' that pressurise holidaymakers into making reservations
- It's 34p in Cairo and £8.44 in London: The price of a one-mile taxi journey in 50 capital cities revealed
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- How airlines from British Airways to United go to extreme lengths to make their planes lighter (just changing the paper stock of the in-flight mags can save $300k in fuel)
- Aeroflot wins for seat comfort, Alaska gets top marks for food, Southwest has the No1 cabin service and Norwegian is best budget carrier in awards decided by passengers
- Tourists in Italy could face fines of up to £6,000 if they buy fake designer goods from beach vendors
- The app that allows you to eavesdrop on air traffic control conversations (so you could find out the real reason your flight is delayed)
- France deploys an extra 5,000 police on the streets of Paris to protect summer tourists from pickpockets and scam artists
- Try copying THESE selfie poses! Hong Kong tourist board promotes the city with extraordinary pictures of ballet dancers performing in front of landmarks
- Tiny outcrop dubbed 'paradise' with just 700 residents and no tarmac roads officially becomes the eighth Canary Island
- From drawers stuffed with chocolate to a secret Disney Cinderella suite: The world's best hotel rooms for children revealed
- Online travel agents are luring holidaymakers with cheap flight deals before 'ramping up the prices and demanding more cash' using 'questionable tactics'
- Pretty in pink: Incredible pictures show the bullet train that's been given an eye-popping Hello Kitty makeover
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- On board the Alaskan train passengers can FLAG DOWN at any point on the route
- 'Brittany is not a second home!' Breton nationalists complain that holidaymakers who buy seaside properties are leaving villages and towns lifeless
- TripAdvisor reveals the world's most popular experiences for 2018: Tuscan cooking class takes the global No1 spot (with a £139 tour of Stonehenge's inner circle rated the best in the UK)
- From a polar bear navigating melting sea ice to an eye-popping volcanic eruption: The stunning winners of a prestigious nature photo contest are revealed
- REAL LIFE Mario Kart: Tourists can tour Japanese cities dressed as characters from the smash-hit Nintendo game
- Ahoy there! Meet the couple who earn $100K a year travelling the world: They've seen 75 countries together and are now sailing with their rescue kitten, Captain Ahab
- Electricity for three hours a day, one telephone for the village and tea made from rancid yak butter: A glimpse into life in a remote Himalayan village with no road access
- Hotels in Majorca are offering 'massive discounts' as panic sets in over plunging profits due to competition from Turkey, Egypt and Greece - and tourism tax doubling
- Private jet once owned by Elvis Presley for sale - again: 1962 plane with red shag carpet and velvet seats returns to the market after being bought last year for $430,000
- A slice of lemon heaven: TV presenter Penny Smith is smitten by the pastel perfect Amalfi Coast - and the local speciality you just can't escape
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- The city break... Taipei: Tackle the Four Beasts and soak in sulphuric springs - all in 48 hours
- Two exclusive chances to see nature at its best: Explore The Galapagos with Stanley Johnson and discover the glorious gardens of South Africa with Nick Bailey
- From a medieval fortress to a haunted opera house: The 10 best Welsh castles
- Travel clinic: The Mail On Sunday's Travel Editor advises on booking a trip to Passion Play 2020 in Bavaria and a family-friendly tennis holiday in Devon
- Bowled over by beautiful Bequia: Jonathan Agnew unearths a secret Windies gem with some insider knowledge from a cricket legend
- Great British Boltholes: The Horseshoe & Castle in Kent is a wicked hideaway for a weary walker