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Scoping out the best LGBTQ+ holidays? You’re in luck. This shortlist of gay-friendly holiday destinations – from Menorca to Mexico – should get your search started. Whether you’re craving a city break, dreaming of a long-haul escape, or just desperate for some close-to-home sun, there’s a

Calendars at the ready: 2024 Pride dates are officially out. As usual, June is the biggie – it’s traditionally Pride month in honour of New York’s Stonewall riots back in June 1969, which marked the start of the Gay Rights movement is we know it.   These days, Pride celebrations spill over i

Decisions, decisions. If you’re weighing up which Christmas market to head to for your next festive fix, we hear you. While their roots are mainly Germanic, Christmas markets have spread all over Europe since the Middle Ages and there’s a bumper crop to pick from these days. To help you whittle

When it comes to Christmas markets in Europe, you’ve got some absolute crackers to pick from. In Paris, world-famous sights like the Champs-Élysées and the Eiffel Tower get a festive glow-up that attracts millions of visitors every year. And in German cities like Cologne and Berlin, you can bare

There are loads of reasons to visit Europe’s Christmas markets. Supersized Christmas trees. Insane light shows. Market stalls stacked with stocking fillers. But let’s be honest, when it comes down to it, most of us are here for two things: food and drink. After all, mulled wine tastes sweeter wh

Bruges was made for Christmas markets. The Belgian city looks like a Christmas card in December – think horse-drawn carriages, cobbled streets and a Medieval market square filled with festive wooden huts. In fact, the main Christmas market here is one of the best in Belgium and it’s just one of

About 2.5 million people visit the Christmas markets in Brussels every year, and no wonder. The capital of Belgium lays on quite the festive spread. The city centre area around Grand-Place, Rue de la Bourse, Place Sainte-Catherine and Marché aux Poissons morphs into a fairytale setting for five wee

Looking for a next-level Christmas market? You’ll feel like all your Christmasses have come at once in Vienna. The capital of Austria invented the December Market back in the middle ages, and lays on quite the line-up for Christmas-loving crowds.   There are about 20 official markets to pick fro

And they’re in… New year, more new arrivals. A brand-new batch of the best new destinations and hotels have joined our ‘just landed’ series. Whether you’re after views to fill your Instagram feed with, an adults-only pad or somewhere to help you stay on budget, you’ll find it here.  Mee

Life’s about the journey, not the destination – right? If that phrase rings true for you, it could be time to experience the world of flight-free travel.        We’ve teamed up with Byway – experts in flight-free travel across Europe and beyond – to introduce flight-free holidays wit