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Heading for America? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever
Welcome to America: now stand in line for three hours. Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the US this summer face longer waits than ever to be processed by immigration. Research by The Independent reveals that budget cu
You thought the attendants had it bad? Wait ’til you hear about Ryanair’s pilots
Ryanair pilots have been warned not to sign a letter to airline regulators expressing concern that the airline’s employment practices could jeopardise passenger safety. In a memo staff were told they would be guilty of “gross misconduct” and “liable for
Join Ryanair! See the world! But we'll only pay you for nine months a year
They tend to look pretty miserable, and now perhaps we will understand why. A former member of Ryanair's cabin crew has blown the whistle on the conditions of work at Europe's largest budget airline. Sophie Growcoot contacted her local MP to reveal that
Heading for the States? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever
Welcome to America: now stand in line for three hours. Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the US this summer face longer waits than ever to be processed by immigration. Research by The Independent reveals that budget cu
Heading for the States? Prepare for longer US immigration queues than ever
Welcome to America: now stand in line for three hours. Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the US this summer face longer waits than ever to be processed by immigration. Research by The Independent reveals that budget cu
Late-night line-up at US immigration
Since 9/11, visitors to the US have got accustomed to the idea that getting through the immigration check is hard work: you will have your mugshot and fingerprints taken, and may face tough questions about your travel plans. But this summer, just reachin
The islands with green fingers: A blooming marvellous horticultural break to the Azores
To spend a week in the Azores is to fall under a spell. This cluster of verdant islands warmed by ocean currents is 900 miles from the nearest continent. From the air, it looks like a string of emeralds tossed on ruffled grey velvet.
The 50 Best holiday cottages
The experts: William Gray is a travel writer and editor of 101familyholidays.co.uk David Else is lead author of the new Lonely Planet guide to Great Britain, published 17 May. Jim Manthorpe (jimmanthorpe.com) is the author of guidebook Scottish Highlands
Making Swede music in Malmö: What you should know about the Eurovision host city
The city of Malmö will take centre stage when it hosts the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest this weekend.It's not the first time Sweden's third largest city has provided the backdrop for the crooning competition, after putting on the show in
Travel Agenda
A palace reborn For the second time, the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover has been comprehensively rebuilt. It reopened with a new museum this week, completing one of Europe's finest gardens (visit-hannover.com/en; for our latest 48 hours in Hanover, see:
Hotels with grand transfers
King Pacific Lodge, Canada Set in a remote corner of British Columbia, the King Pacific Lodge is accessible by floatplane from the nearby town of Bella Bella, after a two-hour flight from Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines. This floating wilderness lo
Open jaw special: Readers write back – about Heathrow
When you write about Heathrow, please stop referring to the people disturbed by aircraft noise as "local" residents. I live miles from the airport, in Clapham, south London, and my life has been made a misery by aircraft noise for at least...
My life in travel: Dawn O'Porter
Television presenter and journalist Dawn O'Porter has written her first novel, Paper Aeroplanes, which is available now (£7.99; Key Books). First holiday memory? Ibiza with my grandparents. I used to live with them as a child, so they took my sister and
Battle of the bulge on before-breakfast Berlin-bound jet
Cabin bags at dawn: not a pretty sight. Just about everyone aboard easyJet's Monday morning flight from Gatwick to Berlin has been up since 4am or earlier, in order to be ready for the 6.50am departure. The vast majority are business travellers, with bus
Ryanair air hostess blows whistle on how contract staff are forced to take three months' unpaid leave and...
A former member of Ryanair's cabin crew has blown the lid on working conditions for contract staff at the budget carrier. Sophie Growcoot, 20, from Liverpool, worked for the airline after she was employed by Crewlink, a contractor for Ryanair. Despite he
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