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Train strike day? It’s increasingly difficult to tell

The Man Who Pays His Way: Rail unions and ministers have a problem: the travelling public now expects a lousy service

The Independent UK

Biggest summer getaway in four years begins – how chaotic is it?

Millions of British holidaymakers are heading abroad this weekend

The Independent UK

Ireland’s wildest road trip: Simon Calder takes on the Wild Atlantic Way

Join the Independent’s resident travel expert on his exhilarating adventure along one stretch of the iconic driving route – from the northernmost point in Ireland to welcoming Westport

The Independent UK

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Backdrops, Banshees and Beatles: discover the wonders of Ireland’s wild west

Simon Calder discovers first hand why the north west coast of Ireland has managed to provide inspiration and respite for authors, musicians and movie makers for so many years

The Independent UK

Good Morning Britain's Simon Calder's 'sad' easyJet update as airline cancels summer flights

9,000 passengers have been left without a replacement after the airline axed flights

Liverpool Echo

Number of UK-US flights jumps above pre-pandemic levels on Independence Day

No longer hampered by Covid travel restrictions, the number of options between the two countries has increased

The Independent UK

ITV's Lorraine Kelly forced to abandon live interview seconds after 'overheard' blunder

Lorraine Kelly was forced to cut short an interview on her ITV show due to a technical issue, seconds after her own live blunder

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Summer nights: the prospects in Paris and beyond

The Man Who Pays His Way: Tens of thousands of British travellers are booked to travel to France on Sunday alone

The Independent UK

Changing planes at Heathrow? Pay £10 and wait three days to see if you get a permit

The Man Who Pays His Way: Making transit passengers apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation is madness

The Independent UK

Coach versus train: Which wins out on a flight-free odyssey to southern Spain?

Taking on the terrestrial travel challenge, flight-free travel editor Helen Coffey weighs the pros and cons on a race across the Continent

The Independent UK

How to get hold of one of Eurostar’s cheap £35 tickets this summer

Train Talk: grab a £70 return special on the cross-Channel intercity train while you can

The Independent UK

On the long and winding Arctic road, Sweden needs to step up its rail game

The Man Who Pays His Way: When hitchhiking proves more reliable than trains, something’s amiss

The Independent UK

A strange Saturday morning en route to the Arctic

The Man Who Pays His Way: There’s plenty of room for you aboard the Iron Ore railway from Sweden to Norway

The Independent UK

Brexit: ‘Things can only get better’ say experts

The problems of Brexit red tape have hit “low ebb”, according to David Henig, the independent trade adviser, in an Independent online event on Thursday. From this new baseline, “things can only get better”.

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In defence of British Airways – even after this weekend’s performance

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘Avoid British Airways, Lufthansa and Wizz Air,’ says Which? magazine

The Independent UK

What does France’s short-haul flight ban mean for travellers?

The long-awaited legislation, designed to bring down carbon emissions, only targets a small number of routes

The Independent UK

Istanbul: the airport where east, west, past and future combine

Plane Talk: Istanbul’s new airport was created with a 100-year plan

The Independent UK

Salt, pepper and background music: some of the unwanted ‘extras’ travellers encounter

The Man Who Pays His Way: The travel industry finds many ways to extract additional cash

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Mind the gap: Lake District misconnection sums up what is wrong with our trains

The Man Who Pays His Way: At 10.21am daily, a local train is scheduled to depart at the same instant as the express arrives

The Independent UK

Luton airport: birthplace of legends, and environmental miracles?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Now the budget airlines are launching ‘green wars’

The Independent UK

Be careful what you wish for: Europe has delivered the post-Brexit borders we demanded

Analysis: By shunning closer border ties, we opted to line up in the slow queue when heading for Europe, writes Simon Calder

The Independent UK

As Tui ramps up capacity for 2024, is a holiday price war on the horizon?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Europe’s biggest holiday firm is taking on Jet2 – could the package holiday stage a comeback?

The Independent UK

The decrepit state of our creaking Victorian railway network is leaving it open to ridicule

News Analysis: Rail is providing commentators with all the ammunition they need to ridicule the state of the industry, writes Simon Calder

The Independent UK

Waterloo disruption updates – live: Signal failure fixed but rush hour commuters still warned to stay away

Commuters told disruption will continue ‘for rest of day’

The Independent UK

Why the ‘10-week rule’ for passport issue is here to stay

The Man Who Pays His Way: Revelations for travellers lie deep within an MPs’ report

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