MARKET REPORT: Travel firms take off as Britons book trips to the Med

MARKET REPORT: Travel firms take off as Britons ignore the quarantine threat and book last minute trips to the Med By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 4 August 2020 Travel company shares took off after a buoyant update from budget airline easyJet. Demand for … Read more

Frustrated tourist holidays in his own back garden in £3,000 DIY mini Med resort

An optician transformed his garden into a DIY mini Med resort complete with a self-built tiled swimming pool, a hot tub and cocktail bar after the coronavirus pandemic cancelled his holiday to Spain.  Guy Young, 34, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, studied YouTube tutorials to help him build the incredible holiday complex behind his suburban two bed … Read more

12 shipwrecks uncovered in the east Med dating from 300 BC

Archaeologists have found shipwrecks in the Mediterranean filled with hundreds of artefacts including Chinese porcelain, jugs, coffee pots, peppercorns and illicit tobacco pipes.  A British-led expedition found a cluster of 12 ships on the sea bed, 1.2 miles below the surface of the Levantine Sea, using sophisticated robots. The ships were recovered in ancient ‘shipping … Read more

The OTHER French Riviera: Who needs the Med when you can head west to the unspoiled Atlantic coast? 

From Brittany in the north to the Spanish border in the south, there are miles of charming spots to discover on the Atlantic coast in France.  The sea may be rough, but there are plenty of sheltered coves and bays to avoid the swells.  We’ve trawled from top to bottom to find ten of the … Read more