A combination of snow and rain shut off access to Zermatt, near the Matterhorn. Until late Wednesday afternoon, helicopter was the only way out.

The trending topic went viral on Wednesday, generating hundreds of hilarious responses from sage travellers around the world.

Should leaving a carton of orange juice in the fridge with just the tiniest bit of liquid left in it be a criminal offence? A picture of this abomination is one of many on the internet that causes intense irritation.

The tragedy of the crash is particularly difficult to reconcile with the remarkable beauty of Costa Rica — a place I wouldn’t hesitate to return to.

My father, Stanley Oglesby, who has died aged 87, was a statistician with the Glasgow-based textile company J&P Coats for his entire working life, rising to be head of operational research before he retired. He was born in a pitman’s cottage in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, the second of three sons of Vincent, a miner, and his wife, Adelaide (nee Marsden). His diabetic father died when Stan was 11, leaving the family dependent on “the parish” for financial support. Stan’s own health as a child was not good, and he spent almost a year in hospital at the age of 13.

Flyers have taken to US-based Quora to recount the moments during flights when pilots decided to flex their comedy muscles over the intercom.

Her name is Jada Yuan, and you’ll have all of 2018 to get to know her.

An annual UK study ranks 100 destinations on what they'll set you back for an average night's stay, with New York coming with a price tag of £346.05 and Kiev, pictured, just £64.79.

A peek at how the staff of the Travel section puts together the annual 52 Places to Go list.

The hotel has been built in collaboration with HBO, the network behind the smash-hit series, and has opened at Lapland Hotels Snow Village in Finland. It features a host of intricate ice sculptures.

Henna Rinnekangas, 32, from Finland, promises to become a holiday companion for loners in exchange for seeing the world, cost-free.

The study, by UK-based consumer group Which?, looked at 13 cruise companies and asked passengers about customer service, cabin space, on board facilities, and value for money

Three hour version of Adelaide to Darwin rail trip ‘got the nation talking’, so SBS is going for broke with 17-hour special Following the success/controversy of airing a three-hour extract of a train trip through the Australian outback, SBS has decided to air a 17-hour version of the journey on Sunday.

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