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Skyscanner Travel Features & News

Get the best travel tips, travel advice and travel inspiration from Skyscanner. Every week, the Skyscanner team brings you the best hand-picked flight and hotel deals, travel giveaways, gadget reviews and hot holiday topics. Get inspired with our weekly selection of cheap flights, travel bargains and holiday offers, and choose from our huge selection of advice articles, from ‘How to find the cheapest flights’ to ‘The top 10 travel gadgets’, from ’10 tips for flying with kids’ to ‘Tips for a happier airport experience’.

Have your say and join thousands of fellow travellers with our holiday polls and surveys; win flights, guidebooks and other travel prizes, and get the latest news from the travel world. Read inspiring features about your favourite destinations, as well as places you’ve never heard of – and find out where’s hot, and where’s cool. And finally, we also bring you the latest quirky travel stories, from ‘Penguins on a plane’, to ‘New Zealand Villages for Sale’.

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11 confessions of a private jet pilot

Our secret private jet pilot reveals the inside story of life jetting A-list celebs around the world
We’re a nation of holiday over-spenders

We find that more than 40% of holidaymakers overspend, mainly on food and drink.
10 free things to do in 10 of the world's most expensive cities

10 wierd, wonderful and FREE things to do in 10 of the world's most expensive cities, from Tokyo to Toronto.
10 flights to the sun under £100

Spain? Turkey? Gran Canaria? It's not too late to book a summer sun escape! 10 flights all for less than £100 return.
25 best travel quotes ever

25 of the most inspiring quotes about travel, holidays and foreign lands by experts from Ernest Hemingway to Karl Pilkington.
5 cool city break hotels in Europe

Five cheap flights + five cool hotels = five stylish city breaks on a budget in Berlin, Barcelona and more for less.
7 Secret Cities in Europe

Seven European cities that are going to be the next big thing
7 tips for safer travels

7 don't-miss tips for staying safe on your travels.
Country Nicknames: Top 40 best nation aliases

From Uncle Sam to The Boot, test your knowledge of the 40 best nicknames for nations around the world.
7 (more) secret cities in Europe

Seven must-visit European cities well off the beaten backpacker and tourist track, all just a cheap flight away.
Top 10 weirdest food museums around the world

From spam to er, burnt food, we take a tour of the the world’s weirdest and most wonderful food museums
6 of the most annoying plane passengers – and how to beat them

From stag dos to screaming babies, we reveal how to deal with the most bothersome people on your flight.
7 ways to beat the new easyJet cabin baggage rules

With easyJet set to change its cabin bag policy, here’s how to avoid charges for checking in your bag.
Deals of the week: 6 early summer sun flights under £60 return

Six flights to sunny destinations departing in June, from Ibiza to Croatia, all for less than £60.
Is Croydon 'Britain's Most Interesting Town'?

Forget Paris. Is Croydon the next must-do on the global sightseeing itinerary?
50 insider travel tips & tricks: what we’ve learned about travelling

From the philosophical to the funny, the serious to the silly, we present our list of learnings from travelling the world.
6 places to get your kicks on Route 66

Diners, dogs and the drive of your life on the ultimate road trip into the heart of America.
Rome? Tuscany? Lake Garda? What's your favourite place in Italy?

Rome? Tuscany? Lake Garda? To celebrate Italian National Day on 2 June, we’d like you to tell us your favourite Italian destination.
Get set for a summer of cycling… and beat the big bike rip-off

Cycling legend reveals secrets of how to pack your bike on a plane... plus, beat the airline baggage charges.
Advice on travelling whilst pregnant

How to fly and travel safely if you're expecting.