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Travel Inspiration

Ignite your wanderlust with Metro’s travel inspiration, and get ideas for your next holiday. Here you’ll find stories of dreamy getaways around the globe, tales of life-changing adventures and experiences, and guides to destinations in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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Turquoise Waters, Cala Esmerelda, Cala d'Or, South East Coast Of Majorca, Balearic Island, Spain, Europe

My £99 'mystery holiday' was a gamble — I can't believe it paid off

Channel: Travel Travel January 24, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton
An aerial view of over water villas in the Maldives

The 'mystery holiday' that could take you to the Maldives for £99

Channel: Travel Travel January 22, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
Young Asian woman carrying suitcase, walking by the window at airport terminal. Young Asian female traveller waiting for boarding at airport. Business travel. Travel and vacation concept

The simple trick for flying 'business class' for less (travellers can't get enough)

Channel: Travel Travel January 21, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
The harbor of Alanya, Turkey, on a beautiful summer's day.

The cheapest all-inclusive destinations to book in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel January 21, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
The Eden Project Biomes in Cornwall on a sunny day, against a blue sky

How to get 50p tickets for the UK's favourite tourist attractions

Channel: Travel Travel January 21, 2025 By Alice Giddings
A picnic table in a field on a sunny day

This unusual picnic table in Europe lets you visit three countries at once

Channel: Travel Travel January 24, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
Hanseatic houses in Bryggen at winter.

Major UK airport launches eight new routes to Rotterdam, Bergen and more

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

The most beautiful European train routes to travel in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel March 9, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
A sunny autumn day at Durdle Door

From fossils to fish and chips, why the Jurassic Coast is perfect to explore with friends

Channel: Travel Travel January 19, 2025 By Jen Mills
private jet on rnway with mountaints in the background

You could hit the ski slopes within minutes of landing on the world's steepest runway

Channel: Travel Travel February 5, 2025 By Lillie Rohan
Inside one of the world?s deepest underground station that takes passengers 10 minutes to reach the bottom

The world’s deepest underground station takes 10 minutes just to reach the platform

Channel: Travel Travel 4 days ago By Jessica Hamilton
Beach of Carvoeiro in the Algarve, Portugal

7 dreamy destinations where you can get a glass of bubbly for under a fiver

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2025 By Freya Graham
2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship - Day Sixteen

Save 20% off your next Big Weekender at Butlin’s and discover the fun like Luke Littler

Channel: Shopping Shopping January 17, 2025 By Sarah Bradbury
A CrossCountry train makes it's way along the line near to Basingstoke in Hampshire.

The UK's longest train journey with 36 stops and ‘breathtaking countryside’

Channel: Travel Travel February 12, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Russia, Republic of Sakha, Yakutsk, Snow-covered city in winter

I live in the world's coldest city, with -64°C winters and brutal 'ice fog'

Channel: Travel Travel January 14, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
Aerial view of Trunk Bay in the US Virgin Islands, on a sunny day.

9 of the best beach destinations to beat the January blues

Channel: Travel Travel January 14, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
The unique muscle girl bar in Japan where customers can pay to be slapped

Inside Japan’s 'Muscle Girl Bar' where you can be slapped and served by strong women

Channel: Travel Travel January 11, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton
Castlebay on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

The world's only airport where the runway is hidden underwater twice a day

Channel: Travel Travel January 10, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
Play Video Orava Castle, on a hill in Czechia

The 5 eeriest Nosferatu-coded destinations to haunt in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel January 10, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
A view of the beach and ocean in Norfolk on a sunny day

The UK's best safari destination is not what you think

Channel: Travel Travel January 10, 2025 By Kitty Chrisp