Simon Calder, the Independent's travel editor, has taken a look at trips to Amsterdam by sea. He says: "The price of the stress-free alternative to flying is far from excessive. It works out about...

Anthony Lambert in Britain's Independent newspaper describes a grand tour around Europe by train. One leg will be of interest to those travellers who want to see two of Europe's finest cities - Pra...

Anthony Peregrine, in Britain's Daily Telegraph, reports on his first coach holiday, one that takes in the highlights of Andalusia. He's won over and after visits to Granada and Cordoba, and pleasa...

A tourism brainstorming session is to be held in Seville in September looking for ideas to promote Spain as a winter holiday destination. With Seville thought to be Europe's hottest city with soari...

Denver is seeing celebrity visitors in numbers showing their support for Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention. Fearful that he may be labelled a rock-star candidate, reports indicate he may be...

The Venice Film Festival is now underway with two of the world's biggest stars, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, in the city to promote _Burn After Reading_, the latest black comedy from the Coen Brot...

In the Sunday Telegraph's travel section, novelist Sebastian Fitzek describes 'His Kind of Town - Barcelona'. A regular visitor, he suggests hotels, bars, restaurants, shops and top sights in the C...

With the Beijing Olympics in full swing, and British minds already looking forward to the London Games in 2012, commentators are assessing past Olympics and their impact on the host cities. Whil...

The news that Spanish store Zara has just toppled the US-owned Gap from top spot amongst world retailers means there's yet another good reason to visit Barcelona, home to a mighty ten Zara stores i...

Britains _Independent _newspaper has reviewed the Casanova Hotel in Barcelona, pointing out that there is a good reason for its terrible name - the hotel sits on the junction of the Gran Via de les...