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Norway: Cruise liner style!

WE were out late, very late. Read

Holidaymakers flock to Birmingham

The number of overseas visitors to Birmingham has increased by 35%, a new survey has revealed. Read

Now you can be just like Barack Obama

YOU know what it’s like. You meet someone, you want to impress them. Read

Sharkbait Reef adds to the magic at Alton Towers

Like most kids my lot love Alton Towers - it's the ultimate fantasy land for families with its vast list of attractions ranging from white-knuckle rides to gentle adventures for the little kids. Read

Discover Emmerdale County

COME with us to discover the secrets of Emmerdale Country. Read

Fancy the best job in the world – caretaker of a paradise island with a £60,000 salary?

Fancy the best job in the world – caretaker of a paradise island with a £60,000 salary? Read

WANTED: Caretaker for a paradise island on the Great Barrier Reef. Salary £10,000 a month. All expenses paid.

Candidates for the “best job in the world” are required to complete an application form and upload a video at website www.islandreefjob.com. Read

Lucky Midland couple become cruise ship watchdogs for P&O

A MIDLAND couple have beaten thousands of rivals to the job of luxury cruise watchdogs. Read

A lazy life on the French waterways

BIRMINGHAM once claimed to have more canals than Venice. It wasn’t true, of course, but a lazy life on the waterways has its appeal. PAUL NEW takes his family on the waterways of France. Read

Top award for the Black Country Museum

IT is the favourite day out of thousands of Sunday Mercury readers. Read

Motorhome break was sheer bliss

MOST British breakers watch the weather forecast anxiously, dreading the onset of that national institution – rain, rain and more rain. Read

Travelodge hell for Midland pensioners

TRAVELODGE staff stunned an elderly Midland couple by telling them they could not stay at a hotel in Shropshire – unless they produced PASSPORTS to prove their identity. Read

Midland travel misery after collapse of XL airline

HOLIDAYMAKERS in the Midlands faced a second day of travel misery yesterday following the collapse of the airline XL. Read

Are you affected by the XL Leisure Group collapse?

THE UK's third largest tour operator XL Leisure Group has collapsed Read

The plastic surgery vacation

A MIDLAND holiday firm is offering customers the chance to beat the credit crunch – by going under the knife in Eastern Europe. Read

From the sublime to the ridiculous: TrekAmerica reveals the quirkiest sights in North America

From the sublime to the ridiculous: TrekAmerica reveals the quirkiest sights in North America Read

How to pack the perfect case

Half of UK holiday-makers still just chuck it all in and hope for the best Passenger numbers at UK airports have increased by 54 million since 2001. More holiday-makers mean more people preparing for trips away, and facing the bane of the British traveller: packing. Read

'Jet set juniors' taking off

'Britain is turning into a nation of "jet set juniors" with youngsters flying far more than their grandparents, it was revealed today. Read

This weekend 'is best time for holiday'

Britons looking for the perfect holiday should go away this weekend, take a two-week break and choose the UK or western Europe, it was revealed today. Read

Oddly-named holiday destinations

Fancy a stroll down a winding boardwalk in Hell? Read

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