Our pick of the last-minute UK holiday offers, including a rental home near
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.

Getting injured abroad – even in France – is expensive and stressful if you
have no insurance, as Judith Woods found out.

Nick Trend advises on the importance of purchasing travel insurance cover.

George Steinmetz photographs the Earth from a motorised paraglider.

One novel is luring crowds, but Nigel Richardson believes there’s a better
tale to be told.

This week’s selection of strange signs sent in by readers on their travels.

Charles Starmer-Smith offers a personal A-Z about preparing for the notorious
Tourmalet climb.

Research shows that visits abroad by UK residents fell by 15 per cent in 2009,
although bookings have picked up this summer, say operators.

Millions of Britons are abandoning the foreign holiday for the first time
since mass tourism became common in the 1970s, official figures indicate.

Look beyond Prague’s obvious attractions and revel in the unusual, says
Barbara Noe.