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A new survey has shown that Brits are the king of the swingers – getting into the action quicker than their European counterparts. The survey from Spice in Lanzarote – who describe themselves as ‘adult Lifestyle resort for sexually liberated couples’ - found that over half of British swingers were ready to dive into the lifestyle after just one visit to a swinging venue. Other European swingers took longer to be convinced, with Italians the slowest to make the leap...

British holidaymakers wanting to save money by staycationing in the UK will end up spending more than if they were to go abroad, a study has found. In addition, holidays in London and the South East of England can work out at more than double the cost of a stay in Wales. Nearly three quarters of Brits say they are staying put this summer – despite the Euro being at an eight-year high and European holidays cheaper than ever. However,...

The upcoming bank holiday means we're all thinking about our holiday plans - and a new survey has found that Londoners are less likely to stick to UK breaks than those from other parts of the nation. The research, carried out by staycation travel company Back-Roads Touring, suggests Londoners visit less UK counties than any other residents. Instead, the historical and cultural landmarks they visit are likely to be far-flung attractions, with Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Inca Trail in Peru, Cambodia's Angkor...

By  Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  The French Government's approval of the Macron Law, a bill designed to modernise France’s economy, speed up growth and deregulate many industries, has led to a resurgence of coach travel in France after years of train domination. France is expected to have in excess of 5,000,000 new coach passengers within the next year, resulting in an extra 22,000 jobs created. As a result, the travel industry will also experience the opening up of long distance coach operations across the country....

Escaping the big city for a week in the sun is a luxury we should all indulge in once in a while. But what about all those little scams and cash traps that can turn a dream getaway into the holiday from hell? A new survey by Money.co.uk revealed a list of common cash-related woes that really get under our skin and hit us where it hurts when on vacation - our wallets and bank accounts. 22.6 per cent of...

There's always plenty going on in Central America - but if you needed an extra excuse to throw the backpack on and spend your rainy day savings on a flight, here are some tempting happenings... Sunjam, Honduras, 1 – 8 August 2015 Taking place over eight days on an uninhabited cay off the coast of the island of Utila, part of the Bay Islands a few kilometres off Honduras' Caribbean coast, Sunjam is the biggest techno-house music festival in Central America. This...

A study of 2,000 workers found the average person ends up spending over half of their average 26 days annual leave on personal chores which we just cannot get done while working - and only 11 days are spent relaxing. Reasons to use up our holiday include taking time off to look after sickly relatives, looking after the kids during school holidays and waiting at home for a delivery. And when factoring in travel to and from holiday destinations and...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  A third of British holiday makers who have had their hotel room robbed were iu the room when the theft took place, new research has shown. The study showed one in ten of the 2,000 holidaymakers polled had experienced theft from their hotel rooms – and a third of victims were present when it happened. Being asleep, in the bathroom or relaxing on the balcony were all cited as reasons that Brits end up having...

What do you get the kid who has it all? If they're heading for a beach holiday, it's a personal beach butler, of course. If you can tear them away from their iPhones and Game Boys (!), your diddums can soon make some amazing-looking sandcastles with these beachy Jeeves-like characters at hand. The concierges, a new idea from travel company Oliver's Travels, are in the process of being specially trained. Once they're officially sandcastle aficiandos, they'll set over-rich parents back...