Avoid the water in Mallorca

The beaches on Sunshine Island aren’t half as fabulous as everyone says they are. The rest is a different matter

Value for money travel awards

If you’re after a good deal, here are the hotels, spas, airlines and tour operators that should be your first port of call

Q&A: what to do if your flight is disrupted

Ginny Light explains the rules on refunds, compensation and rebookings if your BA flight is affected

Simon Reeve's Tropic of Cancer top 10

The BBC adventurer reveals his ten most memorable experiences from his latest journey. Plus, a gallery of images from the series

Camera phone travel photo tips

A gallery and advice from Henry Reichhold, whose Nokia camera phone exhibition is on at Heathrow's Terminal 5

The Times travel photo competition

The February winner of the Kerala photography holiday and first March nominations - enter to win an Authentic Adventures course

Times Walks: Purton and Sharpness, Gloucestershire

When the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal opened in the 1820s, Purton became a busy little place. Now it’s a sleepy canalside hamlet

Britain's 22 best springtime attractions

Gardens, castles and the first lambs. Time to get out and enjoy the new season in the UK's best locations

The rock’n’roll Swedish ski resort

If you’re looking for late-season skiing, with plenty of snow and plenty to amuse the kids, you can’t beat Åre

• Try some Olympic winter sports

• An Italian ski trip for a family of beginners

Video: the best iPhone apps for skiers

Track your average skiing speed, find the best lunch on the mountain and get the weather forecast - just some of the apps we tested

• Ski clinic: get your ski gear right

• The best ski fitness classes in the UK

Hair holidays with Stuart Holmes

Celebrity snipper Stuart Holmes smoothes out bad hair days on a haircut break in Cheltenham

• Chapel Day Spa, Cheltenham

Isrotel Dead Sea Resort and Spa, Israel

Relaxing mud wraps with a panoramic view of the Dead Sea at the latest luxury opening in Ein Bokek

• The Daniel Hotel spa, Ein Bokek, Israel

Passport photo nightmares: a positive outcome

Anyone who has renewed their passport recently will know the ridiculous photo guidelines. Yet the pain will be forgotten when you try an ePassport gate

Profile: Philanthropist Matt Stockdale

Former Homepride boss talks about giving away money, hotel horror stories and eating poached frogs

France in the springtime

The editor of France Magazine's latest monthly column focuses on refreshing spa and spring breaks around the country

Secrets of Stieg's Stockholm

As the Swedish capital prepares itself for a wave of book fans, we take a look at the city through the bestselling author’s eyes