Get Out Gear Launches 2-in-1 Trekking Pole & Camp Chair System for Backcountry Adventurers

From a £50 'YouTube slideshow' to a one-minute Grinch ride, fake Santas and vicious brawls, these are Britain's most disastrous Christmas markets.

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Rarely seen Van Gogh landscape on show in Hong Kong ahead of New York auction A collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces – including a rarely seen landscape painting by Vincent van Gogh – which have been hidden from public view for more than half a century, will be going under the hammer this...

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The National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro is delighted to announce that Montenegro has been selected to host ABTA’s Travel Convention in 2027, welcoming leaders from across the UK travel industry to one of Europe’s most exciting emerging destinations.

Cruise Plus and Incredible Journeys, the specialist brands of Gold Medal Travel Group joined forces for their first-ever Cruise Plus & Incredible Journeys Showcase at Lancaster House in Leyland. The event gave over 40 travel agents access to 25 industry-leading suppliers across the cruise and touring sectors over two days, via speed-dating-style sessions designed to build product knowledge and support their sales. Both days each featured a panel session bringing together voices from across the travel trade, including a cruise panel was chaired by Andy Harmer, Managing Director of CLIA UK & Ireland.

New research from CMAC Group, a trusted partner to airlines for disruption support, ground transport and accommodation, reveals more than half (57%) of disrupted air passengers who needed onward travel arrangements over the summer period organised it themselves.

In 2028, Aman and Remote Lands will mark another year of their long-standing collaboration with a series of five Private Jet Expeditions across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Limited to 16–18 guests, each journey combines stays at Aman sanctuaries with private aviation and carefully curated experiences, offering unrivalled access to places of cultural, spiritual and natural significance. From ancient temples and storied cities to breathtaking landscapes, the expeditions balance exploration with the privacy and serenity for which Aman is renowned.

The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) generated new inquiries and on-the-spot bookings while strengthening relationships with more than 70 luxury travel advisors during ILTM North America 2026 and related trade engagements in Nassau, the Bahamas. The event ran Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at Baha Mar.

As someone who lived in London in the late 2000s, when Asian food was not as popular, accessible or unburdened by tradition as it is now, Wagamama was one of the early options for a little taste of Japan. Founded in 1992 by Hong Kong-born British restaurateur Alan Yau Tak-wai, the Tokyo ramen bar-inspired restaurant quickly ballooned into a nationwide chain – despite the liberties it would take with flavour. I had forgotten about this brand until recently, when a little storm in a teacup began...

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Autumn is a popular season for hiking in Hong Kong, offering crisp air and sweeping vistas across the countryside. Yet beyond leisure, October brings a significant cultural occasion to climb the hills: the annual Chung Yeung Festival, which falls on October 18 this year. The name of the festival, which translates to “double yang” in Chinese, originates from its occurrence on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. This numerical alignment also gives the occasion its alternative title, the Double...

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