Mark Palmer

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There are plans to open the grandest of grand B&Bs, not only in all of South Yorkshire but possibly in the entire country - just a few miles from Rotherham.

After spending a few days in Santorini, Mark Palmer is happy to disown his perceptions about the island. The beaches surprised him, as did its growing reputation for wine.

When Poundland founder Keith Smith commissioned ten Romanesque statues to be built around his swimming pool at his home, he was concerned that the breasts of one female figure were small.

MARK PALMER: All airlines that cancel a flight are duty-bound to provide passengers with a means of reaching their destination, but travellers face a lengthy process to recoup losses.

Suddenly, tourism has become a dirty word - and tourists increasingly are made to feel guilty about spending their hard-earned money and heading off to all ­corners of the globe.

Mark stays near Gale Beach in two, four-bedroom villas next to each other, rented through Solmar Villas. 'Pick your spot wisely in the Algarve and you won't go wrong,' he says.

Britons took on average 3.94 holidays during the last 12 months, up slightly from the previous year and overtaking the peak of 3.91 in 2019.

My job as travel editor of The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has seen me travel to every corner of the world. Some experiences will stay with me forever. Others haven't lived up to their billing.

British Airways has just produced a book called Flavour Of Flight, which chronicles the food and drink served on board its planes from 1919 until the present day.