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+Pay for our holidays? You have to be joking

Bagging a cheap trip has never been easier. And it's all thanks to the internet, writes Carole Cadwalladr, while a wild camper, house-swapper, global freeloader, and wild camper explain how to put the 'free' into freedom

+St Patrick's Day arrives early

Large crowds turn out to celebrate St Patrick's Day with festivals across the UK

+Shielding flag carriers 'is killing airlines'

Governments urged to end protectionism and allow mergers to save industry

+Alitalia agrees to Air France-KLM takeover

Deal faces strong political and union opposition as Air France-KLM plans to cut 1,600 jobs from Italian airline

+Thomas Cook staff face trial over gas deaths

Holiday firm accused over poisoning of family Corfu hotel management indicted for negligence

+Everyone needs that little wooden tortoise

Alison Littlewood will never forget her trip to Cuba last year. Not because of what she did or bought, but because of what she didn't ...

+Grand designs in the Danish capital

Copenhagen is well-known as the centre of all that looks great but Helen Pidd finds the best examples of Danish design are often in unexpected places

+Top 10 design hotels for under Â£100

Great design is not just beautiful, but functional too. Sean Dodson selects 10 hotels where the impeccable decor can be experienced at its organic best

+Lanzarote hotels facing demolition

Police inquiry launched into possible corruption as court rules councils flouted building ban

+What's the catch with Ryanair's free flights bonanza?

Emine Saner: Magnanimous? No, a gimmick to bring more people to Ryanair website

+How the 'great' was put back into Gatsby's hotel

New York's Plaza, a Jazz Age landmark, reveals itself after $400m revamp

+Top 10 LA bars

Mike Hodgkinson tips the best bars to soak up some Hollywood glamour, away from the celebutante trail

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