🌍 Destinations

Where UK travellers are going in 2026

Honest city guides written for UK travellers. Real prices, real neighbourhoods, real visa rules — then compare hotels and flights in one click.

United Arab Emirates · DXB

Dubai

Winter sun, rooftop pools, and the world’s busiest long-haul airport.

🏨 from £78✈️ 7h
Turkey · IST

Istanbul

Two continents, one city, and the best value city-break in 2026.

🏨 from £54✈️ 4h
Azerbaijan · GYD

Baku

Medieval walls, Caspian winds, and the Flame Towers on the skyline.

🏨 from £58✈️ 5.5h
Pakistan · ISB

Islamabad

Faisal Mosque, Margalla foothills, and the cleanest capital in South Asia.

🏨 from £48✈️ 8h
Pakistan · LHE

Lahore

Mughal courtyards, chai at sunrise, and the food capital of Pakistan.

🏨 from £42✈️ 8h
United Arab Emirates · AUH

Abu Dhabi

Slower than Dubai, richer in culture, and where the UAE actually lives.

🏨 from £82✈️ 6.5h
United Arab Emirates · SHJ

Sharjah

The UAE’s cultural capital — museums, calligraphy, and no pretence.

🏨 from £45✈️ 7h
Oman · MCT

Muscat

Low-rise, mountain-backed, and the quietest capital on the Gulf.

🏨 from £68✈️ 7h
Qatar · DOH

Doha

Post-World Cup Doha — the Gulf’s most ambitious city, still half-empty.

🏨 from £95✈️ 6.5h
Sri Lanka · CMB

Colombo

Galle Face sunsets, Pettah chaos, and the cheapest five-star stays in Asia.

🏨 from £52✈️ 11h
Morocco · RAK

Marrakech

Riads at sunrise, Atlas snow on the horizon, and a hammam every 300 metres.

🏨 from £55✈️ 3.5h
United Kingdom · LHR

London

Six Heathrow terminals, 33 boroughs, and more morning run clubs than any city on Earth.

🏨 from £165✈️ 0h
Egypt · SSH

Sharm El Sheikh

Red Sea reef walks, desert-sunrise runs and thermal-salt bathing on Sinai’s wellness coast.

🏨 from £72✈️ 5h
Hungary · BUD

Budapest

Thermal baths, Danube sunrise runs and 19th-century wellness rituals two hours from London.

🏨 from £78✈️ 2.5h
Portugal · LIS

Lisbon

Atlantic surf sunrises, tram-line coffee rituals and seven-hill wellness walks on Europe’s west edge.

🏨 from £110✈️ 2.7h
Germany · FKB

Baden-Baden

Black Forest bathing, Belle Époque spa rituals and the elite wellness capital of Europe.

🏨 from £145✈️ 1.7h
Italy · FCO

Rome

Villa Borghese sunrise runs, espresso rituals and 2,000-year-old bathing culture.

🏨 from £135✈️ 2.7h
Portugal · OPO

Porto

Douro river sunrise walks, tiled-church coffee rituals and Atlantic-edge wellness stays.

🏨 from £95✈️ 2.3h
Germany · BER

Berlin

Tiergarten sunrise runs, Grunewald forest rituals and the least pretentious wellness city in Europe.

🏨 from £105✈️ 1.8h
Spain · BCN

Barcelona

Three different Barcelonas in one city — medieval Gothic, Modernista Eixample and the Mediterranean at Barceloneta.

🏨 from £130✈️ 2.2h
India · DEL

Delhi

Mughal forts, street-food lanes, and India’s best-connected gateway.

🏨 from £45✈️ 8.5h
India · BOM

Mumbai

Art-deco seafronts, Bollywood energy, and India’s financial heartbeat.

🏨 from £55✈️ 9h
India · GOI

Goa

Palm-fringed sands, Portuguese churches, and India’s easiest beach break.

🏨 from £40✈️ 10h
India · ATQ

Amritsar

The Golden Temple, the langar, and the spiritual heart of Punjab.

🏨 from £32✈️ 9h
India · JAI

Jaipur

Pink-walled palaces, hilltop forts, and the gateway to Rajasthan.

🏨 from £38✈️ 9.5h
India · COK

Kochi

Chinese fishing nets, spice-trade history, and the gateway to Kerala.

🏨 from £40✈️ 11h
India · BLR

Bangalore

Garden city, craft-beer capital, and India’s laid-back tech hub.

🏨 from £48✈️ 10h
India · AMD

Ahmedabad

India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City - textiles, stepwells and street food.

🏨 from £35✈️ 10.5h
Pakistan · KHI

Karachi

Arabian Sea megacity - beaches, bazaars and Pakistan’s commercial heart.

🏨 from £35✈️ 9h
Pakistan · SKT

Sialkot

Pakistan’s export heart and a homecoming for British Punjab and Kashmir.

🏨 from £30✈️ 9h
Pakistan · MUX

Multan

The City of Saints - Sufi shrines and the heart of southern Punjab.

🏨 from £28✈️ 9.5h
France · CDG

Paris

The Eiffel Tower, grand boulevards, and Europe’s most-visited city.

🏨 from £150✈️ 1.25h
Netherlands · AMS

Amsterdam

Canals, world-class museums, and bikes - a long-weekend classic.

🏨 from £160✈️ 1.25h
Spain · AGP

Malaga

Costa del Sol gateway - and an art-and-tapas city in its own right.

🏨 from £110✈️ 2.75h
Spain · ALC

Alicante

Costa Blanca sun, a marble esplanade, and a castle on the hill.

🏨 from £95✈️ 2.5h
Spain · PMI

Palma

Mallorca’s capital - a Gothic cathedral over a yacht-filled bay.

🏨 from £130✈️ 2.3h
Portugal · FAO

Faro

The capital of the Algarve - walled old town and golden-beach gateway.

🏨 from £90✈️ 2.75h
Thailand · BKK

Bangkok

Golden temples, street food, and Southeast Asia’s friendliest chaos.

🏨 from £45✈️ 11.5h
Spain · TFS

Tenerife

Canary Islands sun all year, Spain’s highest peak, and black-sand beaches.

🏨 from £85✈️ 4.5h
Greece · ATH

Athens

The Acropolis, ancient ruins, and the gateway to the Greek islands.

🏨 from £100✈️ 3.75h