The steam train returns: caught up by the Tornado

The first steam locomotive to be built in Britain since the Fifties will soon be running on the main line

Prince admits cost of green speech

Prince of Wales tells tourist industry to limit environmental damage just after his ten-day tour of the Far East was announced

'Ryanair crews must take unpaid leave'

Michael O'Leary said the airline’s executives would also receive a 10% pay cut of because of the financial difficulties

Late travel deals: October 9

A Welsh cottage for four from £175; a week on the Greek islands from £189; seven nights' B&B in The Gambia for £569

Qantas safety scares

The Australian national carrier has been hit by a series of safety scares and emergency landings over the last few years

Qantas in-flight mayday injures 40

Passengers suffer broken bones when Airbus A330-300 was forced to make an emergency landing after losing altitude

Slow sales hamper BA-Iberia deal

Falling share price and declining passenger numbers have hit airline's negotiating position, according to some analysts

Hoteliers watch over shoulders as vultures circle

Analysts are predicting tough fourth quarter and there are plenty of opportunistic investors with any eye for a bargain

Honeymoon takes off with recycled Air Miles

A couple were able to fly back in business class from US by using Air Miles earned from collecting and recycling rubbish

'VSO put troubles into perspective'

When the last recession struck, Elaine Stevenson decided to use it as an opportunity to get out and do something different

Flyglobespan to lease planes in low season

Scots budget airline denies rumours of financial problems and secures deals to make assets work over winter

Cruise-line bargains don’t count the hidden costs

Cut-price cruise deals often conceal hidden extras that can add hundreds of pounds to the cost of a trip

Neofile: skydive over Everest

News in Brief: the £20 charge for Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Surcharges cut, but not by BA

More airlines cut surcharges - but Britain's carriers have yet to act

Late deals

Confessions of a Tourist: Lean over the car, sir, and spread 'em

Joseph Bale got painfully tied up with the US police. And liked it