With continental Europe on high alert as it faces its first major heatwave of the summer, and wildfires break out in Turkey, Simon Calder breaks down what travellers’ rights are if they wish to cancel their holidays.

Families are unable to cancel summer holidays despite extreme heat warnings and wildfires

Governments of the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US all maintain that visiting the Mediterranean island is safe

‘Commercial aviation remains one of the safest forms of public transport,’ says the chief inspector of aviation accidents in the UK

Exclusive: £260 trip from Gatwick to Turkey buys 3,700 miles of travel

Britons are warned to check their passport validity to avoid being turned away from their holiday flights due to post-Brexit rules.

Britons are warned to check their passport validity to avoid being turned away from their holiday flights due to post-Brexit rules.