Be inspired
Find the trip you did not know you wanted
Start with how you want the trip to feel. We will help you work backwards to a destination and a date.
Start with a feeling, not a destination
Most trips begin with a mood rather than a map. You want quiet, or you want noise. You want to move every second day, or you want one balcony and a stack of books. The collections below are grouped that way on purpose, so you can find the shape of the trip first and pin down the country afterwards.
If you are early in planning, give yourself three candidate destinations rather than one. Compare flight prices, weather windows and visa effort across all three before committing, and you will almost always end up with a better trip for the same money.
Trips by the mood you are in
I want noise, food and late nights
I want to do absolutely nothing
I want cold air and fast descents
I want somewhere that feels remote
Not sure where to start? Answer six questions
Tell us your season, your budget and how fast you like to travel. The trip planner turns that into a shortlist of destinations with the best months to visit each one.
Collections our editors keep returning to
Cities that are better in winter
Rainforests you can reach by train
Harbour towns for slow mornings
Paddling routes for beginners
Planning shortcuts that save real money
- Book flights 6-10 weeks outLong-haul fares are usually cheapest in this window outside of peak holidays.
- Travel in shoulder seasonThe month either side of high season often means half the crowds and a third off accommodation.
- Fly midweekTuesday and Wednesday departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday.
- Book the first activity, not all of themLock in the one thing that sells out and leave the rest flexible.