Daniel Pembrey picks out his top travel books of 2025

FROM COOL CAPITALS TO OUR FASHIONABLE FAVOURITES, THE RED TEAM HITS THE STREETS FOR THE MOST STYLISH URBAN STAYS

Dreaming of holidays in the snow and of escapes to the sun

It’s a muggy day in Athens. After a transfer bus takes us from the capital to Piraeus Port, we get off in one sweaty heap. But the weight of the merciless climate lifts when a magnificent vessel flood

From round-the-world adventures to flying supersonic or taking a ‘read-away’, here’s the GH guide to where to pack your bags for in 2026

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them