Travel guide

Practical advice before you go: visas, luggage, prices and the best time to travel.

• Wizz Air baggage: sizes, weights and what the ticket includes

  What you can take for free on a Wizz Air flight, how big a cabin bag may be, and when to buy luggage.

• Schengen without a visa: what to know before you go

  The 90/180-day rule, what the border may ask, what your passport needs and what the new electronic system changes.

• Cheap tours to Europe: where and when

  The cheapest destinations at today's prices, the months when tours cost less, and seven tips to pay less.

• Winter holidays in Europe: markets, snow and a warm sea

  Where to go in winter: Christmas markets, ski towns in the Alps and the Tatras, and places that stay warm in December.

• Europe with children: where to go and how to prepare

  Theme parks, the sea and calm cities for travelling with children, and what to know before you fly.