<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Holiday Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:08:09 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos in Spain as 14 airports brace for strike action – including Canary Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/25/285x214/2191399_1.jpg"/><br><br>Holiday chaos looms as strike action hits 14 Spanish airports, including Canary 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Lanzarote]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mum died on holiday island loved by Brits - I don't want anyone else to go there]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2191188_1.jpg"/><br><br>More than 1,700 holidaymakers have joined a legal action against travel company Tui after falling ill on holiday to the same destination.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Giles Sheldrick]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>TUI, Court news, Holiday, Portugal, Tui, Cape Verde, legal action, holiday illness</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2191188_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elena Walsh, 64, from Birmingham, died after falling 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Holiday, Insomnia, Sleep deprivation, UK adults, Holiday benefits, TUI BLUE hotels</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2191169_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sleep expert says Brits' lack of sleep shouldn't be ignored]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2191169_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sleep expert says Brits' lack of sleep shouldn't be ignored]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Langsford ‘wants to meet man on holiday’ as summer romance plans unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2191325_1.jpg"/><br><br>Ruth Langsford is eyeing a holiday romance following her split from Eamonn Holmes.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Frankie Collins]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes, Holiday, summer romance, Eamonn Holmes split, holiday dating plan</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/2191325_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruth Langsford is eyeing a holiday romance after split from Eamonn Holmes]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ITV]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/2191325_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description 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8 'for first time']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2184087_1.jpg"/><br><br>The price of a standard UK passport will exceed £100 for the first time from April 8, 2026<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Charlotte Smith]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Travel News (section), Passport, UK (section), Travel (section), Holiday, Travel advice, Europe (section), Beach Holidays (section), City breaks (section), Finance (section), Personal Finance (section), UK passport fees, Home Office, April 2026, parl</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2184087_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cost of UK passport to exceed £100 for first time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Matt Cardy, Getty 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