Whether it’s a city break or a sea-view, your holiday spending money can be influenced by a number of factors such as the political events, a natural disaster or the economic climate. Even a sporting event can influence the exchange rates you pay, and with the Rugby World Cup upon us, we look at how your holiday money could be affected.

The world’s most expensive cities attract visitors for all the right reasons. Whether it’s the financial centres of Singapore and Zurich, the cultural hubs of Paris and London or the super-rich playground of Monaco, each has something quite unique to offer. Interestingly though, Mercer’s annual Cost of Living survey points to some trends you might not have expected.

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Like jewels sitting off the coast of West Africa, São Tomé & Príncipe invite guests to discover two fascinating islands offering a host of dramatic landscapes. With torrents and waterfalls on its slopes, white and black sandy beaches, sheer cliffs overlooking the seas, tropical forests filled with exotic birds, and extensive cocoa plantations with their beautiful colonial houses, there is much to see.

Breaking Travel News reporter Alice McKeown takes a tour of the 11th annual International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City. Now in its 11th year, the Expo is Vietnam’s largest and most popular tourism trade event, welcoming more than 20,000 international, regional, local travel professionals and buyers at the Saigon Exhibitions and Convention Centre.

Anyone who loves to combine the two passions of football and travel might yearn to join their favourite team as they go to face the world’s best footballing nations at a World Cup tournament, but often the distances involved and hype around a big international footballing tournament make the cost too prohibitive for anyone on a normal salary. You may have already ruled out going to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.