Art enthusiasts on villa holidays in or around Rome this summer will be able to attend a historic exhibition exploring the best contemporary work that Italy has to offer.

People taking villa holidays in Italy this summer will have the experience of visiting the number one holiday country in Europe, according to a new survey.

People on luxury villa holidays and other such memorable trips are looking for unique and authentic experiences, or 'dinner party fodder', that they can share with their friends when they return home, it has been claimed.

The majority of British holidaymakers still plan to go away this summer despite the range of financial challenges they are facing, according to research.

Many people planning villa holidays and other trips around the world attach a lot of importance to face-to-face recommendations, according to research.

Low-fares airline easyJet today (May 21st) celebrated ten years since it began carrying people on villa holidays and other trips around Europe from London Stansted airport.

Birmingham airport experienced record passenger figures in the month of April, partly as a result of new flights to a number of destinations that are popular for villa holidays.

Top European city break destinations such as Rome and Nice are proving increasingly popular among travellers, according to new figures

Data from European Cities Marketing, which represents over 100 cities, tourist boards and bureaus across the continent, showed that Europe's premier cities generated €540 million (£426.

People planning villa holidays who do not live in close proximity to London will be increasingly able to embark on their trips from regional airports in the coming years, an industry spokesman has claimed.

Villa holidays and other forms of travel around the world can be improved with the help of a guidebook, as long as it is a reliable and well-written guide and used in the right way, it has been claimed.

The travel industry is becoming increasingly able to cater for people who want their villa holidays in Tuscany and other trips to be environmentally friendly, an expert has claimed.

Villa holidays to a number of hotspots across Europe are set to become more accessible for travellers from the West Midlands over the coming months.

Taking 'health and wellbeing' trips, which include visits to spas and other such centres, is making a comeback, according to a travel industry body.

People enjoying villa holidays in Rome over the weekend had the opportunity to explore the city's contemporary art scene.

One of the things that people staying in Tuscany villas can look forward to is a relaxed pace of living – a characteristic of Italian life that the country celebrated with laid-back enthusiasm recently.