Travel Notes...

DURBAN DIRECT

FROM October 29, British Airways will fly thriceweekly from Heathrow to Durban, home to some of South Africa’s best surf. The 12-hour flight is the only direct route from Europe. ba.com

STARRY NIGHTS

WHO’S been sleeping in your bed? Tessa Williams’s coffee-table book Hotels Of The Stars lists the favoured hotels of famous names from Leonard Cohen to Kate Moss. £35, roads.co

MACABRE TOURISM

KIWI.COM says searches for macabre destinations are up 307 per cent since 2016. Chernobyl tops the search list.