Revealed: Our changing travel tastes, by guidebook sales

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email On the list of the top 25 bestselling guidebooks I am looking at, a dozen involve just two nations. France appears three times with whole-country guides; three more cover Paris; and individual guidebooks to Corsica and […]

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Is travel no longer fun?

It is a particularly warm and humid Goan afternoon. The humidity, however, is no deterrent for hordes of Instagram reel makers who descend on Parra Road. Some pose on their bikes, some by their bikes and a couple of them decide to sit in the middle of the road pouting while the sun beats down […]

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‘I haven’t been able to give up travel, plastic, beef or Nutella. I can’t explain this inconsistency to myself nor to my children’

MARíA MEDEM “They’ve taken away spring, isn’t that terrible?” But who are these “they”? “Well, the universe!” So, in my five-year-old son’s mind, the forces of the universe, like supervillains, have taken away spring, since it’s been raining for six months and nothing seems to be in its place. I didn’t have the heart to […]

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Plus-size influencer blasts airline worker for refusing to push wheelchair as she ‘nearly fainted’

Influencer Jaelynn Chaney has previously said plus-sized passengers should be provided with an ‘extra free seat, or even multiple seats, to accommodate their needs’ The caption read: ‘I’m size 6XL and love wearing racy bikinis – they make me feel incredible’ (jaebaeproductions/Instagram) A plus-size travel influencer claims an airport worker refused to push her wheelchair […]

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State Department issues worldwide travel alert

The State Department is warning Americans traveling abroad of “the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI The U.S. State Department’s warning said it is aware of an increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens […]

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Theme park festivals are attractive for travel advisors: Travel Weekly

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Thematic food? Check. Special drinks? Check. Exclusive merchandise? Check. Limited-run entertainment, big and small? Check and check.  Specially themed festivals at theme parks offer unique experiences for guests, often at no additional cost outside of park admission (except, of course, for those snacks and T-shirts). And for advisors who sell theme parks, […]

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Plus-size travel influencer who wants free extra seats for fat fliers says airport worker refused to push her up jet bridge in wheelchair because of her size

By Martha Williams For Dailymail.Com 14:47 18 May 2024, updated 14:47 18 May 2024 A plus-size travel influencer has claimed she was discriminated against by an airport employee who refused to push her in a wheelchair because of her weight.  Jaelynn Chaney, 27, recounted her experience with a wheelchair assistant on a jet bridge after […]

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