These days, travel and technology go hand-in-hand. Many of these technological advancements were spurred by early pandemic pressure for contactless payments, food service and more. For example, between February and March 2020 alone, Mastercard saw the number of contactless payments at grocery stores grow twice as fast as non-contactless transactions. Meanwhile, the number of active […]
If you wanted to travel around the world without stopping, how long would it take you? Earth is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System and has a circumference of 40,070 km (24,898 miles) according to measurements by orbiting spacecraft. Its radius is 6,378 km (3,963 miles), making its diameter 12,756 km (7,926 miles). […]
The reunion ball for QE2 staff (Image: Tara Doel) Former staff on board Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship have travelled from across the globe to attend a reunion. The event, the third of its kind and organised by Tara Doel and Janice Jefferey (pictured below), saw hundreds of people travel to Southampton to see old […]
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Coaches like these are facing a ban from Bourton-on-the-Water, a village of just over 3,000 residents which attracts huge numbers of tourists. Some 238,000 visitors come to Bourton every year, lapping up the sights and sounds of the medieval village with its picturesque Cotswolds limestone houses, shallow River Windrush – perfect for paddling – and […]
By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News 17 March 2024 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Grant Shapps made his second visit to Ukraine as defence secretary last week Grant Shapps aborted a trip to southern Ukraine last week for “security reasons”, the UK defence ministry said. The defence secretary had to scrap his visit to Odesa […]
Zhangye Danxia Geopark, China Getty Images Geology lovers and avid Instagrammers alike will be drawn to the otherworldly hues of the Rainbow Mountains. The colours were formed by the layering of sedimentary mineral deposits over millions of years, but it’s hard to look at the flowing reds, yellows, and oranges and not feel like you’re […]
How would you like to travel the world for free? It’s not a bad offer, we’ll say that. While we know it may sound a little too good to be true, especially for those who love nothing more than the feeling of hopping on a plane, leaving the typical often-dreary Greater Manchester weather behind, and […]
A travel-loving woman splashed out £40,000 on a luxury campervan complete with a portable stripper pole. Keri, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire and husband Ricky Bailey dreamed of touring mainland Europe for many years – and finally decided to make their dream a reality by buying a campervan to live and work remotely from. The trend […]
The latest report from United Nations Tourism has found that following the lifting of travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the openness of destinations to international travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels. In particular, the pandemic has prompted the emergence of new forms of travel facilitation, such as “nomadic visas”, VisaGuide.World reports. As the report shows, […]
