South Africa’s troubling crime rates is one of the things that’s been putting off tourists in recent years. Most recently, in January 2024, a British Airways pilot was targeted by armed robbers in Johannesburg and forced to withdraw thousands of pounds from cash machines around the city. The UK Foreign Office travel advice for the […]
Adding to a growing body of evidence, Sapien Labs identifies a link – not just in the UK, but globally – between poor mental wellbeing and the pervasiveness of smartphones and online comms. That young people are noted to have suffered the biggest drop in mental wellbeing appears to add heft to their argument. Ditto […]
The World Travel Awards are some of the travel industry’s most prestigious accolades, and the winners in the European categories have been crowned at the thirty-first edition of the ceremony in Berlin. Leaders in tourism, airline, hotel and hospitality sectors are all included in the programme, but it’s the destinations themselves that we’re most excited […]
If there’s one thing we’ve come to know about Eugene Levy, it’s that he’s a reluctant traveler. So much so that he’s literally made an entire show about it. At 77 years old, Levy has starred in iconic titles including American Pie, Cheaper By The Dozen 2 and, of course, Schitt’s Creek. However, while he’s […]
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The day took a bit of a wobble at Margaux. Not, you understand, because I’d been sampling some of Bordeaux’s top-quality tipples after an excellent lunch accompanied by more wine. It was because Margaux village’s station […]
Decades ago, your vacation most likely began with a visit to a travel agent, who relied on a combination of expertise and connections to find the best deals on plane tickets, hotels, tours and more. Since then, the internet has turned most of us into our own travel agents, and artificial intelligence software is making […]
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Canada is one of the rare places on Earth where wide, well-maintained roads carve their way through remote, uncompromised wilderness. Behind the wheel of a car, you can skirt the icy feet of glaciers, wind through forests populated by foraging megafauna, climb Rocky Mountain slopes and […]
The next Rugby World Cup is being held right across the Channel in France, with the France v New Zealand match kicking things off at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Friday, September 8. For the next two months or so, until Saturday, October 28, there will be games held in Parisian suburb Saint-Denis, […]
The UK, few would contest, is endlessly beautiful and astonishingly diverse. But in a country forged by thousands of years of history and embellished by poets, artists, writers and legends, the trouble is knowing where to begin. A tour helps you focus and go deeper, galloping from craggy coastlines to moors and ancient oak woods, […]
Economy Minister Conor Murphy has met with the NI Tourism Alliance (NITA) to discuss concerns about the introduction of the British Government Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme. Minister meets with the NI Tourism Alliance Minister Murphy said: “Tourism is performing extremely well with the number of external overnight visitors quadrupling between 1998 and 2019. Seamless […]
