Mappa Mundi: The greatest medieval map in the world

While the Hereford map depicted Heaven and Hell and was designed to serve as a compendium of the world’s knowledge from a spiritual perspective, Fra Mauro took a scientific approach to his cartography. He declared in his inscriptions that he would “verify the text by practical experience, investigating for many years and frequenting personas worthy […]

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The Best Places In The World To Travel Solo

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the phrase “solo travel” was most likely to evoke imagery of Julia Roberts cycling wistfully down a grassy path in Ubud, or of Diane Lane dragging her suitcase toward a Tuscan villa. This cinematic (and perhaps a little idealistic) depiction of what it looks like to […]

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KS1 Topics: Travel and transport

This cross-curricular collection of videos allows KS1 / 1st Level pupils to learn about different modes of transport and why they are used and to see how transport and travelling have changed over the years. The videos also introduce some key geographical skills – such as using maps and a compass – and feature the […]

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The trusted source for air travel demand updates

Montreal, 14 February 2024 – Airports Council International (ACI) World has published its first bi-annual air travel demand update of 2024, pulling data from over 2,600 airports across more than 180 countries and territories globally. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, global passenger volume was estimated to reach 10.5 billion passengers in 2023, or 119% of the […]

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Join Tourism Australia’s roadshow and win a trip Down Under

Tourism Australia giving agents who sign up to next month’s roadshows the chance to win one of four trips. The ‘Australia on Tour’ roadshows will visit Edinburgh on 18 March, Newcastle on 19 March, Birmingham on 20 March and Bath on 21 March. As well as the chance to win prizes on the night, one […]

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The best solo travel destinations in the world for 2024

Best for: eating and drinking Texans are famously, some would say notoriously, friendly, and Austin is a city where you’ll never be short of a smile, whether it’s across a shared plate of streetfood, across a grimy dancefloor, or across the water of one of the steamy city’s cherished swimming holes. Dining out is a […]

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