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 […]
Eléonore Vern reveals that she ‘died twice’ during her severely premature birth. She failed to breathe for eight minutes, an event that caused lasting neurological damage and partial cerebral paralysis and which means Eléonore uses a wheelchair. The sophrology relaxation therapist lives in Lyon (Rhône-Alpes) but was born and grew up in Montpellier (Hérault) and […]
While you can plan your own camping road trip itinerary and use it as a chance to visit places you’ve always wanted to, there are some classic road trip destinations people flock to year after year. One of the most iconic road trip destinations in the UK is the North Coast 500. Clocking in at […]
Travellers are racing to see parts of the world that could soon vanish forever due to the effects of climate change, in a trend known as “last-chance tourism”. Travel and tourism is responsible for between 8% and 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2021 report from the World Travel and Tourism Council. As […]
The travel landscape couldn’t look more different in 2023 compared to three years ago when borders were beginning to shut. Many countries have since relaxed their Covid-related travel restrictions, dropping the requirements for pre-departure testing and quarantine on arrival. But not everywhere has returned to normal — some countries still continue to ban travellers who […]
