AI will make trusted industry brands even more powerful but should not dominate company strategy, travel firms have been told. The Travel Network Group chief executive Gary Lewis said it was vital high street travel agents used AI in order to stay relevant in the market and tap into the benefits the technology could […]
Dana Dunne, CEO of eDreams ODIGEO. Having spent years in the travel sector, first working in the airline industry and then leading a travel technology business, I’ve had a unique view of the market’s profound evolution. The global travel market is a titan of the world economy—a $1.72 trillion industry whose sheer scale makes it […]
The five-star hotel suite that Taylor Swift retreated to every night during the London leg of her Eras tour looks set to get a starring role in her upcoming Disney+ docuseries. Glimpses of the star, 35, enjoying the swish Manor House suite at Rosewood London, which has its own private entrance, lift and even postcode, can be […]
Need to know The older you are, the more you’ll pay for travel insurance, with premiums skyrocketing for travellers from about 60 years All travel insurers have age limits, which vary by policy, but many will cover travellers aged 99 years and beyond You might have to contact the insurer directly […]
Let’s talk about science first. The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are natural lights that appear in the sky in regions near the Arctic Circle. They show up when charged particles from the sun, such as protons and electrons, strike gases in Earth’s atmosphere. After the collision, the charged particles release green, […]
Year in, year out, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) sets out to answer the big question that is on many homeowners’ and travellers’ minds – where really is the best place to live in the world? The answer has been confirmed in its highly anticipated Global Liveability Index but the cities making the top spots […]
The Vah Gogh House museum offers tours on the last Saturday and Sunday of each month, giving visitors the chance to look around the house in Stockwell that was briefly Vincent Van Gogh’s house in 1873-74. They say: Our guided tours offer visitors an opportunity to learn about our most famous tenant, as well as […]
The best trips I have ever taken in my life have all been with my best friend, Sarra. We are entirely compatible travelers: we’re both cool with hostels, walking at a snail’s pace, and eating McDonald’s three times a day, if need be. We like our days to be scheduled in a loose sense, and […]
Former Married at First Sight brides Lucinda Light and Andrea Thompson are leading a huge casting shake-up for the 2026 season of Channel Nine’s Travel Guides. Lucinda, 44, shared the news this week that the pair will appear in a single episode of the reality hit with the original line-up of jet-setters. Also new to […]
When I heard that a London neighbourhood had been named one of the “coolest in the world,” I wasn’t sure what to expect – in fact, I wanted to laugh. Camberwell isn’t as famous as Shoreditch, Camden Town or Notting Hill, but it recently claimed an incredible fourth place on Time Out’s global list. The […]
