Braga Named As Europe’s Next Emerging Destination

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 […]

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How to do a wine tour of Bordeaux vineyards by public transport

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 […]

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Planning a Trip? Tips and Tricks for Working With a Travel Adviser

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 […]

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How to plan the ultimate road trip adventure in Canada

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 […]

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Where is the Rugby World Cup 2023 and how can I buy tickets?

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, […]

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19 best tours of the UK

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, […]

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Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme threatens tourism growth – Murphy

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 […]

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‘I want to show wheelchair users they can travel the world’

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 […]

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