Tanya Dohoney has worked on sustainability initiatives for decades. A retired attorney from Texas now living in Paris, she even started the recycling program for her workplace. When it comes to travel, she also values environmentally and socially responsible companies, which led her to choose Intrepid Travel, a certified B Corp company, for a tour […]
Show Fullscreen A UK-based primary school teacher, along with their class of students (who will each get to bring up to three family or friends), will win a four-night UK sailing on board Disney Dream this summer. The cruise will offer a series of specially crafted lessons designed exclusively for the winners and there will […]
These days, travel and technology go hand-in-hand. Many of these technological advancements were spurred by early pandemic pressure for contactless payments, food service and more. For example, between February and March 2020 alone, Mastercard saw the number of contactless payments at grocery stores grow twice as fast as non-contactless transactions. Meanwhile, the number of active […]
If you wanted to travel around the world without stopping, how long would it take you? Earth is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System and has a circumference of 40,070 km (24,898 miles) according to measurements by orbiting spacecraft. Its radius is 6,378 km (3,963 miles), making its diameter 12,756 km (7,926 miles). […]
The reunion ball for QE2 staff (Image: Tara Doel) Former staff on board Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship have travelled from across the globe to attend a reunion. The event, the third of its kind and organised by Tara Doel and Janice Jefferey (pictured below), saw hundreds of people travel to Southampton to see old […]
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Coaches like these are facing a ban from Bourton-on-the-Water, a village of just over 3,000 residents which attracts huge numbers of tourists. Some 238,000 visitors come to Bourton every year, lapping up the sights and sounds of the medieval village with its picturesque Cotswolds limestone houses, shallow River Windrush – perfect for paddling – and […]
By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News 17 March 2024 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Grant Shapps made his second visit to Ukraine as defence secretary last week Grant Shapps aborted a trip to southern Ukraine last week for “security reasons”, the UK defence ministry said. The defence secretary had to scrap his visit to Odesa […]
Zhangye Danxia Geopark, China Getty Images Geology lovers and avid Instagrammers alike will be drawn to the otherworldly hues of the Rainbow Mountains. The colours were formed by the layering of sedimentary mineral deposits over millions of years, but it’s hard to look at the flowing reds, yellows, and oranges and not feel like you’re […]
How would you like to travel the world for free? It’s not a bad offer, we’ll say that. While we know it may sound a little too good to be true, especially for those who love nothing more than the feeling of hopping on a plane, leaving the typical often-dreary Greater Manchester weather behind, and […]
