Uncover the Latest Adventure Travel Craze in 2024

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes The adventure travel industry is constantly evolving, and it’s time for a mid-year check-in on the latest trends. Following Adventure Travel Trade Association’s 2024 Annual State of the Adventure Travel Industry Snapshot Report released in May, we revisit the predictions made earlier this year and observe the […]

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Where is hot in October? 19 balmy destinations

Average October temperature: 21℃ Thrillingly elemental, the Azores absorb you in nature: though Portuguese, they’re 1,000 miles from the mainland, cast gloriously adrift in the mid-Atlantic. Here, explorers (or, rather, clued-in Lisboetas and surfers) find a lost world of blue-green crater lakes, bubbling mud pools, and waterfalls rushing down green cliffs – a sort of […]

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Airbnb Shares Dropped Dramatically As Travel Demand Slows

What’s going on here? Airbnb’s shares plummeted nearly 16% in premarket trading on August 7, 2024, after its third-quarter revenue forecast fell short of expectations, reflecting concerns over slowing travel demand and shorter booking windows in the US. What does this mean? Airbnb’s latest financial outlook signals a strong headwind in the travel industry. Since […]

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10 hottest countries in the world

The average temperature across the world in 2023 was the highest ever recorded and, with month after month continuing to break heat records and the hottest day ever recorded on 22 July, 2024 is on track to be even worse. The highest temperatures are generally recorded in countries close to the Equator, where yearly averages […]

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TTG – Cruise – Travel Counsellors seeks experts to ’empower’ new-to-cruise agents

06 Aug 2024by Harry Kemble Travel Counsellors is looking for experts among its homeworkers to support a new programme designed to help seasoned cruise experts and new-to-cruise agents.  Travel Counsellors boosting their cruise product knowledge on an Explora Journeys sailing last year (Credit: Travel Counsellors) The homeworking giant has launched its Set Sail programme following record […]

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Visa requirements for South Africans visiting Greece

An article published on Monday on our platform contained incorrect information regarding the visa requirements for South African citizens travelling to Greece. The article erroneously stated that South Africans do not need a Schengen visa to enter Greece. This is incorrect, and we sincerely apologise for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused. For […]

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13 best places to visit in September for 2024

Hoi An, Vietnam Aussies are flocking to Vietnam in droves, thanks to cheap airfares and an Aussie dollar that gives bang for your buck in this region. September is a good time to visit Hoi An (a mecca for fashionistas keen to have leather goods and clothes made to order).  September in Hoi An features […]

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