Welcome to The Readers’ Choice Awards 2024. This is the 27th edition of our globetrotting annual event, and for this iteration we have done things a little differently. After five years of co-curating the awards with our sister title in the US, we have consciously uncoupled, meaning that the responses here are based purely on […]

Anyone for a family sabbatical? That’s one of the growing trends reported by Red Savannah, with popular hubs such as Southeast Asia and South America hosting philanthropic projects and wilderness experiences. The UK tour operator, which received high scores for variety of destination and reliability, observed a boom in ultra-long-haul travel to New Zealand – […]

César Huerta is the big story of the day in the Mexican football media, with multiple reports today stating the winger has been on the verge of a move to English football, only for it all to collapse as quickly as it had started. The gist of the story is that Club Universidad Nacional, better […]

Road trips are a simplified and enjoyable way to travel. While some people strictly fly to explore the world, it is worth the try to embark on a road trip. The fall season brings a unique charm to road trips. The natural environment changes in major ways and explorers can observe vibrant colors and unique […]

As part of the launch of their new 2025 Coach Holidays brochures, Alfa Travel have announced that there will be no single supplements for standard single rooms on any of their holidays, including holidays staying at their own Leisureplex Hotels and hand-picked preferred partner hotels. This means that in 2025, Alfa Travel will have over […]

A ‘danger tourist’ who regularly visits the world’s most volatile countries found himself tied up with a gun pointed in his face in a terrifying situation after visiting a certain country. While most people tend to live relatively safe existences, some travelers visit some of the most dangerous nations in the world… intentionally. Certainly couldn’t […]

Travelling, whether within the country or abroad, is on almost everyone’s bucket list. From exploring the natural beauty of the Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls, to exploring the hidden historical beauty of the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng, the travel bug is sure to catch us at some point or the other. But once the […]

Expedia’s WTM fireside chat. Tracking turbulence in Sydney. Tour reviews analysed. More. WTM tracks traveller frustrations Technology Track sessions at World Travel Market London 2024 will address solutions to common travel frustrations, in particular how the industry can streamline the search, booking and payment processes for travellers. Organised by WTM’s new technology advisor, Timothy O’Neil-Dunne […]

Escorted tour operator Globus will soon be capitalizing on the small-group travel trend in a big way — with a brand-new product line that caters to groups of 15 (in Europe) to 18 travelers (outside of Europe), on average. Called “Small Group Discovery Tours” and announced at this year’s Virtuoso Travel Week, the new lineup […]

Dawki river | Image credit: Partha Siddharth/Flickr Meghalaya, translated as the ‘abode of clouds’, greets you with graceful clouds as you walk through the lush green valleys and hills. In the land of this northeastern state, intertwined vines of long-root bridges whisper the tales of centuries-old Indigenous traditions, and the crystal-clear rivers mirror the sky’s […]