Preston to Carlisle – the pretty way
Avanti West Coast is providing a glorious workaround to the closure of the main rail line between Preston and Carlisle: a scenic train diversion along England’s most beautiful line, the Settle-Carlisl...
5 Tammi 6min
How the Eurostar chaos *should* have been handled
Right at the end of 2025, tens of thousands of passengers had their New Year plans wrecked when a problem in the Channel Tunnel. 30 trains linking London St Pancras International with Paris, Brussels ...
2 Tammi 9min
How to be a responsible tourist
To start 2026, I'm talking to Mark Tanzer, well respected chief executive of Abta, the travel association – about reasons to be cheerful, challenges from the EU entry-exit system and the environmental...
1 Tammi 7min
How does a hotel keep going through Christmas and into New Year?
I'm talking to Mike Vincent, General Manager of the Langdale Chase Hotel overlooking Windermere in Cumbria – who has been working through the festive season along with his staff. "We're nice people lo...
31 Joulu 20254min
The secret behind Manchester Airport's growth
I've been talking to Chris Woodroffe, managing director of Manchester airport, about plans for the future in terms of passenger numbers – and also public transport connectivity to MAN. With a brief me...
30 Joulu 20257min
Part 2/2 – 2026 predictions with travel CEO
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy the PC Agency, is back to talk about travel in 2026.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it deliv...
29 Joulu 20258min
Part 1/2 – From cake to caterpillars: Travel boss reveals 2025 highs and lows
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy the PC Agency, flies more than anyone else I know. So in the first half of a two-part interview, I’m talking to him about the best and worst of avia...
26 Joulu 20257min
Coming to a bus stop near you this Christmas Day?
For people living in the UK without a car, Christmas Day has long been a problem. No trains are running, and in most areas local buses remain in the depot too – leaving car-less people dependent on fr...
25 Joulu 20256min
