Going Dutch? These are the highlights in the Netherlands in 2026
Subtract Amsterdam from the Netherlands and what's left would comprise a beautiful, diverse and cultured nation. I've been singing the praises of second city Rotterdam for many years. Sandra Ishmael, ...
2 Des 20256min
Advent begins: so what are the travel trends for 2026?
My first guest of the month is Rachel O’Reilly Director of Communications for Dertour UK – a company that includes Kuoni, Journey Latin America, Inghams, Kirker, Carrier and CV Villas, She says solo t...
1 Des 20256min
Wizz Air's UK boss promises new routes from Luton to key holiday destinations – and restoring links with Ukraine
Wizz Air's UK Managing Director, Yvonne Moynihan, has been telling me about the year so far; Wizz Air's new "Class" product that will emulate British Airways' Club Europe on some routes from Luton; an...
28 Nov 20255min
Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?
Exploring the Arctic is one of the greatest experiences open to tourists – visiting remote locations such as Svalbard and Greenland – but there are concerns about the environmental impact of such voya...
27 Nov 20256min
What a way to go to India – reminiscing about overland travel 50 years ago
In the 1970s, air fares were so high that the best way to reach India from the UK was on public transport – which Butterfield's Overland Tours was happy to organise, via Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. ...
26 Nov 20257min
Cambodia, a nation transformed
I first visited Cambodia in 1993, as the south east Asian country was recovering from the genocide of the appalling Khmer Rouge regime under the dictatorship of Pol Pot. In 2025, Global Travel Editor ...
25 Nov 20256min
'Your primary audience is you in 10 years. That's who you're writing your updates for'
Claire Jones is chief executive of Polar Steps, a travel planning up that takes you worldwide (not just the Arctic and Antarctic). The idea is that all your plans and photos are in one place, so a clo...
24 Nov 20259min
Why a short hop from Newcastle to London Heathrow might involve going around in circles
In the second part of my conversation with Martin Rolfe, chief executive of NATS – formerly National Air Traffic Services – we discuss the need to modernise the skies, why aircraft holding to land at ...
21 Nov 20256min
