British Airways Club kerfuffle over elite status
Over the past few days, there has been controversy in the frequent-flyer community about the apparent extension of Silver and Gold status by BA to people who had done hardly any flying with the airlin...
27 Apr 9min
Brittany Ferries says no cancellations nor surcharges due to fuel shortages
All week you may have been reading headlines about flight cancellations and soaring airfares. Well, to round off the week, I have been talking to the boss of the leading western Channel ferry operator...
24 Apr 5min
Hoping to put travel anxieties to rest
On St George's Day, there's no need to trim your travel sails. Despite challenging headlines travel remains in good health. My guest today, Ted Wake, managing director of Kirker Holidays, says that ai...
23 Apr 7min
Meets the boss of Hawaiian Airlines
Six months ago, Hawaiian Airlines became part of the Alaska Air Group, with the understanding that its identity as the carrier to, from and within the Pacific state would continue. Today, 22 April, th...
22 Apr 7min
Where the Earth Meets the Sky
Today I'm talking about the deep south of the world, with conservation biologist Dr Louise Blight – whose book of that title is published today. The work – part science, part adventure and part travel...
21 Apr 6min
British Airways back to Guernsey in the Channel Islands
It is more than 40 years since BA last connected its main base, London Heathrow, with the Channel Island of Guernsey. I was on board the first departure from the isle – a notable operation with both p...
20 Apr 7min
Is this the most extreme "holiday" in the world?
Paul Goldstein, wildlife photographer and expedition leader, is just back from Baffin Island in Canada – where the temperature, with wind chill, dropped to minus 50C. He talks about the rewards of suc...
17 Apr 7min
The view from the frontline of the UK travel industry
Richard Slater, Founder and Managing Director of Henbury Travel of Macclesfield,, tells me that traveller confidence took a knock when the US and Israel began their attack on Iran – but that people ar...
16 Apr 6min
