November 10th - Meet Byway – which harnesses tech to deliver slow travel across Europe
Five years ago, Cat Jones created a start-up to use smart tech solutions (coupled, often, with Interrail passes) to deliver tailor-made journey by rail, sea and bus across Europe.This podcast is free,...
10 Nov 20257min
November 7th - 30th birthday – on Monday – of Britain's biggest budget airline
I am at London Gatwick airport, location of easyJet's biggest base, to celebrated the 30th birthday – on Monday – of Britain's biggest budget airline. Since 10 November 1995, aviation has been democra...
7 Nov 20255min
November 6th - Discover your inner scientist - on holiday
Today I'm at World Travel Market, the UK's biggest travel trade event, and talking to Lara Paxton of New Scientist Discovery Tours about the prospects for a new kind of adventure: whether searching fo...
6 Nov 20254min
November 5th - Meet the new minister – Stephanie Peacock MP, promoting tourism to Britain
Four weeks ago the MP for Barnsley South took over the tourism brief: a real challenge, in my view, with visitor numbers and spend last year lower than pre-Covid. I've been hearing about her vision fo...
5 Nov 20256min
November 4th - West Midlands to the West Highlands – by overnight train
The Caledonian Sleeper has long linked London Euston with Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland, as well as Inverness and Aberdeen. From 15 January 2026, the overnight train will call at Birm...
4 Nov 20256min
November 3rd - Horror on the 6.25pm from Doncaster to London King's Cross
Everyone's heart must go to the injured and their families, as well as passengers and train crew, after the appalling knife attack on an LNER train south of Peterborough on Saturday night. The horrify...
3 Nov 20255min
October 31st - Eurostar gets competition from London to Paris and beyond from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains
After airlines, domestic railways and a cruise line, the bearded billionaire is set to bring better service and lower fares on international trains to the Continent – but not until 2030.This podcast i...
31 Okt 20254min
October 30th - Inside the world of Jack's Flight Club
Jack's Flight Club is an enterprise that specialises in finding exceptional deals on tickets to Europe and beyond. I've always been intrigued about how it works – and Head of Community and Content, Ka...
30 Okt 20256min
