October 7th - "The universe is looking favourably on northern Spain"
So says Jessica Harvey Taylor, head of press for the Spanish Tourist Office in the UK, who's been telling me about the increased appetite among British travellers for northern Spain – namely Galicia, ...
7 Okt 20256min
October 6th - The amazing city tour that invites rewards in the form of donations to charity
Meet Dr Nick Brown, resident of Palma in Mallorca. His day job is as data sleuth, but he also does all he can to help tourists make the most of the island that he has made his home. He offers tours on...
6 Okt 20256min
October 3rd - Flight cancellations – what is the best way to deal with them?
That's the discussion I've been having with my excellent colleague, global travel editor Annabel Grossman. In September we both had flight cancellations, and without a buffer that can trigger stress a...
3 Okt 20257min
October 2nd - The insider's guide to "status matching" with travel loyalty schemes
Rob Burgess, founder of the frequent flyer website Head for Points, explains how to benefit from this quirk: could status with one airline earn you the equivalent of British Airways Silver with the he...
2 Okt 20258min
October 1st - Is the Airbus A321 XLR the biggest gamechanger in aviation?
That's the belief of Rhys Jones of the frequent-flyer website Head for Points, who explains why the economics of the extra long range narrow-bodied twin jet makes it the perfect plane for many unserve...
1 Okt 20257min
September 30th - Play, a low-cost Icelandic airline, has shut down
The carrier is telling passengers: “All flights have been cancelled.” Around 500 staff have lost their jobs. It follows former Icelandic carriers Primera Air and Wow Air into aviation oblivion; those ...
30 Sep 20257min
September 29th - Entry-exit system: 'We're ready, so bring it on'
That's the message from Yann Leriche, chief executive of Getlink – the company that runs Eurotunnel and LeShuttle car-carrying operation between Folkestone and Calais. He's been talking me through the...
29 Sep 20257min
September 26th - Meet Linger, the company that wants to organise the ultimate career break for you
Steve Wilson, founder of Linger, tells me that many legal and financial services firms are happy for their top people to take sabbatical – a break to help them re-energise – and he and his team can de...
26 Sep 20257min
