September 15th - Checking in bags for a flight? Don't head for the airport without hearing from Steve Kelso from Gatwick
Steve is Head of Engineering at the UK's second-busiest airport, and responsible for the baggage systems. Almost all the time things work well for the passenger, the airport and the airline.But someti...
15 Sep 20256min
September 12th - As the Tube strike ends – what was it all about, and will we see more?
All week I have been covering the strike by members of the RMT union working for London Underground, which has paralysed the capital. While some Tube trains have been running on each day, they represe...
12 Sep 20257min
September 11th - What's happening in aviation? Jeremy Bowen is the man who knows
The summer has actually been excellent in terms of coming out of the UK," says Jeremy. While the peak day for flights from the UK is still back before Covid, in October 2019, and UK-US flights are sho...
11 Sep 20257min
September 10th - Not Hot List – places off the tourism mainstream, from Nevada to Sierra Leone
Today is the day that Intrepid Travel has revealed its Not Hot List – places off the tourism mainstream, from Nevada to Sierra Leone. I've been speaking to Hazel Maguire, chief marketing officer for t...
10 Sep 20255min
September 9th - Walking from Scotland via England to Wales – what are the highlights?
Paul Goldstein, adventurer and wildlife campaigner, successfully completed 25 Marathon-length walks from Tigerton in Scotland to Tiger Bay in Wales to raise money for the conservation of four-legged a...
9 Sep 20257min
September 8th - Autumn and winter in Austria: what awaits the traveller?
I'm talking to Martina Jamnig, director of the Austrian National Tourist Office in London, about the activities on offer in autumn and winter – which range from Christmas markets to ice-bathing in Car...
8 Sep 20256min
September 5th - Today is National Travel Agent Day – and here's a top travel figure on a mission
5 September is the day to celebrate travel professionals, and therefore a good day to hear from Julia Lo Bue-Said OBE, chief executive of the Advantage Travel Partnership. She believes school holidays...
5 Sep 20255min
September 4th - The freedom of Europe – how to make the most of the current Interrail flash sale
Nicky Gardner, co-author of Europe by Rail, tells me the best places to make the most of all-you-can-travel rail.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get...
4 Sep 20258min
