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How tourism can help endangered species
My guest today is Paul Goldstein: photographer, expedition guide, and campaigner for protecting wildlife. He’s also author of a book out this week ca…
4 months ago
Travel Desk Tuesday: top tips for '26 from Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman
Uganda and northern Argentina are off the tourism mainstream, but high on Annabel's recommendations for the year ahead. Adventure travel in Africa an…
4 months, 1 week ago
Preston to Carlisle – the pretty way
Avanti West Coast is providing a glorious workaround to the closure of the main rail line between Preston and Carlisle: a scenic train diversion alon…
4 months, 1 week ago
How the Eurostar chaos *should* have been handled
Right at the end of 2025, tens of thousands of passengers had their New Year plans wrecked when a problem in the Channel Tunnel.
30 trains linking Lo…
4 months, 1 week ago
How to be a responsible tourist
To start 2026, I'm talking to Mark Tanzer, well respected chief executive of Abta, the travel association – about reasons to be cheerful, challenges …
4 months, 1 week ago
How does a hotel keep going through Christmas and into New Year?
I'm talking to Mike Vincent, General Manager of the Langdale Chase Hotel overlooking Windermere in Cumbria – who has been working through the festive…
4 months, 1 week ago
The secret behind Manchester Airport's growth
I've been talking to Chris Woodroffe, managing director of Manchester airport, about plans for the future in terms of passenger numbers – and also pu…
4 months, 1 week ago
Part 2/2 – 2026 predictions with travel CEO
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy the PC Agency, is back to talk about travel in 2026.
This podcast is free, as is Independent Trave…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Part 1/2 – From cake to caterpillars: Travel boss reveals 2025 highs and lows
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy the PC Agency, flies more than anyone else I know.
So in the first half of a two-part interview, …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Coming to a bus stop near you this Christmas Day?
For people living in the UK without a car, Christmas Day has long been a problem.
No trains are running, and in most areas local buses remain in the …
4 months, 2 weeks ago