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October 29th - 'You'll feel like at home, only better': Chisinau tourist guide Irina Iacoban
In the Moldovan capital, deep set in autumn, I've been enjoying a walk and talk with Irina – who helps tourists make the most of a beautiful and intr…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
October 28th - Eastern Airways closes down – what happens next?
The latest UK regional airline to closed down is Eastern Airways, which linked Aberdeen with Teesside, Humberside and Wick airports as well as flying…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
October 27th - How badly wrong can an Airbnb booking go?
At the weekend I was in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, to report on the finish of the latest Lupine Travel race across Europe.
Chatting to past winn…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
October 24th - Winter is coming ... on Sunday 26 October the northern hemisphere winter season begins for the world's airlines
Aviation analyst Sean Moulton tells me about some of the new routes, which include Pakistan International returning to the UK. Aberdeen to Paris and …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
October 23rd - Secret Maps: Unlocking a world in which travellers are not supposed to know where's where
The British Library, right next door to London St Pancras International, has a new exhibition – opening tomorrow, Friday 24 October – about the way t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
October 22nd - Is there really a future in "Green Travel?"
My guest today is Richard Hammond, founder of Green Traveller – an organisation that aims to provide news and inspiration about lower-carbon holidays…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
October 21st - Can Sweden enhance your mind and body in winter?
Travel desk Tuesday – and my colleague, senior travel writer Natalie Wilson, has been writing about a Visit Sweden initiative that seeks to promote p…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
October 20th - Is Manchester really a key force in UK aviation?
That's the claim from aviation analyst Sean Moulton, who I met in his home town, Manchester. We talked about the way Britain's third-biggest airport …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
October 17th - 25 years on: Kicheche Safari Camps – a model for wildlife tourism?
In the year 2000, two travel professionals with experience across Africa teamed up to create a safari camp that brings together nature, community, en…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
October 16th - New trains for old on Chiltern Railways, linking London Marylebone with Banbury and Birmingham
On a shiny 21st-century train with just one careful previous owner, I am talking to Richard Allan – managing director of Chiltern Railways – about ne…
6 months, 3 weeks ago