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Come to my home town – Gdansk
Yesterday I talked to global travel editor Annabel Grossman about her first trip to Poland – a country I have been visiting for decades. Our colleagu…
2 weeks ago
Poland: So much more than a cut-price city break destination
I have been travelling to Poland since before you were born (specifically 1985) and, every time I go there, the nation becomes more appealing – from …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
British Airways Club kerfuffle over elite status
Over the past few days, there has been controversy in the frequent-flyer community about the apparent extension of Silver and Gold status by BA to pe…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Brittany Ferries says no cancellations nor surcharges due to fuel shortages
All week you may have been reading headlines about flight cancellations and soaring airfares. Well, to round off the week, I have been talking to the…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Hoping to put travel anxieties to rest
On St George's Day, there's no need to trim your travel sails. Despite challenging headlines travel remains in good health. My guest today, Ted Wake,…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Meets the boss of Hawaiian Airlines
Six months ago, Hawaiian Airlines became part of the Alaska Air Group, with the understanding that its identity as the carrier to, from and within th…
3 weeks ago
Where the Earth Meets the Sky
Today I'm talking about the deep south of the world, with conservation biologist Dr Louise Blight – whose book of that title is published today. The …
3 weeks ago
British Airways back to Guernsey in the Channel Islands
It is more than 40 years since BA last connected its main base, London Heathrow, with the Channel Island of Guernsey. I was on board the first depart…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Is this the most extreme "holiday" in the world?
Paul Goldstein, wildlife photographer and expedition leader, is just back from Baffin Island in Canada – where the temperature, with wind chill, drop…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The view from the frontline of the UK travel industry
Richard Slater, Founder and Managing Director of Henbury Travel of Macclesfield,, tells me that traveller confidence took a knock when the US and Isr…
3 weeks, 6 days ago