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April 15th - Malta: gem of the southern Mediterranean?
It's travel desk Tuesday, which means I am talking to one of my excellent colleagues. Today it's Natalie Wilson, just returned from the fine island o…
1 year ago
April 14th - Driving in the UK at Easter? Prepare for congestion on key holiday routes
Rod Dennis of the RAC is telling me how to avoid getting caught in the worst of the traffic over Easter, which is projected to peak on the M25 anticl…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 11th - Birmingham airport – only 32 minutes from Old Oak Common
That's the long-term prospect for the West Midlands airport, which aims to compete with the London airports. In the very short term, Birmingham is ex…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 10th - Step on the train in London, step off in Milan, Geneva or Bordeaux
That's the hope of London St Pancras Highspeed, the company that runs the UK's only functioning international rail station – as well as the High Spee…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 9th - How online scammers pretending to be airlines could plunder your bank account
Villains are stalking social media in search of passengers frustrated at the lack of contact from their airlines.
I've been hearing from Karen Welsh, …
1 year, 1 month ago
April 8th - The world's ten best airport approaches revealed
It's Travel Desk Tuesday, and I'm talking to travel writer for The Independent Amelia Neath about a survey that rates the most beautiful approaches t…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 7th - Continental Corridor through Dover
When Europe’s much delayed entry-exit system finally takes effect, motorists departing by ferry from Dover will face a two-stage process to enter the…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 4th - Easter rush gets under way
Many schools break up on Friday 4 April, and I've been looking ahead to the likely pain points on road, rail, air and ferry.
This podcast is free, as …
1 year, 1 month ago
April 3rd - Luton gets the go-ahead for expansion
London's fourth airport is to expand by 90% in the next 15 years. I've been looking back at its history – and forward at possible long-haul expansion…
1 year, 1 month ago
April 2nd - Heathrow – what went wrong on 21 March?
MPs on the Transport Select Committee spent the morning grilling Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of London Heathrow, about the decision to close down…
1 year, 1 month ago