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August 5th - With tension rising in the Middle East, what are the implications for travellers?
With tension rising in the Middle East, what are the implications for travellers? A range of airlines have suspended their operations to Tel Aviv alt…
1 year, 9 months ago
August 2nd - A journey begins at Land’s End: Tips for hiking the Appalachian Trail
I’m at Land’s End, but not the one you might expect. This is Cap Gaspé in Québec, Canada, the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. It’s also the start of the …
1 year, 9 months ago
August 1st - British Airways puts right its incorrect advice on passport validity
On the first day of the peak travel month of the year, Simon Calder gives you the lowdown on BA’s misleading advice on passport validity - which it h…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 31st - All about Play, the three year old airline based in Iceland
Play is the latest Icelandic airline to join the fray between the UK and Keflavik International Airport near Reykjavik – with onward connections to f…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 30th - Three airports in 24 hours
In the past 24 hours I have been to three different airports – Paris Orly, London City and Dublin. Here's what you need to know about the different s…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 29th - Why you need to visit Paris during the Olympics
France attracts more international visitors than any other country, and in summer its capital is usually rammed – particularly with big tour groups f…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 26th - Olympics travel chaos as sabotage strikes Eurostar
As planned, I am at London St Pancras International station, the UK hub for Eurostar trains to Paris. I had intended to report on the great getaway t…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 25th - A nostalgic look back at the 1924 Winter Olympics (only don't call them that)
I’m celebrating the Olympics – no, not Paris 2024 but Chamonix 1924, the first Winter Games. Skiing has had an intriguing history, as I’ve been disco…
1 year, 9 months ago
July 24th - What we can look forward to in aviation
Lots of aviation news this week, so a good moment to catch up with Paul Charles, chief executive of The PC Agency and former communications director …
1 year, 9 months ago
July 23rd - Interviewing one of the UK's foremost thinkers on transport
I'm in wonderful Walthamstow, northeast London, in the company of one of the UK's foremost thinkers on transport: Thomas Ableman, founder of innovati…
1 year, 9 months ago