London travel tips

The first day of World Travel Market London 2023 – the world’s most influential travel and tourism event – kicked off with some key international gatherings.

Yesterday at World Travel Market (WTM) London, MyTicketPro launched a trustworthy sports ticketing platform by and for the tourism industry. This groundbreaking solution gives travel professionals access to verified live ticket inventory for North American (NA) sports events thanks to involvement from sports executives and proprietary software connections. Global uniform pricing and instant digital confirmations will be available to platform users via myticketpro.com.

RezLive.com is excited to announce its participation in this year’s highly anticipated World Travel Market (WTM) in London. The event, scheduled from 6-8, Nov,2023 will provide an excellent platform for industry professionals to witness our latest offerings at Booth No. N10-401. One of the key highlights at our booth will be the unveiling of Rez.Tez, the dynamic XML distribution arm of Travel Designer Group’s leading platform, RezLive.com. Rez.Tez aims to revolutionize the distribution landscape and empower travel partners with a seamless, lightest, and fastest solution for XML distribution.

A new tourism campaign, Andalusian Crush, uses the region’s rich cultural identity to showcase the area to potential future visitors, with a Game of Thrones theme

Major UK and international artists have donated work to an online and live auction supporting the British charity Freedom from Torture. The 13th edition of the charity’s biennial art auction, Drawing a Line Under Torture is currently online, with a live auction of twelve artworks to take place at an invite-only private view on 6 November at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London.

Virgin Atlantic announced this week that it will suspend its service between Austin and London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) beginning in January 2024, delivering a rare bit of bad news for the otherwise-booming Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).

Pavyllon London is the latest restaurant from the prolific French-born Yannick Alléno, the superstar chef who’s been awarded an impressive 15 stars across 17 restaurants in Paris, Courchevel, Monaco, Dubai, and Seoul. That puts Alléno on a very short, elite list of Michelin’s most-awarded chefs comprised of himself, Joël Robuchon, Alain Ducasse, Gordon Ramsay, Pierre Gagnaire, and Martín Berasategui.

The capital’s biggest annual music event, the EFG London Jazz Festival, hits town next month, running from 10-19 November and tickets are already selling out. Big name international musicians like Charles Lloyd, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Joshua Redman join excellent local acts including pianist Joe Webb and saxophonist Alex Hitchcock. Look out for interesting collaborations too.

In a city known for its wealth of food options, you might be surprised to learn that one of the best meals you’ll have in London – or, perhaps, anywhere – is dinner at Nipa Thai in the Royal Lancaster London. Two months later, my husband and I are still talking about it – and the rest of our luxurious two night stay in this gem of a hotel.

As we head toward the end of another year, all eyes in the Hindu community—and the London Condé Nast Traveller offices—turn to Diwali. This light-filled festival is celebrated by communities across the Indian subcontinent and in diasporas far beyond, marking the victory of good over evil with traditions that have been around for centuries, such as the lighting of homes with diyas, indulging in sweet treats known as mithai, and celebrating with music and dance.

While there is a multitude of places to visit in the centre of London, there's another area that should be on every London visitor's list. Not only does Stratford in East London have a wealth of things to see, with many more cultural attractions being developed, but it is also a great value area to stay with modern hotels. It is home to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Westfield Stratford City shopping centre and restaurants serving up food from across the globe, from Thai to Mexican.

Virgin Atlantic has officially launched a new direct flight route between London Heathrow and Velana International Airport, Malé, connecting London to the Maldives.

I only spent four days in Scotland, but I'm desperate to return. 

After weeks of research, there were some things I didn't expect during my recent trip to Europe.

When Frieze London debuted in 2003, 27,700 visitors came to view 124 gallerists, representing what was then a small London contemporary art scene. Initially founded by Frieze magazine founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, Frieze was eventually purchased by American talent agency and holding group Endeavor. In the 20 years since its inception, the art fair has blown up to become one of the most esteemed in the world, with an annual attendance of over 100,000 and editions in New York and Los Angeles.

Someone told me it's better to travel across Europe with one piece of luggage, but I can't imagine how that even works. 

EasyJet passengers had their flight canceled on Sunday because someone defecated on the toilet floor, according to multiple reports.

Autumn in London is always a cultural explosion. October kicks off with the annual art fairs Frieze and Frieze Masters, the brilliant 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,plus the BFI London Film Festival, followed in November by the EFG Jazz Festival.

A European getaway just got cheaper thanks to a fare sale from Norway based Norse Atlantic Airways.

There’s a new kid on the English Channel block as a new train company aims to launch high-speed service from London to Paris.

A British Airways flight was forced to make a U-turn when it was minutes away from landing at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday.