Ticket to ride: why 2024 could be your year of travelling sustainably

It's hard not to fall in love with Hong Kong at first sight, a disarmingly high-rise metropolis in the dreamiest of island settings. Then you start to discover just how memorable the food scene is, how vibrant the nightlife is, how incredible the shopping is – and game over, you're smitten. 

London’s underground rail system is arguably one of the most iconic in Europe, if not the world - and now there’s a significant change to the well-known map.

It’s not clear when London museums first reinvented themselves with the opening of the queue-forming ‘blockbuster’ exhibitions that we are so familiar with these days. Was it back in 2013, when the V&A opened the David Bowie is exhibition? (It was so popular that the exhibit eventually visited five international cities and has now been seen by over two million visitors worldwide, making it on track to become the V&A’s most visited exhibition in its history.) Or could the seed for this phenomenon have been sewn way back in 1972, when the British Museum announced its Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition, which saw lines snaking around the block – the first for a London museum at the time?

From scriptwriting to headshot generation, artificial intelligence has established itself as a prominent player across all walks of professional life, and the travel industry is no exception. While novice travelers have traditionally opted for travel agents or consulting local tourism boards, recent technological advances have ushered in a new strategy for planning the perfect vacation—yet in spite of their ease of use, certain figures within the realm of travel worry that the information given through platforms like ChatGPT is far from perfect.

If you’re planning a solo trip, look no further than Italy for your next independent getaway.

The latest publicly available scheduling data indicates that American Airlines has removed Tel Aviv from its flight schedule until at least October 2024. The decision comes in the wake of the notorious terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. 

When Lyn and Steve Stokes retired at the age of 48, they did not dream of settling down into the sedate lifestyle of the typical pensioner.

On a chilly winter’s day, exactly 100 years ago, four smartly dressed men boarded a train in Edinburgh. Willie Jackson and his son Laurence were both farmers, dapper Thomas Murray bred sheep and cattle, and portly Robin Welsh was a member of Edinburgh city council. At 54, he was a little older than his pals. They had deliberated for months about whether to make their journey, but in the end went for it, and what an adventure it turned out to be.

GetYourGuide has been rolling out its largest brand advertising campaign in the online travel agency’s history, with plans to run national TV ads during the March Madness basketball tournament and the Academy Awards.

The end of January can be when our new year resolve starts to wane, and rather than overhauling our lives we end up staying indoors bingeing box sets, nibbling crisps and waiting for spring. But how can this year be different?

A few years ago, visiting Devon in a wet and windy summer, chef Margie Nomura, host of theDesert Island Dishespodcast, stumbled across Beachhouse cafe on a soggy dog walk at South Milton Sands.

Picture it: You're about to set off on the overseas vacation of a lifetime. With bags packed and boarding passes ready to go, you make it to the airport with plenty of time before departure.