The flights are perfectly timed to connect on to the airlines’ North American services to New York, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.
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Today, savvy travelers—perhaps surprisingly even those with independent DIY inclinations—readily book ace tour guides to boost their sightseeing quests, access coveted behind-the-scenes experiences, enhance special-interest themes, skip lengthy queues and bypass crowds. London, a cool tourism hot spot, is revved up for a tourist-eager 2024. VisitBritain forecasts 39.5 million vacationers to Great Britain this year. How to make the most of your on-the-go moments? London’s longest-running operator, Evan Evans Tours—established in 1933 and since 1991 part of globally far-reaching, impressive The Travel Corporation, a fourth generation, family-owned travel company—is among the best of the best, emphasizing the art of storytelling in its personalized guided narratives. Consider these favorite, fine-tuned, horizon-stretching forays.
“Whether it’s a romantic getaway, a family adventure or a corporate retreat, our private tours are designed to exceed expectations and create lasting luxury memories,” says Evan Evans’ Managing Director Tom Macklin. “More people are willing to pay extra for smaller tours with convenience, privacy and added insight.”
In London: A posh full-day extravaganza is led by a private guide plus a chauffeur, who steers a swanky vintage or other luxury vehicle (see video, above) through England’s bustling capital city. Scope the royal family’s magnificent Buckingham Palace (the visit is timed to view the Changing of the Guard); St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of the largest churches in the world; Westminster Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built by William the Conqueror in 1066; and the Tower of London, a medieval fortress on the Thames River, once home to kings, then a prison, armory, treasury, menagerie and the Royal Mint. The Crown Jewels of England—a dazzling collection of 23,578 gemstones—are currently on display. With pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, this time-effective, customizable indulgence maximizes your lens on London.
Outside London: The Bath and Cotswold Village Private Tour drives you in elegance to Bath, a wellness-focused city 97 miles west of London that celebrates the renowned Roman Baths, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed two millennia ago. This full-day outing also revels in one of two charming villages: either quaint Lacock with its timber-framed, centuries-old buildings and quirkily appealing one-of-a-kind shops or Castle Combe, a film industry darling for fantasy, medieval and early 1900s TV dramas, such as Downton Abbey, and movies, such as the Harry Potter series, Stardust, The Wolf Man and Steven Spielberg’s War Horse. Applauded as the Cotswold’s most quintessentially pretty locale, Castle Combe features golden-hued stone houses, Market Cross and St.
The flights are perfectly timed to connect on to the airlines’ North American services to New York, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.
The RJ plan is focused on expanding the network of destinations to reach 60 and increasing the size of its fleet of aircraft to almost 40 in the coming years to cater to the growth and development witnessed by the air transport industry and the growing travel demand.
Global tourism is facing extensive tasks and challenges. Whether it’s a shortage of skilled workers, climate justice or the impact of artificial intelligence – at the ITB Berlin Convention 2024, 400 top speakers from international companies such as Booking, Google, Microsoft and Airbnb will discuss new strategies for a travel industry in transition in more than 200 sessions.
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The airline has also relaunched its route from Newcastle to Amsterdam for next summer.
Thanks in large part to the 2022 World Cup, Qatar’s capital city continues to rise higher in the collective imagination of global travelers and in the sky itself, with the opening of new luxury hotel towers. The editors of Forbes Travel Guide have named Doha’s best hotels—based on the stays of its incognito inspectors—including several Five-Star properties such as Raffles Doha as well as the Four Seasons Doha and Mandarin Oriental Doha.
A stellar December with double-digit growth in hotel overnights from the UK helped make 2023 the most successful year for travel from the UK to Switzerland in over a decade. Compared to 2019 – before Covid – Switzerland recorded +2.8% of hotel overnight stays of UK travellers in 2023. At a recent conference in Zurich, Switzerland Tourism announced that of all European countries, the results for the UK stood out.
From an airport garden in Singapore to a perfumer’s paradise, a sea of bamboo to a local neighborhood gem in Sydney, these gardens hail from all corners of the world and have one thing in common: deep meaning to those who established them and those who visit them.
Global tourism is facing extensive tasks and challenges. Whether it’s a shortage of skilled workers, climate justice or the impact of artificial intelligence - at the ITB Berlin Convention 2024, 400 top speakers from international companies such as Booking, Google, Microsoft and Airbnb will discuss new strategies for a travel industry in transition in more than 200 sessions. Countdown to the world’s leading industry think tank: In the first week of March, the Berlin exhibition grounds will once again become the most important meeting place for the travel industry. From March 5 to 7, the ITB Berlin Convention 2024 will bring together numerous international experts under the motto „Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism. Together“ on four live stages as part of 17 themed tracks during ITB Berlin, providing an exciting exchange of ideas. The challenges of advancing digitalization and the increasing application possibilities of artificial intelligence are just two of the many topics that can be expected to generate intensive debates at the convention. Convention participation is included in the trade visitor, exhibitor and press ticket for ITB Berlin.
Global hospitality heavyweights are investing in the British capital with new hotels, and they're betting big. Raffles repurposed the landmark Old War Office—Churchill's erstwhile HQ—while the Peninsula broke new ground just opposite the Buckingham Palace garden, both brands staking claims in prime London real estate. Waldorf Astoria and Six Senses will soon follow suit with their own local debuts, while Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental plan to open second properties. But don't let the big names drown out boutique newcomers like the whimsical Broadwick Soho, a glittering reminder of the homegrown English charisma that makes London a must-visit in the first place.
When thinking of national parks, many people imagine vast tracts of land and scenic drives through awe-inspiring mountain, forest, or desert scenery.
“You’re going back to Mongolia in winter? Aren’t temperatures -35 F and isn’t Ulaanbaatar the coldest capital in the world?” They were sentences I heard not just from one friend, but several.