Flanked by striking, rugged shorelines to the north and south and dotted with hills, vales, and moors, Devon is one of the UK’s most popular holiday counties with a rich and ancient past. This vast and versatile landscape has been occupied by humans for around 30,000 years, but its Areas of Outstanding Natural beauty is full [...]
The ruins of the ancient city of Troy, in Turkey Our story begins with the decision to follow in the footsteps of Odysseus, as he made his way home from Troy. Naturally, this means the trip doesn’t actually begin in Greece. In fact, the first port of call is the ruins of Troy in Hisarlik, [...]
The holiday island of Bali reopened to tourists from select countries in what Indonesian authorities have called a “baby steps” approach to resuming international travel. Indonesia closed its borders to foreign travelers some 18 months ago. Vaccinated tourists from 19 countries — including China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, as well as parts [...]
Since spending our honeymoon at Six Senses Ninh Vanh Bay in Vietnam, in 2010, we have remained fans of this luxury brand who have sustainability as one of their core values. With new and exciting resorts due to open during 2021 in Spain, India, and Israel, we’re confident that Six Senses will continue to innovate and excite their [...]
The western Panamanian province of Chiriqui is home to a 10,000-foot active volcano, the world’s largest binational protected reserve, Central America’s most peaceful and conflict-free rural tourism experience, and the world’s most expensive coffee. In addition, Chiriqui welcomes travel agents and their customers to rethink the Central American visitor experience. Panama tourism currently is hitting [...]
Before the dawn of private jets and business class flights, royalty and high society members traveled through Europe onboard luxury trains. Now anyone can do it — if they are willing and able to spend £1,700 ($2,300) for a one-night trip. That’s the starting rate to go from Florence to Paris aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, [...]
American businessman and real estate magnate, Zaya Younan always dreamed of owning a chateau in the French countryside. In 2015, not only did Younan fulfill his dream, he did it on a broad scale by buying four chateaux and converting them into luxury hotels and resorts. Expanding further, he acquired another chateau with a golf [...]
At first glance, the more than 7,100 islands that make up the Philippines may appear to be similar. Those islands — of which some 2,000 are inhabited — differ by history, culture and religion, meaning they draw tourists for different reasons. Here are six — some well-known, some not — and the types of travelers [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday urged U.S. passenger airlines "to commit to take more action" to address reports of violent or unruly passengers. The agency said it had asked airline trade groups at a meeting on Tuesday to disclose within a week what steps they will take to curb such incidents. The FAA [...]
Federal prosecutors plan to criminally indict Mark Forkner, the former Boeing 737 Chief Technical Pilot who is alleged to have deceived aviation regulators and airlines about a critical new flight control system on the 737 MAX, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Bringing Forkner to trial could shed more light on why the flaws in [...]
A study conducted earlier this year shows there may be a way to reduce the number of Covid infections on board commercial airplanes to virtually zero. Results of the study appeared in a peer-reviewed article published on Sept. 1 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal. The article — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic, [...]
Five new destinations in Thailand are getting ready to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from October 1st - without them having to quarantine. Bangkok, the country’s capital city and a favourite with tourists, is one of the locations on the list. It will be joined by the provinces of Chaing Mai, Chon Buri, Phetchaburi and Prachuap [...]
